Linda Hargreaves

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Linda Hargreaves
Education Birmingham School of Acting
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Television

Linda Hargreaves is a British actress who has appeared on both stage and screen. She made her television debut in the BBC soap opera Doctors and has since returned to the soap on three separate occasions in different roles, most recently in the recurring role of Constance Buchanan. She has also appeared in various television series including Containment and Call the Midwife .

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Life and career

Hargreaves is a graduate of the Birmingham School of Acting, completing her studies in 2012. [1] [2] In 2014, she made her television debut as Stephanie Preston in the BBC soap opera Doctors . [3] In 2015, she portrayed a hotel maid in an episode of Londongrad . [1] In 2016, Hargreaves appeared in various guest roles, including Pamela in an episode of the sixth series of Vera , a history teacher in Raised by Wolves and an audience member in Morgana Robinson's The Agency . [1] The following year, she made her film debut as Mrs. Holding in the drama film Mad to Be Normal , before returning to Doctors, this time in the role of Dr. Liz Kewn. [4] In 2018, Hargreaves appeared in an episode of the CBBC television series 4 O'Clock Club and played a passenger in the BBC political thriller series Bodyguard . [5] She also portrayed Carla in the film Elizabeth Is Missing in 2019 and returned to Doctors for a third time as Kathy Richards in the episode "This Far and No Further". [6]

In 2020, Hargreaves appeared in an episode of the Sky One comedy drama Brassic . Following this, she was cast in Containment, and portrayed Mrs. Kendrick on a recurring basis, appearing in five episodes. In 2021, Hargreaves played various characters in the ITV2 comedy The Emily Atack Show , appearing in numerous sketches. She also appeared in the films SeaView and Asylum, portraying the roles of Diane and Susie Winnie respectively. [1] [7] Since 2021, Hargreaves has appeared in Call the Midwife as Mrs. Wallace, making her debut in the tenth series and going on to appear in that year's Christmas special, before reprising her role for the eleventh series. [8] In 2022, Hargreaves returned to Doctors for a fourth time, this time on a recurring basis as Constance Buchanan, the mother of established character Princess Buchanan (Laura White). [9] She also appeared as Obi in the BBC television series Everything I Know About Love and is set to portray Sonia Bumbridge in the film Swede Caroline. [10]

Hargreaves is also a stage actress, having appeared in productions such as The Yellow Doctress, Primetime and The Lost Hancock's. [1] [11] She also writes and produces her own comedy series on YouTube and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Birmingham Comedy Festival, the Women in Comedy Festival as well as the Wolverhampton and Manchester Comedy Festival. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Doctors Stephanie PrestonEpisode: "Land of Sunshine" [3]
2015 Londongrad Hotel maid1 episode [1]
2016 Vera PamelaEpisode: "Dark Road" [1]
2016 Raised by Wolves History TeacherEpisode: "The Old School" [1]
2016 Morgana Robinson's The Agency Audience Member1 episode [1]
2017 Mad to Be Normal Mrs. HoldingFilm [1]
2017DoctorsDr. Liz KewnEpisode: "Hell is More Kind" [4]
2018 4 O'Clock Club Mrs. EdwardsEpisode: "Rats" [1]
2018 Bodyguard Passenger1 episode [1]
2019DoctorsKathy RichardsEpisode: "This Far and No Further" [1]
2019 Elizabeth Is Missing CarlaTelevision film [6]
2020 Brassic VanessaEpisode: "Antique Hunters" [1]
2020ContainmentMrs. KendrickRecurring role [1]
2021 The Emily Atack Show Various2 episodes [1]
2021SeaViewDianeFilm [1]
2021AsylumSusie WinnieFilm [1]
2021–2022 Call the Midwife Mrs. WallaceRecurring role [8]
2022Doctors Constance Buchanan Recurring role [9]
2022 Everything I Know About Love ObiEpisode: "Makeovers" [10]
2022Swede CarolineSonia BumbridgeFilm; post-production [1]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2016The Yellow Doctress Mary Seacole Leeds Playhouse [13]
2017The Lost HancocksVarious rolesBirmingham Comedy Festival [14]
2019Prime Time Birmingham Repertory Theatre [15]

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