Lill Roughley | |
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| Born | Lilian Margaret Roughley 9 July 1949 Prescot, Lancashire, England |
| Other names | Lil Roughley |
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| Years active | 1979–2009 |
Lilian Margaret Parry (born 9 July 1949), professionally known as Lill Roughley, is an English former actress who appeared on British television from the 1970s. [1] Her notable roles include Alice in the first series of Mulberry and as Ella Dawkins in My Hero . In the 1980s and 1990s, she often worked with Victoria Wood, playing a variety of roles in Wood's various comedy programmes for the BBC.
Roughley was born in Prescot, Lancashire on 9 July 1949. She had minor roles in the 1970s and 1980s in programmes including All the Fun of the Fair , Tales of the Unexpected , Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV , Bergerac and Inspector Morse . [2] She worked with Victoria Wood again in 1989, appearing in four of her six comedy plays for television and again in 1992's Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast . [3] Also in 1992 she played Alice in the first series of Mulberry . [4] In the following years Roughley appeared in Minder , A Touch of Frost , the film Brassed Off , Joint Account , Hetty Wainthropp Investigates , Dinnerladies (a further collaboration with Victoria Wood) [5] and Absolutely Fabulous (in the 2001 episode of the series, called "Small Opening", [6] as the "actress" portraying Edina in the play written by Saffron, based on her own life). [7] Roughley played Lorraine Thomson in one episode of Coronation Street , which aired on 17 May 1996. [8] Her final television role was in 2002, in Heartbeat . [9]
Roughley played Pamela Baverstock in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Getting Nowhere Fast from 2001 until 2004. [10] She played Ella Dawkins in the sitcom My Hero , from 2000 until 2006. [11] [12] She also played the sexually voracious landlady, Mrs Best, in another BBC Radio 4 sitcom, Hut 33 from 2007 until 2009. [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
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| 1979 | All the Fun of the Fair | Jack's Wife | Glyn Edwards |
| 1986 | Mr. Love | Housewife | Roy Battersby |
| 1996 | Brassed Off | Rita | Mark Herman |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Mrs Trilling | Robert Bierman |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Big Jim and the Figaro Club | Pudden | Series 1 (recurring; 3 episodes) |
| 1982 | Tales of the Unexpected | Blonde Girl | Series 5 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1983 | The Home Front | Myra | Series 1 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1984 | A Family Man | Jean | Series 1 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1984 | The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady | Effie | Series 1 (recurring; 5 episodes) |
| 1985–87 | Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV | Various | Series 1–2 (4 episodes) |
| 1985 | Drummonds | Pam | Series 1 (recurring; 3 episodes) |
| 1986 | Starting Out | Mrs Barnes | Series 5 (guest; 2 episodes) |
| 1986 | Albion Market | Barbara Owen | Soap opera (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | Glenys Bigwell/Fawcett | Miniseries (recurring; 5 episodes) |
| 1987 | First Sight | Doreen | Series 1 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost | Mrs Partridge | Television film |
| 1988 | Hard Cases | Mrs Niechel | Series 1 (recurring; 4 episodes) |
| 1988 | Bergerac | Mrs Hetherington | Series 6 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1989 | Inspector Morse | Betty Parker | Series 3 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1989–90 | Joint Account | Louise | Series 1–2 (main; all 16 episodes) |
| 1989 | Flying Lady | Brenda Fisher | Series 2 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1989 | Made in Spain | Jacque | Television film |
| 1989 | Victoria Wood | Various | Series 1 (4 episodes) |
| 1990 | Rita Rudner | Series 1 (guest; 2 episodes) | |
| 1991 | Josie | Series 1 (guest; 1 episode) | |
| 1991–94 | Minder | Doreen Daley | Series 8–10 (recurring; 6 episodes) |
| 1992 | The Common Pursuit | Charlotte Stout | Broadcast as part of Screen Two |
| 1992 | Mulberry | Alice | Series 1 (main; 6 episodes) |
| 1993 | Growing Pains | Miriam Craddock | Series 2 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1995 | Just William | Mrs Bott | Series 2 (guest; 2 episodes) |
| 1996 | A Touch of Frost | Mrs Chatteris | Series 4 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1996 | Roger Roger | Angela | Pilot episode (guest) |
| 1996 | Coronation Street | Lorraine Thomson | Soap opera (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1997 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Maureen O'Callaghan | Series 3 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1998 | The Last Salute | Sylvia | Series 1 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1998 | Dinnerladies | Shelagh | Series 1 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 2000–06 | My Hero | Ella Dawkins | Series 1–6 (main; all 51 episodes) |
| 2001 | Absolutely Fabulous | Jude | Series 4 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 2002 | Heartbeat | Gloria Gray | Series 11 (guest; 1 episode) |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2004 | Getting Nowhere Fast [14] | Pamela Baverstock |
| 2007–2009 | Hut 33 | Mrs Best |