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Siobhan Finneran

Cast & creator

Siobhan Finneran

1966-04-27 (age 60) Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK Website IMDb

Best known for Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Death in Paradise

Siobhan Margaret Finneran is an English television and film actress. She made her screen debut in the 1987 independent film Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and subsequently worked consistently in television drama including roles in Coronation Street (1989–1990), Clocking Off (2000–2002) and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). In 2005, Finneran originated the lead female role in the stage play On the Shore of the Wide World and was awarded the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Also a comedy performer, Finneran appeared as Janice Garvey, a leading character in the first seven series of ITV sitcom Benidorm (2007–2015). Later television roles include portraying a lawyer in the mini-series Unforgiven (2009), an embittered servant in the first three series of the costume drama Downton Abbey (2010–2012) and a recovering addict in Happy Valley (2014–2023), for which she was nominated for the 2017 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later film credits include Mrs Swift in the 2013 film release The Selfish Giant, which earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination. Finneran is also a prolific television documentary narrator. Finneran was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, then in Lancashire, to Irish parents. She moved with her family to Saddleworth as a young child, and has lived in the area ever since. During childhood Finneran was always drawn to the performing arts and was a fan of the celebrated English comedian Eric Morecambe, recalling that "as a little girl I wanted to be Eric Morecambe. Not to be like him but to actually be him". She completed a theatre studies course. In 2023, Finneran became patron for Manchester based charity Contact Hostel, an organisation that provides support and accommodation for teenage girls facing homelessness.

Also known as: 셔반 피너런

Movies

22

film credits

Series

62

television credits

Career

84

1960–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

7.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Josie Phillips · 1960

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Becka Savage · 2005

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Fleur Edwards · 2011

Casualty

Casualty

Sue Stedding · 1986

Casualty

Casualty

Mel Riley · 1986

Across film & television

Filmography (84)

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Showing 84 of 84 credits

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Josie Phillips

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Becka Savage

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Fleur Edwards

Casualty

Casualty

Sue Stedding

Casualty

Casualty

Mel Riley

Emmerdale

Emmerdale

Heather Hutchinson

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Caroline Royal

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Janet

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Tax Inspector

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Gloria Brown

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Sarah O'Brien

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

Susie Ferdinand

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

Edith

Benidorm

Benidorm

Janice Garvey

Benidorm

Benidorm

Janice

Happy Valley

Happy Valley

Clare Cartwright

Timeshift

Timeshift

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Peggy Rainford

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Carol Bevan

The Stranger

The Stranger

DS Johanna Griffin

Wire in the Blood

Wire in the Blood

DI Jan Shields

Unchosen

Unchosen

Mrs Phillips

Time

Time

Marie-Louise O'Dell

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

Nikki Kirkbright

Blue Murder

Blue Murder

Anita Burgess

The Cops

The Cops

Brenda Walsh

The Street

The Street

Kim

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Fran Paiton

Clocking Off

Clocking Off

Julie O'Neill

The Syndicate

The Syndicate

Mandy Atkinson

City Central

City Central

Carol Bell

Protection

Protection

DI Liz Nyles

Always and Everyone

Always and Everyone

Karen Boyd

The Widow

The Widow

Sally Newell

Johnny and the Bomb

Johnny and the Bomb

Mrs. Bushell

Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase

Shirley

A Confession

A Confession

Elaine Pickford

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Beverley Clarke

The Damned

The Damned

Helga

Alma's Not Normal

Alma's Not Normal

Lin

The Loch

The Loch

DCI Lauren Quigley

The Russ Abbot Show

The Russ Abbot Show

Various Characters

Bob & Rose

Bob & Rose

Marina Marquess

Unforgiven

Unforgiven

Izzie Ingram

Blood Strangers

Blood Strangers

WPC Melanie Whitaker

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Beryl Hullighan

Motormouth

Milly Bates

The Other One

The Other One

Marilyn

Midwinter of the Spirit

Midwinter of the Spirit

Angela Purefoy

Boy A

Boy A

Kelly

Dictator: The Hitler Interviews

Dictator: The Hitler Interviews

Self - Narrator (voice)

Apparitions

Apparitions

Sister Ruth

Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives

Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives

Jen

Resort to Murder

Lena

Conviction

Conviction

Gail Cleary

The Moorside

The Moorside

DC Christine Freeman

The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant

Mrs. Swift

Forensics: The Real CSI

Forensics: The Real CSI

Narrator

Sparkhouse

Sparkhouse

Sue Bolton

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Rita

Apostasy

Apostasy

Ivanna

The Sharp End

Tina

Nobody from Nowhere

Nobody from Nowhere

Elizabeth Traven

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

Self

Crackula

The Royal

The Royal

Rita Hogg

Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday

Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday

Herself

Josie

Actress

Pond Life

Pond Life

Kath Edlington

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Kathleen Adanski

The King and Us

Jenny

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

Verity

Chatlines

Chatlines

Passer By

Passer By

Helen Keyes

James Bulger: The New Revelations

James Bulger: The New Revelations

Narrator

Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

Narrator

Having a Ball: The Making of Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers

Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers

Self (Narrator)

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Jane

The Chillenden Murders

The Chillenden Murders

Self - Narrator (Voice)

Huggo

Huggo

Julia

The Stork

The Stork

Gwenda

The Yorkshire Jobcentre

The Yorkshire Jobcentre

Self - Narrator

Rapture

Rapture