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Season 5, Episode 1
Cousin Shifty moves in with Grandad when he is released from prison, while Aveline gets engaged to Oswald. From September 1989
Movie/Drama
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Jean Boht
(Actor)
Victor McGuire
(Actor)
Nick Conway
(Actor)
Jonathon Morris
(Actor)
Melanie Hill
(Actor)
Graham Bickley
(Actor)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jean Boht
(Actor)
Victor McGuire
(Actor)
Nick Conway
(Actor)
Jonathon Morris
(Actor)
Melanie Hill
(Actor)
Born:
January 11, 1962
in
Sunderland
Best Known For:
Playing Cathy Matthews in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Melanie Jane Hill was born on January 11, 1962 in Sunderland. She attended Monkwearmouth School before going on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her earliest TV credits include Juliet Bravo and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Career:
Hill's career has focussed largely on British TV. She played Aveline in Bread from 1989 to 1991, Marie Carver in The Bill and Avril Kent in Emmerdale, to name some of her roles. She has also made some film appearances, including in Brassed Off (1996), Stardust (2007) and White Girl (2008). She joined the cast of Waterloo Road in 2012, playing Maggie, and stayed until the series ended three years later. Since 2015, she has played Cathy Matthews in Coronation Street.
Quote:
On being approached in public: 'It's getting recognised when you're having a bad day - you feel rubbish and someone's chasing you - that isn't very nice.'
Trivia:
She was married to Sean Bean between 1990 and 1997. They have two daughters.
Graham Bickley
(Actor)
