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Season 1, Episode 3
Linda encourages Sue to join Tom and Eileen on a trip to the seaside to scatter ashes. To cheer themselves up, they decide to go to a funfair, where a fortune teller leaves Sue hoping for a sign from Dave and a promise to try new things, starting with a rollercoaster ride. Meanwhile, Michael's efforts to be a rock star and impress everyone at an open-mic night are totally ruined thanks to Linda
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Diane Morgan
(Actor)
.. Linda
Sue Johnston
(Actor)
.. Sue
Paul Ready
(Actor)
.. Michael
Margot Leicester
(Actor)
.. Phyllis
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Jeffrey
David Hargreaves
(Actor)
.. Tom
Nicole Sadie Sawyerr
(Actor)
.. Roxy
Kathryn Hunter
(Actor)
.. Eileen
Ed Jones
(Actor)
.. Keith
Al Roberts
(Actor)
.. Mark
Souad Faress
(Actor)
.. Mystic Maria
Andrea Valls
(Actor)
.. Renee
Khy Martinez
(Actor)
.. Customer
Sarah Kendall
(Writer)
Pippa Brown
(Producer)
Joseph Roberts
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Diane Morgan
(Actor)
.. Linda
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.
Paul Ready
(Actor)
.. Michael
Margot Leicester
(Actor)
.. Phyllis
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Jeffrey
David Hargreaves
(Actor)
.. Tom
Nicole Sadie Sawyerr
(Actor)
.. Roxy
Kathryn Hunter
(Actor)
.. Eileen
Ed Jones
(Actor)
.. Keith
Al Roberts
(Actor)
.. Mark
Souad Faress
(Actor)
.. Mystic Maria
Andrea Valls
(Actor)
.. Renee
Khy Martinez
(Actor)
.. Customer
Sarah Kendall
(Writer)
Pippa Brown
(Producer)
Joseph Roberts
(Director)
