Lorna Watson

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Lorna Watson
Born1977 (age 4647)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, television presenter

Lorna Watson (born 1977) is a British comedian, actress and television presenter. She was one of the presenters of Spy School. Her acting roles include various characters in television sketch shows Rush Hour , The Wrong Door and Watson & Oliver with comedy partner Ingrid Oliver. [1]

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Early life and career

In March 2012 she appeared on Let's Dance for Sport Relief with Ingrid Oliver; they danced to Ravel's Boléro . The two met at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames. [2] Her influences are French & Saunders and Fry & Laurie.

In 2013, Watson appeared as Sister Boniface in the Father Brown episode "The Bride of Christ" and took part in a special series of The Great British Bake Off . In 2015, she starred in a special episode of Horrible Histories in which she played Boudicca. She also played a one-off character called 'Thingy' in the 'Fashion Phonies' episode of CBBC's Hotel Trubble .

In January 2020, it was announced that Watson would be reprising her Sister Boniface role for a new series called Sister Boniface Mysteries , with a ten-episode first series premiering on the streaming service BritBox. [3] The second series aired in 2023 with filming for a third series beginning in June for broadcast in 2024, with Watson also filming a return to Father Brown. [4]

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References

  1. "Credits for Lorna Watson" . Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. Lee, Veronica (19 February 2012). "Watson & Oliver: It's hi from me...and hi from her". The Independent . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. "BritBox North America Orders 'Father Brown' Spin-Off Drama 'The Sister Boniface Mysteries'". Deadline. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Sister Boniface Returns for series three". BBC Media Centre. BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2023.