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Season 2, Episode 3
The comedienne's bizarre characters run riot as mouthy schoolgirl Lauren visits the gym, wig-makers to the stars Ivan and Trudy go about their business and DI Angie Barker demonstrates how hard it is to be a tough cop and a mother. Una Stubbs guest stars
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16x9
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Movie/Drama
Sketches
Cast & Crew
Catherine Tate
(Actor)
.. Various characters
Una Stubbs
(Guest)
Geoffrey Perkins
(Producer)
Gordon Anderson
(Director)
Derren Litten
(Writer)
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Did You Know..
Catherine Tate
(Actor)
.. Various characters
Born:
May 12, 1968
in
London
Best Known For:
The Catherine Tate Show and Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Born Catherine Ford on May 12, 1968, in London, she was raised in the distinctive and iconic Bloomsbury Centre by her florist mother Josephine. Catherine has revealed that she suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder as a child. She attended Notre Dame High School for Girls, then the Sylvia Young Theatre School and later graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama and Royal National Theatre. She also spent a year with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Career:
Tate's TV career began with small parts in serial dramas Casualty and The Bill, while her comedy talent was nurtured on The Harry Hill Show, Big Train, That Peter Kay Thing and Wild West, a series she made while pregnant. As well as her critically acclaimed comedy series The Catherine Tate Show, she has also appeared in Bleak House, on the West End stage and in the US version of The Office. The comedienne acquired a new set of fans when she became Doctor Who assistant Donna Noble; she reunited with co-star David Tennant in Much Ado About Nothing in London's West End during the summer of 2011.
Quote:
Of her Doctor Who appearance, she joked: 'I was holding out for a summer season at Wigan rep but as a summer job this'll do.'
Trivia:
Tate is the patron of the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust.
Una Stubbs
(Guest)
Born:
May 01, 1937
in
Welwyn Garden City
Best Known For:
Till Death Us Do Part and Worzel Gummidge.
Early-life:
Una was born in Welwyn Garden City on May 1, 1937. She trained at the La Roche dancing school in Slough and made her theatre debut at the age of 16 in a chorus line at the London Palladium. Her dancing talent led to her landing a role alongside Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963). A year later, she appeared in the singer's next film, Wonderful Life (1964).
Career:
Stubbs's big break came in 1966 when she began playing Rita, the married daughter of Alf Garnett in BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. The series ran until 1975 and she also reprised the role years later in Till Death and In Sickness and In Health. From 1979 to 1981, she became a firm favourite with younger viewers playing Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge opposite Jon Pertwee. She was also a team captain for several years on ITV game show Give Us a Clue. In recent years, she has appeared in EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show, Benidorm and Sherlock.
Quote:
'I truly believe happiness is a choice. You're not owed it.'
Trivia:
When she's not working, Stubbs likes to sketch.
Geoffrey Perkins
(Producer)
Gordon Anderson
(Director)
Derren Litten
(Writer)
