Siobhan Finneran filmography

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Siobhan Finneran is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. Finneran made her film debut starring as Rita in the 1987 film release Rita, Sue and Bob Too. Over the following decade, Finneran established herself as a television actress appearing frequently in both comedic and dramatic guest roles. Into the 21st century, Finneran began appearing in more regular and leading roles in returning and standalone television series. Her more prolific work includes Benidorm (2007–2015), Downton Abbey (2010–2012) and Happy Valley (2014–2023).

Finneran has appeared in several additional independent films, most notably in The Selfish Giant (2013) which earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination. She has also appeared in several theatre productions — including the original production of On the Shore of the Wide World (2005) at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1987 Rita, Sue and Bob Too Rita [1]
2007 Boy A Kelly [2]
2013 The Selfish Giant Mrs Swift Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress[3][4]
2014 Un illustre inconnu Elizabeth Travers English title - Nobody from Nowhere[5]
2016 Somatic Dr Mary Thomason Short film
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
2017 Apostasy Ivanna [6]
2018 Pond Life Kath Edlington
2020 Pace DS Howard Short film
TBA Rapture TBA Post production; short film
The Damned In post-production[7]

Television

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Year Series Role Notes
1989–1990 Coronation Street Josie Philips Appeared between 2 August 1989 and 2 March 1990[8][9]
1991 Cannon and Ball's Playhouse: Growing Concern Carol Television film[10]
Josie 1 episode[11]
1991–1992 Motormouth Milly Bates 32 episodes
1993 Heartbeat Janet Episode: "Bringing It All Back Home"[12]
1994 Tax Inspector Episode: "Wild Thing"[13]
1995 Peak Practice Caroline Royal Episode: "Light at the End of the Tunnel"[14]
Resort to Murder Lena TV mini-series (2 episodes)
New Voices Liz Episode: "The King of Farawania"
1995–1996 The Russ Abbot Show Cast member 8 episodes
1996 Out of the Blue Fran Paiton 1 episode[15]
Emmerdale Heather Hutchinson Soap opera
1997 Where the Heart Is Carol Bevan Episode: "Things Fall Apart"[16]
1998 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Peggy Rainford Episode: "Child's Play"[17]
1999 The Cops Brenda Walsh 1 episode[18]
2000 Always and Everyone Karen Boyd 1 episode
City Central Carol Bell Episode: "Community Spirit"
2000–2002 Clocking Off Julie O'Neil Series 1–3[19][6]
2001 Bob & Rose Marina Marquess 3 episodes[19]
2002 Blood Strangers WPC Melanie Whitaker Television film
The King and Us Jenny
Shipman Kathleen Adanski
Sparkhouse Sue Bolton Mini-series[19]
2003 Heartbeat Gloria Brown Episode: "Fool For Love"
2004 Passer By Helen Keyes Mini-series[19]
Conviction Gail Cleary 1 episode
2005 Dalziel and Pascoe Susie Ferdinand[19] 2 episodes: "Dust Thou Art"
Casualty Sue Stedding Episode: "The Cost of Honesty"
2006 Johnny and the Bomb Mrs Bushell Mini-series[19]
The Royal Rita Hogg Episode: "Keep On Running"
Wire in the Blood D.I. Jan Shields Episode: "Torment"
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Beverley Clarke 6 episodes[19]
2007 Comedy Showcase Shirley Episode: "Other People"
2007–2015 Benidorm Janice Garvey Series 1–7[20] (44 episodes)
2008 Apparitions Sister Ruth 5 episodes[21]
2009 Unforgiven Izzie Ingram Miniseries (3 episodes)[22]
The Street Kim 1 episode[23]
Blue Murder Anita Burgess Episode: "Having It All"[24]
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday Verity Straight-to-DVD[25]
2010 Casualty Mel Riley Episode: "A Day in a Life"
2010–2012 Downton Abbey Sarah O'Brien Series 1–3[26]
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[27]
2012 Sport Relief 2012 Janice Garvey 1 episode: Benidorm meets Britain's Got Talent
2013 The Syndicate Mandy Atkinson 6 episodes[28]
2014–2023 Happy Valley Clare Cartwright Main role[29][30]
Nominated – BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress[31]
2014 Timeshift Narrator Episode: "Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain"
2015 Midwinter of the Spirit Angela Purefoy Mini-series[32]
The Secrets of the Tea Chimps Narrator
2017 The Moorside DC Christine Freeman Mini-series[33]
The Loch DCI Lauren Quigley 6 episodes[34][35]
The Chillenden Murders Narrator
2017–2019 Cold Feet Nikki Kirkbright Supporting role
2017–present The Other One Marilyn Main role
2018 Doctor Who Becka Savage Episode: "The Witchfinders"
James Bulger: The New Revelations Narrator
2019 The Widow Sally Newell Episode: "Poteza"
A Confession Elaine Pickford
2019–2021 Forensics: The Real CSI Narrator 9 episodes
2020 The Stranger DS Johanna Griffin Netflix mini-series
The Yorkshire Jobcentre Narrator
2020–present Alma's Not Normal Lin Nuthall Supporting role
2023 The Reckoning Beryl Hullighan 2 episodes
Time Marie-Louise O'Dell 3 episodes
2024 Inside No. 9 Edith Episode: "Boo to a Goose"
TBA Protection DI Liz Nyles Upcoming series[36]
TBA Out of the Dust (TV series) TBA Upcoming minseries

