Vicki Pepperdine
Introduction '''Vicki Pepperdine''' (born 24 July 1961) is an English comedy actress and writer. She was nominated for two BAFTA TV Awards for co-writing the BBC sitcom ''Getting On'' (2009–12), and was also nominated for a British Comedy Award for her portrayal of Pippa Moore in the series.
Career Born in London, Pepperdine co-wrote and starred in the BBC Four sitcom ''Getting On'' with Jo Brand and Joanna Scanlan. Shared with Brand and Scanlan, she was nominated for two BAFTA TV Awards for Best Writing, and won two Writers' Guild of Great Britain awards, a Royal Television Society award and a British Comedy Award for her contributions to the show. For radio, she and Melanie Hudson formed the comedy duo Hudson and Pepperdine; the pair wrote and starred in BBC Radio 4's ''The Hudson and Pepperdine Show'' from 2000 onwards. Pepperdine hosts a podcast with Julia Davis, entitled ''Dear Joan and Jericha. ''Pepperdine's parents both worked in the NHS in south-west London (partly inspiring ''Getting On''). After studying History of Art at the University of East Anglia, and subsequently working for Help the Aged and in publishing, at the age of 27 Pepperdine applied to East 15 Acting School in Debden, because her heroine Alison Steadman had studied there.Pepperdine has also had recurring television roles in Julia Davis's Sky Atlantic series ''Camping''; ''The Woman In White'' for BBC One; the Channel 4 series ''High and Dry'' and ''The Windsors'', in the latter of which she played Princess Anne; the BBC Three series ''Together''; the BBC Four sitcom ''Up the Women;'' and the  comedy drama ''Grass''. She has appeared in over 50 TV shows, including episodes of ''Rev'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Still Open All Hours'', ''New Tricks'', ''Doc Martin'', ''Twenty Twelve'', ''Lovesick'',  frequent collaborator Julia Davis' dark comedy ''Nighty Night'', Jack Dee's ''Lead Balloon'', Steve Coogan's ''I'm Alan Partridge'' and ''Mid Morning Matters'', ''Saxondale'', and Miranda Hart's ''Christmas Unwrapped'' and ''Miranda''. In 2014, Pepperdine played Harry Hill's housekeeper Mrs Flittersnoop in ''The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm'' on BBC One. She played the regular role of midwife Anna Nikolayevna in both series of ''A Young Doctor's Notebook''.Her theatre work includes the role of Mrs Candour in Deborah Warner's 2011 production of ''The School for Scandal'' at the Barbican Centre.In 2014, she co-wrote, co-produced and starred in  ''Puppy Love'', again with Joanna Scanlan (with whom she established a production company, George and George). Pepperdine is an executive producer on HBO's adaption of ''Getting On'', and reprised her role as Pippa Moore in the season three episode "Am I Still Me? ".In 2017 Pepperdine appeared in comedy feature ''Eaten by Lions'' alongside Antonio Aakeel and Jack Carroll, directed by Jason Wingard.In 2018, she appeared in the Sky Atlantic sitcom ''Sally4Ever''. She also appeared in the 2018 film ''Johnny English Strikes Again''.In 2019, it was  announced that Pepperdine was working on a new TV show, an adaptation of Lissa Evans' comic novel ''Old Baggage''. In that same year, she appeared as Aunt Sally in the BBC children's miniseries, ''Worzel Gummidge''.
Filmography === Film === Year Title Role Director 2001 ''Gypsy Woman'' Kate Sheree Folkson 2002 ''Thunderpants'' Reporter Peter Hewitt 2003 ''Blackball'' Henna Haired Mel Smith 2017  ''My Cousin Rachel'' Mrs Pascoe Roger Michell 2017 ''Goodbye Christopher Robin'' Betty Simon Curtis 2018 ''Johnny English Strikes Again'' Lydia David Kerr 2019 ''Eaten by Lions'' Ellen Jason Wingard 2019 ''How to Build a Girl'' Smart DSS Woman Coky Giedroyc 2022 ''We Are Not Alone'' Trater Fergal Costello2023''Magic Mike's Last Dance''Edna EaglebauerSteven Soderbergh2023''Poor Things''Mrs PrimYorgos Lanthimos=== Television === Year Title Role Notes 1994''The Bill'' Michelle Grainger Series 10 (guest; #10.55) 1997 Linda Martins Series 13 (guest; #13.36) 1997 ''Dad'' WPC Series 1 (guest; #1.5) 1998–99 ''How Do You Want