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Season 1, Episode 2
Sue offers to work at the charity shop for the day, but it's a disaster, thanks to Linda, and when Sue tries to show up for Michael at Renee's BJJ presentation, things get even worse. Comedy, starring Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston
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Sue Johnston
(Actor)
.. Sue
Diane Morgan
(Actor)
.. Linda
Paul Ready
(Actor)
.. Michael
Andrea Valls
(Actor)
.. Renee
Kathryn Hunter
(Actor)
.. Eileen
Danny John-Jules
(Actor)
.. Brian
Cassidy Ahaiwe-Nash
(Actor)
.. Ned
Margot Leicester
(Actor)
.. Phyllis
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Jeffrey
Al Roberts
(Actor)
.. Mark
Carrie Coon
(Actor)
.. Kath
Maximillian Osinski
(Actor)
.. Chris
Sarah Kendall
(Writer)
Pippa Brown
(Producer)
Joseph Roberts
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Sue Johnston
(Actor)
.. Sue
Born:
December 07, 1943
in
Warrington, Cheshire
Best Known For:
The Royle Family and Brookside.
Early-life:
Born Susan Johnston on December 7, 1943, in Warrington, Cheshire. Her mother was a housewife, and her father was a plumber who worked his way up to become a clerk of works. While employed at a tax office, Johnston would visit the Cavern in Liverpool during her lunch break. She used to hang around with Paul McCartney, and went to his 21st birthday party. They lost touch until a few years ago when they met during a visit by the Queen to Liverpool. She eventually quit her job and studied at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Career:
On leaving drama school, Johnston began landing roles in fringe theatre, school workshops and occasional TV appearances in shows such as Coronation Street. She didn't become a famous face until her eight-year stint in Brookside as long-suffering Sheila Grant. She went on to star in Medics, hit comedy The Royle Family (alongside Brookie co-star Ricky Tomlinson), and The Things You Do for Love, in which the actress played former Corrie actress Pat Phoenix. Among her film credits are the award-winning Brassed Off, and crime drama Face, starring Robert Carlyle. Other projects include Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll, Score, My Uncle Silas, Jam & Jerusalem, Waking the Dead and Being Eileen.
Quote:
'I'm a character actress, not a glamour one. I like playing a dried-up old stick.'
Trivia:
Her memoir, Things I Couldn't Tell My Mother, was published in 2011.
Diane Morgan
(Actor)
.. Linda
Paul Ready
(Actor)
.. Michael
Andrea Valls
(Actor)
.. Renee
Kathryn Hunter
(Actor)
.. Eileen
Danny John-Jules
(Actor)
.. Brian
Born:
September 16, 1960
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Cat in Red Dwarf.
Early-life:
Daniel John-Jules was born in London on September 16, 1960. He trained at the Omnibus Theatre Company and Anna Scher Children's Theatre, and started out as a dancer. He was a member of the original cast of Starlight Express, playing a boxcar called Rocky I.
Career:
John-Jules' other West End credits include Barnum, Time, Cats and Carmen Jones. He has appeared on TV in the likes of Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, The Tomorrow People and M.I. High but he is best known for playing Cat in sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, a role he has played since 1988. His film credits include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1988), Blade II (2002) and Sucker Punch (2008). In 2011, he began playing Officer Dwayne Myers in Death in Paradise.
Quote:
'I love slipping from drama to comedy and feel blessed that I have a nice cross section of people who like the characters I perform.'
Trivia:
For a number of years, he played his Cat character in the annual Christmas pantomime at Aldershot's Prince's Hall theatre.
Cassidy Ahaiwe-Nash
(Actor)
.. Ned
Margot Leicester
(Actor)
.. Phyllis
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Jeffrey
Al Roberts
(Actor)
.. Mark
Carrie Coon
(Actor)
.. Kath
Maximillian Osinski
(Actor)
.. Chris
Sarah Kendall
(Writer)
Pippa Brown
(Producer)
Joseph Roberts
(Director)
