Cast & creator
Susan Penhaligon
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, Doctor Who, Doctor Who
Susan Penhaligon (born 3 July 1949) is a Cornish actress and writer known for her role in the drama series Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976), and for playing Helen Barker in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981–1984).
34
film credits
32
television credits
66
1961–2023 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (66)
Showing 66 of 66 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Who
Lakis
1963
Casualty
Hattie Kent
1986
Play for Today
Lucy Bagley
1970
Tales of the Unexpected
WPC Mary Bryan
1979Tales of the Unexpected
Mary Ashburn
1979
BBC Play of the Month
Isabella
1965
Remington Steele
Margaret Cable
1982
A Touch of Frost
Pam Hartley
1992
Bergerac
Ruth Gardiner
1981
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Judy
1969
Wycliffe
Mariah Penrose
1994
Upstairs, Downstairs
Mary Stokes
1971
Beyond Paradise
Maud Dingleby
2023
Public Eye
Tuesday Simpson
1965
BBC2 Play of the Week
Secretary / Schoolgirl / Actress / Jessie / Enid / Kate
1977
Blankety Blank
Self
1979
Return of the Saint
Emma Bartlett
1978
Country Matters
Ianthe Forrest
1972
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Joan
1971
The Regiment
1972
A Fine Romance
Helen
1981
Teenage Health Freak
Jane
1991
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Prue Sorenson
1976Drama Trails
2010
The Land That Time Forgot
Lisa Clayton
1974
Count Dracula
Lucy Westenra
1977
Heart of the Country
Natalie Harris
1987
The Uncanny
Janet (segment "London 1912")
1977
Patrick
Kathy Jacquard
1978
For Queen and Country
Susan
1979
Soldier of Orange
Susan
1977
No Sex Please - We're British
Penny Hunter
1973The Visitors
Gisela
1972
House of Mortal Sin
Jenny Welch
1976
A Kind of Loving
1982
Count Dracula
Lucy Westenra
1977
Brassneck
1975
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008
Miracles Still Happen
Juliane Koepcke
1974
The Masks of Death
Miss Derwent
1984
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Lakis
1972
The Dead Room
Joan
2018
Under Milk Wood
Mae Rose Cottage
1972
Nasty Habits
Sister Felicity
1977
The Changeling
Isabella
1974Craven Arms
Ianthe Forrest
1972
The Taming of the Shrew
Bianca
1980
O Fat White Woman
Barbara
1971
Leopard in the Snow
Helen James
1979Trouble In Mind
Julia Charlesworth
1991
Long Way Back: B-Roads
Angie
Private Road
Ann Halpern
1971
The Last Chapter
Penny
1974
Top Dog
Sal
2014
Walker's Women
Jenny (archive footage)
2023
Junk
Mrs Brogan
1999The Rivals
Maid
1970
Heather Ann
Heather Ann Lewis
1983
The Magical Son
Mam Wynn
2022
Fearless Frank
1978
Ramp Ahead
Suzy Wilkins
1980
Into the Night
2021
In Search of Dracula
Herself
2020
Long Way Back
Angie
2022