JoAnne Good | |
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| Born | JoAnne Dorothy Good 15 January 1955 |
| Career | |
| Show | The Late Show |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio London |
| Network | BBC Radio |
| Time slot | Fri – Sat; 10pm–1am GMT/BST |
| Country | United Kingdom |
JoAnne Dorothy Good (born 15 January 1955) [1] is a British radio presenter, television presenter, broadcast journalist and actress.
As an actress, she is best known for her role as Carole Sands in the ITV soap Crossroads from 1981 to 1984. She played a schoolgirl in the 1978 cult British horror film Killer's Moon , and filmed an interview for the 2008 DVD release. [2] She also appeared in the all-star black comedy film Eat the Rich in 1987 and in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Go West Young Man" in 1981. She provided the voices of Lillie Lightship, Sally Seaplane and Pearl in Tugs , a show created by Robert D. Cardona, David Mitton and the original model makers of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends . On stage she has played the title role in Educating Rita , co-starring with Norman Bowler, [3] and for several years in the 1990s worked as part of Derek Nimmo's touring company, performing all over the world. [4] She played several parts in The Bill , most recently in 2008,[ citation needed ] and was an extra in the Sex and the City film. [5]
Good started as a radio presenter on BBC Southern Counties Radio in Brighton and occasionally did reports for the television programme BBC South Today. Good joined BBC London 94.9 in October 2003 and has remained there since. She originally presented the Overnight slot, followed by the Breakfast Show which she presented from 2005 till 2010 when she was asked to present her own late show titled The Late Show with Joanne Good . Good presented the show for just under three years.
In 2007 Good auditioned unsuccessfully for a role on Loose Women [6] and in 2010 she was considered as a replacement for Christine Bleakley on The One Show , the BBC's live evening televised magazine show on BBC One. [7]
In addition to her radio work, Good has also been featured in Sky One show A Different Breed along with friend and fellow dog fanatic Anna Webb. The show showed Jo and Anna at dog events and featured extracts from her Late Night show and its 'Barking at the Moon' segment which was broadcast every Thursday night from 10:00 pm to midnight. [8]
In November 2012 Jo began presenting the afternoon slot, 3:00 pm till 5:00 pm (later extended to 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm), on BBC London 94.9 and presents the late show every New Year's Eve on the same station, and she returned to the late show slot on 13 September 2021. [9]
Jo presents regular reports for the BBC London current affairs television programme Inside Out, shown on BBC1 weekly whilst occasionally making reports for the South East edition show from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm (from January 2016). She also works a regular columnist and magazine and newspaper writer. [10]
Good sat in for Alex Lester on BBC Radio 2 during August 2014 and has appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show as a pet expert.
She has a weekly video blog Middle aged minx and has written a book called Barking Blondes, which was released in 2013. The book is a memoir of her broadcasting years and her love of her dog. [11]
Good's family emigrated to Australia when she was four, and returned when she was twelve. [4]
She married actor Richard Piper in 1978, [12] and they were together for four years. After her divorce from Piper, Good was in a relationship with her Crossroads co-star David Moran. [13] Her partner and fellow BBC London 94.9 presenter Big George [14] died in May 2011.
Her friends include Julie Burchill [15] and Julian Clary. [6]
Good has been critical of how women in radio continue to play subservient roles to men. [16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Killer's Moon | Mary | Credited as Jo-Anne Good |
| 1987 | Eat the Rich | Jaqueline |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Potter | Office girl | Credited as Jo-Anne Good |
| Dave Allen at Large | Credited as Jo-Anne Good | ||
| 1981 | Seconds Out | Nancy | Episode: "Round 1" |
| Only Fools and Horses | Michelle | Episode: "Go West Young Man" | |
| 1981–1982 | Crossroads: Kings Oak | Carole Sands | Recurring role |
| 1983 | All for Love | Sarah | Episode: "Fireworks for Elspeth" |
| 1984 | Up the Elephant and Round the Castle | Shop assistant | Episode: "A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush" |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Girlfriend | Episode: "The Squeeze" |
| 1987 | Ffizz | Miss Clarke | Episode: "Play It by the Book" |
| Last of the Summer Wine | Vi | Episode: "Big Day at Dream Acres" | |
| 1994 | A Dark Adapted Eye | Shoppers | Episode: #1.2 |
| 1995 | An Independent Man | Secretary | Episode: "Horse Power Politics" |
| Shine on Harvey Moon | Mrs. Cooper | Episode: #5.8 | |
| 1996 | Sometime, Never | Jane | Episode: "Respect" |
| 1997 | The Detectives | Sister Watts | Episode: "Cardiac Arrest" |
| 1999 | Forgotten | Rose the landlady | 2 episodes |
| Maisie Raine | Katrina | Episode: "Can't See for Looking" | |
| 1997–2000 | Casualty | Mrs. Ross Paula Johnson | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Daylight Robbery | Prison Escort | Episode: #2.2 |
| Silent Witness | TV reporter | Episode: "The World Cruise: Part 1" | |
| 2004 | Heartbeat | Jennifer | Episode: "Wrecked" |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Elena | 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | Doctors | Liz Slade | Episode: "0 – 60" |
| 1989–2008 | The Bill | Mrs. Lowry Mrs. Hazel Mrs. Abbott Cherry Towner Judy Hearn Cynthia Graham Beverley Reynolds Elaine Marshal | 11 episodes |
| 2009 | Waving at Trains | Susan | Voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tugs | Lillie Lightship Pearl Sally Seaplane |
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