Theatre credits

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Year Title Role Venue
Unknown An Inspector Calls Edna Nottingham Playhouse[6]
2002 Port Christine/Anne Royal Exchange, Manchester[37]
2005 On the Shore of the Wide World Alice Holmes Royal Exchange, Manchester[38]
Royal National Theatre, London[39]
2014–2015 3 Winters Masha Royal National Theatre, London[40]

References

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  1. ^ Muir, Kate (19 May 2017). "Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)". The Times. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Boy A". Time Out. London: Time Out Group. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ^ "The Seflish Giant" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (11 November 2013). "Scarlett Johansson Takes On Judi Dench at British Indie Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (20 November 2014). "'Nobody from Nowhere' ('Un illustre inconnu'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Parsons, Grant. "Siobhan Finneran". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ Ritman, Alex (1 February 2024). "'The Damned' First Look: Odessa Young and Joe Cole Endure a Cruel Winter in Upcoming Horror Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ Leslie Duxbury (writer), Spencer Campbell (director), Mervyn Watson (producer) (2 August 1989). "Episode 3038". Coronation Street. Manchester.
  9. ^ Julian Roach (writer), David Richards (director), Mervyn Watson (producer) (2 March 1990). "Episode 2958". Coronation Street. Manchester.
  10. ^ Paul Minett & Brian Leveson (writers), Graham Wetherell (director & producer) (27 August 1991). ""Growing Concern"". Cannon and Balls Playhouse.
  11. ^ Arthur Smith (writer), Geoff Posner (director & producer) (5 September 1993). ""Episode #1.5"". Josie.
  12. ^ Michael Russell (writer), Bob Mahoney (director), Steve Lanning (producer) (5 September 1993). ""Bringing It All Back Home"". Heartbeat (UK TV series).
  13. ^ Michael Russell (writer), Ken Horn (director), Martyn Auty (producer) (4 September 1994). ""Wild Thing"". Heartbeat (UK TV series).
  14. ^ Tony Etchells (writer), Anthony Garner (director), Michele Buck (producer) (31 January 1995). ""Light at the End of the Tunnel"". Peak Practice.
  15. ^ Bill Gallagher (writer), Julian Farino (director), Laura Mackie (producer) (9 September 1996). ""Episode #2.6"". Out of the Blue.
  16. ^ Ashley Pharoah (writer), Herbert Wise (director), Kate Anthony (producer) (13 April 1997). ""Things Fall Apart"". Where the Heart Is.
  17. ^ Brian Finch (writer), John Glenister (director), Laura Mackie (producer) (2 January 1998). "Childsplay". Hetty Wainthrop Investigates.
  18. ^ Jane English (writer), Kenneth Glenann (director), Eric Coulter (producer) (13 April 1997). ""Episode #2.6"". The Cops.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g BBC Press Office (6 October 2006). "Siobhan Finneran is Beverley Clarke". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  20. ^ Cannon, Nick (28 December 2014). "Siobhan Finneran and Steve Pemberton: "It's been heartbreaking to leave Benidorm!"". What's On TV. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  21. ^ BBC Press Office (31 October 2008). "Apparitions, a new drama series for BBC One – from 9.00pm on Thursday 13 November 2008". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  22. ^ ITV Press Office. "Unforgiven Press Pack". ITV. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  23. ^ Esther Wilson & Jimmy McGovern (writers), Terry McDonough (director), Matthew Bird (producer) (27 July 2009). "Episode #3.3". The Street.
  24. ^ Steve Griffiths (writer), David Drury (director), Mike Dormer (producer) (7 September 2009). "Having It All". Blue Murder.
  25. ^ "Corrie's Kelly loses her luggage". Metro. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  26. ^ Editorial team (8 March 2013). "Siobhan Finneran Opens Up About 'Downton Abbey' Departure". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  27. ^ Rosen, Christopher (27 January 2013). SAG Awards Winners 2013: Screen Actors Guild Honors Best In Film & Television, The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  28. ^ BBC Press Office (5 March 2013). "BBC One drama returns for a highly anticipated second series". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  29. ^ Press Office Team (19 January 2016). "Interview with Siobhan Finneran". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  30. ^ Wheeler, Olivia (5 May 2017). "Happy Valley series 3 won't be aired until at least the end of 2018". OK!. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  31. ^ Press Team (10 May 2015). "Bafta TV Awards 2015: Winners in full". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  32. ^ Vine, Richard (9 September 2015). "First look at Anna Maxwell Martin as an exorcist in ITV's Midwinter of the Spirit". Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  33. ^ Editorial team (2 February 2017). "The Moorside: A community split by loyalty and betrayal in the hunt for Shannon Matthews". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  34. ^ Woods, Judith (11 June 2017). "Downton's Siobhan Finneran on new show The Loch and why being middle-aged has worked for, not against her". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  35. ^ Editorial team (2 June 2017). "The Loch: Siobhan Finneran plays Lauren Quigley". bradfordzone.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  36. ^ "ITV commissions thriller, Protection, starring Siobhan Finneran, Nadine Marshall and Katherine Kelly". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  37. ^ Spencer, Charles (14 November 2002). "Glimmers of hope in the gloom". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  38. ^ Anglesey, Natalie (27 April 2005). "On the Shore of the Wide World review at Royal Exchange Manchester". The Stage. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  39. ^ Bassett, Kate (4 June 2005). "On the Shore of the Wide World, NT Cottesloe, London". The Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  40. ^ Michael, Billington (4 December 2014). "3 Winters review – Croatian family drama pierces the fog of history". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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