Cast & creator
Sarah Lancashire
Best known for Coronation Street, Coronation Street, Doctor Who
Sarah Lancashire is an English actress whose career began in 1986. Lancashire's first acting roles were in local theatre, with small guest roles in television dramas and sitcoms. After coming to public attention with roles in popular programmes including Coronation Street (1991-1996, 2000), Where the Heart Is (1997–1999) and Clocking Off (2000), Lancashire signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, appearing exclusively in ITV1 programming for the next two years. Lancashire has continued to work extensively across a variety of television drama genres, including guest appearances, regular roles in returning series and with featured roles in standalone miniseries' and television films. Her more prolific work includes the drama series' Lark Rise to Candleford (2008-2011), Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2020) and Happy Valley (2014, 2016, 2023). Lancashire has appeared in the feature films And When Did You Last See Your Father? and Dad's Army and has returned to West End Theatre several times since her 1990 stint in Blood Brothers. Her combined acting credits have earned Lancashire a number of awards and nominations over a career spanning four decades and a prominent status within the British Television Industry of the 21st century. Lancashire was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
Also known as: Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire, サラ・ランカシャー, Сара Ланкашир, Sara Lankašir, سارا لنکشر
22
film credits
41
television credits
62
1960–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
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Coronation Street
Raquel Watts
1960Coronation Street
Raquel Wolstenhulme / Raquel Watts
1960
Doctor Who
Miss Foster
2005
The Bill
Girl on Train
1984
Skins
Mary
2007
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Black Doves
Mrs. Reed
2024
Going Live!
Self
1987
Inspector George Gently
Mallory Brown
2008
Happy Valley
Catherine Cawood
2014
Where the Heart Is
Ruth Goddard
1997
Lark Rise to Candleford
Adult Laura
2008
Dramarama
Janice Dobbs
1983
Murder Most Horrid
Karen Sullivan
1991
Watching
Ms. Linden
1987
Upstairs Downstairs
Miss Whisset
2010
Julia
Julia Child
2022
The Afternoon Play
Director
2003
Last Tango in Halifax
Caroline
2012
School of Roars
Mrs. Twirlyhorn
2017
Rose and Maloney
Rose Linden
2002
The Paradise
Miss Audrey
2012
Clocking Off
Yvonne Kolakowski
2000
MotherFatherSon
Angela Howard
2019
Yesterday
Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
2019
Wuthering Heights
Nelly Dean
2009
Oliver Twist
Mrs Corney
2007
Five Daughters
Rosemary Nicholls
2010
The Rotters' Club
Barbara Chase
2005
The Accident
Polly Bevan
2019
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Gwen
2020
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Margaret New
2021
The Dresser
Madge
2015
The Glass
Carol Parker
2001
Kiri
Miriam Grayson
2018Verdict
Anne Cloves QC
1998
Dad's Army
Mrs. Pike
2016About Face
Rebecca
1989
All the Small Things
Esther Caddick
2009
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Beaty
2007
Birthday Girl
Rachel Jones
2002Chambers
Ruth Quirke
2000Angel Cake
Elaine Wilson
2006
The Cry
Meg Bartlett
2002
Angel Cake
Elaine Wilson
2006
Sex, the City and Me
Ruth Gilbert
2007Exam Conditions
Secretary
1992
Gentlemen's Relish
Violtet Askey
2001
Edwardian Britain in Colour
Self - Narrator
2019
The First Film
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
2015
My Fragile Heart
Trina Lavery
2000Strike: When Britain Went to War
Self - Narrator(voice)
2003
Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special
Raquel Watts
1995Bloomin' Marvellous
Liz Deakin
1997
Amazing Gracie
Self (Narrator)
2004
Sons & Lovers
Gertrude Morel
2003
Christmas at St Paul's
2018
Cherished
Angela Cannings
2005
Back Home
Peggy Dickinson
2001
Seeing Red
Coral Atkins
2000
Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen
Narrator
2015
In Search of Tony Blair
Self (Narrator)
2004Bradley
Wendy
1989