Carol MacReady
Introduction '''Carol MacReady''' is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for the role of Mrs Dribelle in ''Bodger and Badger''. She was often cast as matronly, authority and mother figures such as Mrs. Atkins in ''Danger: Marmalade at Work'', Madge in Victoria Wood's play ''"The Library"'', Susan Speed in ''Waiting For God'', Mrs. Daws in ''The Darling Buds of May'', Elizabeth in ''The Ghostbusters of East Finchley'', Agnes Wilford in ''102 Dalmatians'' (2000), Olga in ''My Family'' and Ethel in ''Doc Martin.'' One of her earlier notable roles was in the ''Play for Today'' story ''Schmoedipus'' (1974) written by Dennis Potter. In 1996, she was memorably cast as Mrs. Tinker, the paranoid mother of Alice Tinker in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' episode ''"The Christmas Lunch Incident"''. More recently, she has appeared as Mrs. Norcliffe in ''Gentleman Jack'' and Irene Hickson in two episodes of ''Strike''.On stage, she has appeared in several productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including ''Love in a Wood'' as Mrs. Joiner, ''Barthomlew Fair''  as Ursula and ''Roberto Zucco'' as Madam  She has also featured in several plays at the National Theatre, including ''The Mandate'' as Tamara  and ''Tales From the Vienna Woods'' as First Aunt.
Selected filmography +TVYearTitleRoleNotes1967''ITV Play of the Week''Sister Theresa''Little Moon of Alban''1968''Sherlock Holmes''CarrieEpisode: "Shoscombe's Old Place"''Softly Softly''Ellen SimpsonEpisode: "Take Them in Singles"1970''The Six Wives of Henry VIII''AmalieEpisode: "Anne of Cleeves"1971''The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder''Miss HillardEpisode: "Death of an Angel"1974''Play For Today''Dorothy''Schmoedipus''1974-5''An Unofficial Rose''Nancy Bowshott4 episodes1975''The Sweeney''KathEpisode: "Trojan Bus"1975-6''Couples''Heather Barnes64 episodes1978''Come Back, Lucy''Mrs. Clayton2 episodes1980''Play For Today''ATS Sergeant''The Imitation Game''1981''The Flame Trees of Thika''Mrs. Nimmo4 episodes1982''Tales of the Unexpected''Liz FergusonA Harmless Vanity''The Woman in White''Mrs. Michelson3 episodes (mini series)''Union Castle''Elizabeth Steel5 episodes1984''Danger: Marmalade at Work''Mrs. Atkins10 episodes''Winter Sunlight''Mrs. Swain2 episodes1985''Mapp and Lucia''Daisy Quantock2 episodes''Roll Over Beethoven''Petra Stopforth1 episode1985-6''Troubles and Strife''Margaret13 episodes1986''Dramarama''Marian Bert''Last Days at Black Berts''1987''A Dororthy L. Sayers Mystery''Miss Martin3 episodes (mini series)1989''Victoria Wood''MadgeEpisode: "The Library"1990''Agatha Christie's Poirot''Milly CroftEpisode: "Peril at End House"''Birds of a Feather''Mrs. SimmonsEpisode: "Love on the Run"1991''Never the Twain''Traffic WardenEpisode: "The First of the Queue"''Waiting For God''Susan Speed Episode: "Foreign Workers"1992''A Bit of Fry and Laurie''Liz Tragic1 episode''Casualty'' Aunt PaulineEpisode: "Body and Soul"1992-3''The Darling Buds of May'' Mrs. Daws4 episodes1993''The Alleyn Mysteries'' -Mrs. IvesEpisode; "Death at the Bar"''Get Back''PamEpisode: "Drive My Car"''The Return of Psammead''Cook3 episodes1994''The Rector's Wife''Celia Harper3 episodes (mini series)1995''The Ghostbusters of East Finchley''Elizabeth5 episodes1996''The Vicar of Dibley''Mrs. TinkerEpisode: "The Christmas Lunch Incident"1996-7''Bodger and Badger''Mrs. Dribelle33 episodes1997''Dangerfield''Mrs. SmedleyEpisode: "Guilt"2000''Trial and Retribution''Vera Collingwood2 episodes2004''Doc Martin''Mrs. BeckettEpisode: "The Portwenn Effect"2006''Midsomer Murders''Hatty DownEpisode: "Vixen's Run"2008''Agatha Christie's Poirot''Miss JohnsonEpisode: "Cat Among the Pigeons"2009''My Family'' OlgaEpisode: "The Guru"2013''Doc Martin''Ethel2 episodes2016''Casualty''Evelyn ThompsonEpisode: "A Life Less Ordinary"2017''Marley's Ghosts''Mrs. HarringtonEpisode: "Dead Man's Chest"2018''The Royals''DottieEpisode: "There's Daggers in Men's Smiles"2020''Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' Dorothy TearsheetEpisode: "The Sticking Place"2022''Gentleman Jack''Mrs. NorcliffeEpisode: "Faith is All"2022''Strike''Irene Hickson2 episodes2022''This is Going to Hurt''German Professor1 episode+FilmYearTitleRoleNotes1971''Cider with Rosie''BaronessTV film1973''The Taming of the Shrew''KatherinaTV film1977''A Christmas Carol''Mrs. CratchitTV film1978''Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf''WendyTV film1980''Invasion''Czech officialTV film1982''Murder is Easy''Mrs. PierceTV film''The Scarlet Pimpernel''Mme. DuvalTV film1983''Forever Young''Brenda1991''How's Business''Kath1994''A Feast at Midnight''Miss Plunder''Stanley's Dragon''Mrs. Bradley2000''Quills''Sister Noirceuill''102 Dalmatians'' Agnes Wilford2003''Wondrous Oblivion''Mrs. Wilson2006''Love Lies Bleeding''LandladyTV film2018''Walk like a Panther''Pat''Dead in a Week or Your Money Back''Celia2021''A Boy Called Christmas'' Mother Gerri''Decrypted'' Alice Bertrand
External links ** Carol MacReady at Theatricalia
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