Janine Wood is an English actress., [1] born on 30 December 1963. She played Clare France in the Thames TV sitcom After Henry , [2] [3] the role previously played in the original radio series by Gerry Cowper. She is mother to William Miller, actor and ex-footballer, who played Oliver Twist in the 2007 miniseries adaptation. In 2021, she appeared in the ITV crime drama Innocent . [4]