Lisa Bowerman

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Lisa Bowerman
Born (1962-02-01) 1 February 1962 (age 63)
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Known for Casualty
Doctor Who
Partner David Warner (2006–2022; his death)

Lisa Bowerman (born 1 February 1962) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Sandra Mute, the paramedic, in the first two series of the BBC One medical drama Casualty , and Doctor Who companion Professor Bernice Summerfield in a series of the same name and many related audio dramas for Big Finish Productions productions, as well as directing many series for the company.

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Career

Bowerman trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and was a regular in the first two series of BBC medical drama Casualty playing Sandra Mute, the show's first female paramedic. Her other television work includes: Dodgem, The Count of Solar, Grange Hill , The Vision Thing, Doctors , McCallum , Bad Girls and Night and Day . In 2007 she guest-starred as the home secretary's PA in Spooks , and returned to Casualty for a one-episode cameo role as a patient. In 2011 and 2012, she appeared in five episodes of Coronation Street as solicitor Jennifer Lingwood.

In July 2014 Bowerman directed episodes 1 and 2 of the audio drama series Osiris by Everybodyelse Productions. In 2018 she directed The Coming of the Martians (also known as The War of The Worlds), starring Colin Morgan, Nigel Lindsay and Ronald Pickup, for Sherwood Sound Studios. In 2022 she directed When Michael Met Benny, a podcast drama as well as an adaptation of Charles Dickens The Chimes (starring Toby Jones) both for Average Romp Productions.

She has recorded plays for BBC Radios 3 & 4, and has worked extensively in theatre. She plays the role of Julianne Wright in The Archers . [1]

Doctor Who and Bernice Summerfield

Bowerman has had a connection with the British science fiction television series Doctor Who —and its assorted spinoffs—since 1989. For the BBC, she played the role of Karra in Survival (the final serial in the original run of Doctor Who in 1989), and voiced Saruba Velak in Dreamland (a 2009 animated serial connected to the revived series). In November 2013 she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot . [2]

Since 1998, she has played companion Bernice Summerfield in the Big Finish Productions series of the same name. She appeared in six Bernice Summerfield/ Doctor Who audio plays opposite Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace, as well as four boxed sets opposite her partner David Warner as the 'Unbound Doctor'; she has starred in over 150 audio plays and audiobooks based solely on Bernice. It is now acknowledged as the longest running female led drama series in any medium. Bowerman has also either directed or played supporting roles in numerous other Big Finish audio series: the latter roles have included Ruby in the Sapphire & Steel stories "Water Like a Stone", "Cruel Immortality" and "Second Sight", Murash in "I, Davros: Guilt" and Ellie in 14 series of Jago & Litefoot starring Trevor Baxter and Christopher Benjamin.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986–1987 Casualty Sandra Mute15 episodes
1989 Doctor Who Karra Survival, 3 episodes
1990 EastEnders PolicewomanEpisode: "1.536"
1991DodgemMiss Baker2 episodes
1992 Grange Hill PhotographerEpisode: "#15.5"
1992 Screen Two MaidEpisode: "The Count of Solar"
1993 Seekers Stable Girl
1993 Screenplay Miss AndersonEpisode: "The Vision Thing"
1997 McCallum NurseEpisode: "Touch"
20012020, History of the FutureDr. SimonsEpisode: "#1.1"
2003 Night and Day Dr. O'Hara4 episodes
2004 Bad Girls DoctorEpisode: "#6.7"
2007 Casualty Mrs. LoweEpisode: "Core Values"
2007 Spooks Maggie DibdenEpisode: "The Virus: Part 2"
2007 Doctors Val ThorntonEpisode: "Acting Up"
2009 Dreamland Saruba VelakVoice; 3 episodes
2010 Doctors Cynthia TompkinsEpisode: "Sonata"
2011–2012 Coronation Street Jennifer Lingwood5 episodes
2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Lisa Bowerman
2014 Hollyoaks Forensics OfficerEpisode: "#1.13846"
2017 Doctors Dr. Claire Jayratnum2 episodes
2017The Magical Music BoxSpiderVoice; Episode: "House of Terrors"
Valkyrie/Dr. RobertsVoice; Episode: "The Valkyries"
2018The Self TapersTilly Millington-MarrinerEpisode: "#1.5"
2019The Magical Music BoxNicoleVoice; Episode: "In the Spotlight"
2020GentrificationTillyAll 9 episodes
2020 The Little Back Street in Salford Olive Shapley

References

  1. Lisa Bowerman. "Lisa Bowerman" . Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot", BBC programmes, retrieved 26 November 2013