Me?'' Warren’s Wife Series 1–2 (guest; #1.2 & #2.2) 1998 ''Comedy Nation'' Various Series 1 1998 ''The Bill'' Mrs Parker Series 14 (guest; #14.26) 1998 ''In the Red'' Bank Manager 1 Miniseries (guest; episode 2) 1998 ''Vanity Fair'' Ann Dobbin Miniseries (guest; episodes 4 & 5) 1999 ''Coming Soon'' Jen T film 1999 ''Big Bad World'' Mum in park Series 1 (guest; #1.5) 1999 ''People Like Us'' Series 1 (guest; #1.2) 2000 ''Beast'' Briony’s Friends Series 1 (guest; #1.4) 2000 ''Rhona'' Ally Elvis Series 1 (main; all 6 episodes) 2001 ''Los Dos Bros'' Therapist Series 1 (main; 5 episodes) 2001 ''World of Pub'' Woman in Pub Series 1 (guest; #1.6) 2001 ''Station Jim'' Nurse TV film 2001 ''Mr Charity'' Hospice receptionist  Series 1 (guest; #1.4) 2002 ''I'm Alan Partridge'' Patricia Lessing Series 2 (guest; #2.3) 2002 ''TLC'' Chiropodist Series 1 (guest; #1.5) 2003 ''Grass'' Lucy Series 1 (recurring; #1.3, #1.6 & #1.8) 2004 ''Nighty Night'' Mrs Horner Series 1 (guest; #1.1) 2004 ''My Family'' Martha Series 5 (guest; #5.8) 2004–05 ''Doc Martin'' Mrs Richards Series 1–2 (guest; #1.2 & 2.2) 2004 ''Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures'' Carlo Fisher TV film 2004 ''Green Wing'' Neighbour Series 1 (guest; #1.9) 2005 ''Dead Man Weds'' Annouska Series 1 (guest; #1.4) 2005 ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' Consultant Series 5 (guest; #5.9) 2006 ''Pinochet in Suburbia'' Interviewer TV film 2006 ''Saxondale'' Squirrel Woman Series 1 (guest; #1.5) 2006 ''The Only Boy for Me'' Mrs Anderson TV film 2006 ''Lead Balloon'' Newsagent Series 1 (guest; #1.2) 2007 ''Holby City'' Lynn Cassidy Series 9 (guest; #9.48) 2009 ''No Signal!'' Series 1 (guest; #1.8) 2009–12 ''Getting On'' Pippa Moore Series 1–3 (main; all 15 episodes) 2010 ''Life of Riley'' Miss Kennedy Series 2 (guest; #2.3) 2011 ''Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge'' Terri Cohen Series 1 (recurring; 3 episodes) 2012 ''New Tricks'' Madeleine Simmons Series 8 (guest; #8.1) 2012 ''Twenty Twelve'' Sarah Slocombe Series 2 (guest; #2.4) 2012–13 ''A Young Doctor’s Notebook'' Anna Series 1–2 (main; all 8 episodes) 2012 ''Miranda'' Eaters Anonymous Leader Series 3 (guest; #3.1) 2013–15 ''Up the Women'' Gwen Series 1–2 (main; all 9 episodes) 2013 ''Chickens'' Hesta Series 1 (main; 5 episodes)  2014 ''Rev'' Geri Tennison Series 3 (guest; #3.1 & #3.5) 2014 ''Lovesick'' Abigail Series 1 (guest; #1.1) 2014 ''Puppy Love'' Naomi Singh Series 1 (main; all 6 episodes) 2014 ''The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm'' Mrs Flittersnoop TV film 2015 ''Still Open All Hours'' Mrs Dawlish Series 1 (guest; #1.4) 2015 ''Together'' Lesley Series 1 (main; all 6 episodes) 2015  ''Getting On''  Pippa Moore Season 3 (guest; #3.4) 2015 ''Professor Branestawm Returns'' Mrs Flittersnoop TV film 2016 ''Camping'' Fiona Series 1 (main; all 6 episodes) 2016–23 ''The Windsors'' Anne Series 1–3 (recurring; 6 episodes)and 2023 Coronation Special 2017 ''Midsomer Murders'' Barbara Walton Series 19 (guest; #19.2) 2017 ''The Educatoror'' Liz Church Miniseries (main; all 3 episodes) 2017 ''Summer Comedy Shorts'' Alison Miniseries (guest; 1 episode) 2018 ''Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' Penelope Pinchot Series 1 (guest; #1.2) 2018 ''The Woman in White'' Mrs Michelson Miniseries (guest; 3 episodes) 2018 ''High & Dry'' Harriett Series 1 (main; all 6 episodes) 2018 ''Cuckoo'' Debbie Series 4 (guest; #4.5) 2018 ''The Reluctant Landlord'' Head Teacher Series 1 (guest; #1.1 & #1.2) 2018 ''Sally4Ever'' Belinda Series 1 (guest; 3 episodes) 2019 ''Wild Bill'' Broadbent Series 1 (recurring; 3 episodes) 2019 ''Defending the Guilty'' Beth Series 1 (guest; #1.3) 2019– ''Worzel Gummidge'' Aunt Sally  Series 1– (main; 3 episodes) 2020– ''The Trouble with Maggie Cole'' Karen Saxton Series 1– (main; 6 episodes) 2020 ''We Hunt Together'' DSI Susan Smart Series 1 (main; all 6 episodes)2022-''Bad Education''Bernadette HoburnReunion special, Series 4, Series 52023''A Small Light''Gerdi LangeTV Miniseries
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