Diana Hardcastle | |
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Born | London, England | 12 July 1949
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Diana Hardcastle Wilkinson (born 12 July 1949) is an English actress who has appeared largely in television roles. [1] [2]
Hardcastle has appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders , Inspector Lynley and Taggart . She played recurring roles in the series First Among Equals and Fortunes of War .
In 2011, Hardcastle and actor Tom Wilkinson, her husband, portrayed real life husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy in the mini series The Kennedys .
In 2012, she had a supporting role in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , in which her husband starred (their characters did not interact), and a returning role in the 2015 sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . Wilkinson and Hardcastle again played husband and wife in Good People (2014) and played brother-in-law and sister-in-law in the television series Belgravia (2020). [3]
Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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2004 | If Only | Claire | |
2004 | A Good Woman | Lady Plymdale | |
2005 | Chromophobia | Mrs. Wharton | |
2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Carol Parr | |
2014 | Good People | Marie Halden | |
2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Carol Parr | |
2015 | Jenny's Wedding | Ellen O'Leary | |
2016 | The Boy | Mrs. Heelshire | |
Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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1982 | East Lynne | Wilson | Television film |
1984 | The House | Mrs. Janek | Television film |
1985 | Love Song | Philippa Jameson Hatchard | Television film |
1983 | Reilly, Ace of Spies | Anna | Episode: "Anna" |
1984 | Charlie | Ainsworth's secretary | Episode: "Charlie Is My Darling" |
1986 | Screen Two | Judith Walters | Episode: "Frankie and Johnnie" |
1986 | First Among Equals | Louise Fraser | 9 episodes |
1987 | Fortunes of War | Edwina Little | 3 episodes |
1988–92 | That's Love | Patsy | 26 episodes |
1992 | Boon | Kate Newsome | Episode: "Message in a Bottle" |
1993 | Punchdrunk | Vikki Brown | 6 episodes |
1993 | Resnick: Rough Treatment | Claire Millinder | Television film |
1996 | The Tide of Life | Rona Birch | Episode: "No. 1.2" |
1997 | Midsomer Murders | Barbara Lessiter | Episode: "The Killings at Badger's Drift" |
1997 | Bugs | Elaine Harman | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
1999 | The Bill | Ruth Watts | Episode: "Kiss Chase" |
1999 | Taggart | Mariah Strange | Episode: "Fearful Lightning" |
2003 | Holby City | Pam Wilkinson | Episode: "On the Inside" |
2004 | Rosemary & Thyme | Crystal | Episode: "The Gongoozlers" |
2006 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Deborah Proctor | Episode: "Chinese Walls" |
2008 | Doctors | Penny Healey-Henderson | Episode: "Very Important Prisoner" |
2010 | Silent Witness | Mary Bradburn | 2 episodes |
2010 | Doctors | Pam Phillips | Episode: "Man in the Mirror" |
2011 | The Kennedys | Rose Kennedy | 7 episodes |
2012 | Doctors | Wendy Barron | Episode: "Reports of My Death" |
2012 | Holby City | Faith Pearson | Episode: "Eastern Promise" |
2012 | DCI Banks | Defence Barrister Vizard | Episode: "Innocent Graves: Part 1" |
2013 | Utopia | CIA Woman | Episode: "No. 1.2" |
2017 | The Kennedys: After Camelot | Rose Kennedy | 4 episodes |
2020 | Belgravia | Grace Bellasis | TV series |
2020 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Lady Athena Forbes-Allen | episode 3.5 "Thy Fury Spent" |
Hardcastle was married to English actor Tom Wilkinson until his death in December 2023. [4] [5] [6] They have two daughters, Alice, born in 1988, and Molly, born in 1991. [7]