PD James: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: Living on Risk: Part One
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Thursday, July 23 on 5SELECT (46)
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Living on Risk: Part One
Season 2, Episode 1
Cordelia Gray takes on a seemingly straightforward surveillance job, but soon gets in way over her head as she unwittingly leads a killer to his prey and is thrown off the scent by the very man who hired her. Luckily, canny old partner Mrs Sparshott comes up trumps with a juicy piece of evidence to really liven up proceedings. Murder mystery, starring Helen Baxendale, Annette Crosbie and Gwyneth Strong
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Helen Baxendale
(Actor)
Born:
February 14, 1969
in
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Best Known For:
Her roles in Friends and Cold Feet.
Early-life:
Born February 14, 1969, in Lichfield, Staffordshire. She has a sister called Kate. Parents June and Bill were both teachers. Helen dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer when young and attended The Elmhurst Ballet School in Surrey, but realised she would never reach the required standard. As a result, she put her back-up plan - to become an actress - into action, landing a place on the Bristol Old Vic's training scheme.
Career:
Baxendale joined Glasgow's Citizens' Theatre and landed parts on TV in The Marshall, Casualty, and short film The Euphoric Scale. In 1994, she won the plum role of Claire Maitland in Cardiac Arrest which made her name. Two years later she was particularly busy, starring in Truth or Dare, In Suspicious Circumstances, Crossing the Floor and Cold Feet. The latter became a major success. She's also appeared in The Investigator, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Ordinary Decent Criminal, Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, and played Ross's girlfriend in Friends.
Quote:
'People are really stupid. They think you're serious and intelligent if you're a brunette with a pale complexion and a bit of hooked nose. If you're blonde and pretty, they don't give you that sort of part. It's short-sighted and stupid, but that's how it goes.'
Trivia:
She has a fear of flying.
Annette Crosbie
(Actor)
Born:
February 12, 1934
in
Gorebridge, near Edinburgh
Best Known For:
Playing Victor Meldrew's wife in One Foot in the Grave.
Early-life:
Born on February 12, 1934, in Gorebridge, outside Edinburgh. Her parents were strict Calvinists and did not believe in lavishing affection on their only child. She had little self-confidence and as a youngster her only friend was a Staffordshire bull terrier called Dougal. Her mother was a talented musician and wanted Crosbie to be a music teacher, but she became an actress against both her parents' wishes. 'You'd have thought I'd announced I wanted to go on the streets,' she remarks about their reaction to her career choice.
Career:
After gaining experience with various repertory companies, Crosbie left Scotland at the age of 17 for a scholarship at the Bristol Old Vic theatre school. On graduating, she worked in London's West End. Her film debut came in 1959's The Bridal Path. She later had acclaimed TV roles in The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Edward the King. More recently she has starred in One Foot in the Grave, Doctor Finlay, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Calendar Girls, Quite Ugly One Morning, New Tricks, Doctor Who and Little Dorrit.
Quote:
'You don't really want to know about me. My dogs are far more interesting.'
Trivia:
Crosbie was awarded an OBE in 1998 and works tirelessly for animal rights.
Gwyneth Strong
(Actor)
