Lucy Robinson (actress)

Lucy Robinson
Born	Lucy Jane Robinson 1966 (age 58–59) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Nicholas Murchie ​ (m. 1999)​
Parent	Robert Robinson

Lucy Jane Robinson (born 1966) is a British actress working mostly in television.

Her television roles include Louisa Hurst in Pride and Prejudice (1995), Robyn Duff in the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth series of Cold Feet , Mayoress Christabel Wickham in the second series of The Thin Blue Line and Pam Draper in Suburban Shootout . She has also played Frau Clovis, secretary to the Duke of Manhattan, in the Doctor Who episode "New Earth" and Mrs. Elton in the 1996 TV adaptation of Emma. She also appeared in a single episode of The IT Crowd as a prospective employer to Jen. She had a role as Harriet Burgess in EastEnders , and appeared in a single episode of BBC TV children's series Powers . ^[1] In 2006 she played the part of Louise Mallory in 'Expiation', the final episode of the first series of Lewis . She has also appeared in ITV drama William and Mary as Mrs Rick, alongside Martin Clunes and Julie Graham. She has more recently worked alongside Clunes in Doc Martin , in which she played cellist Holly.

On the big screen she played Janey in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason , and Judith in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . On stage, in 2014, she played the part of 'Liz', (the younger of two versions of Queen Elizabeth II) in the Moira Buffini play Handbagged . ^[2] Robinson's roles as a voice actor include Lydia Gwilt in Wilkie Collins' Armadale .

Her father was the journalist and presenter Robert Robinson. ^[3] She is married to the actor Nicholas Murchie.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Clarissa	Deb	3 episodes
1994	Heartbeat	Jennifer Radcliffe	3 episodes
1994–1995	Revelations	Rachel Rattigan	24 episodes
1995	All Quiet on the Preston Front	Kim	Episode: "Polson's Lilo"
	Pride and Prejudice	Mrs Hurst	6 episodes
1996	Emma	Mrs Elton	Television film
	The Thin Blue Line	Dame Cristabelle Wickham	3 episodes
1996, 2002	Casualty	Paula Rogers / Margaret Laker	2 episodes
1997	Frighteners	Mother	Episode: "If You Meet a Fairy..."
	Harry Enfield and Chums	Unknown	Episode: "Harry Enfield and Christmas Chums"
1998	Dressing for Breakfast	Sarah	3 episodes
	Get Real	Suzy	Episode: "Patches"
	A Rather English Marriage	Susan	Television film
1998–2002	The Bill	Joely Fleming / Sgt. Jane Snowden / Carol Bryant	3 episodes
1999	Nancherrow	Laura Cox	2 episodes
	Big Bad World	Sophie Fraser	Episode: "Be Nice to Posh People"
2000	Beast	Judy	Episode: "Talking Dirty"
2001	People Like Us	Unknown	Episode: "The Mother"
	Peak Practice	Abbey Preston	Episode: "Bad Tony"
2002	Animated Tales of the World	Maid (voice)	Episode: "Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep"
	Rescue Me	Sara	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
	Barbara	Vickie	Episode: "Weekend"
	The Biographer	Julie Pretty	Television film
	Wire in the Blood	Jilly Davies	Episode: "Shadows Rising: Part 2"
	Celeb	Interviewer	Episode: "The Love Child"
2003	Down to Earth	Mrs. Webster	Episode: "Moving On"
	Carla	Pathologist	Television film
	A Touch of Frost	Antonia Knight	Episode: "Another Life"
2003–2020	Cold Feet	Robyn Duff	17 episodes
2004	Powers	Cora Hamilton	Episode: "Things That Go Bump"
	William and Mary	Helen Fisk	Episode: "Episode #2.4"
	Family Affairs	DI Kathryn Warren-Hall	3 episodes
	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason	Janey
	Rosemary and Thyme	Norah Westward	Episode: "Up the Garden Path"
2004–2019	Doctors	Various	6 episodes
2005	Bernard's Watch	Veronica Green	Episode: "Learn to Earn"
2005–2014	Holby City	Sally Downing / Jill Livingston / Lowri Delaney	4 episodes
2006	Doctor Who	Frau Clovis	Episode: "New Earth"
	Brief Encounters	Fiona Deary	Episode: "Ted"
	Donovan	Olivia Baldwin	Episode: "Episode #2.3"
2006–2007	Suburban Shootout	Pam Draper	11 episodes
2007	Lewis	Louise Hayward	Episode: "Expiation"
	The Royal	Lady Isabella Martindale	2 episodes
	HolbyBlue	Karen Hooper	Episode: "Episode #1.5"
	Sex, the City and Me	Janet Reynolds	Television film
	Doc Martin	Holly	Episode: "The Holly Bears a Prickle"
2008	Eastenders	Harriet	4 episodes
	The IT Crowd	June	Episode: "Tramps Like Us"
2009	Missing	Sarah Banberry	Episode: "Episode #1.3"
	U Be Dead	Kay Scudder	Television film
2010	New Tricks	Kate Smythe	Episode: "Coming Out Ball"
2011	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Judith
2012	Being Human	Dr. Wilson	Episode: "A Spectre Calls"
2013	Call the Midwife	Matron	Episode: "Episode #2.3"
	Coronation Street	Prosecution Barrister	5 episodes
2015	National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem	Ursula
2016	The Hollow Crown	Young Cecily	2 episodes
	Letters from Baghdad	Lady Molly Trevelyan
2017	PrankMe	Mrs. Perkins	TV series
2019	London Kills	Supt. Gina Vincent	Episode: "Connected"
2022	Charity	Rebecca	Short film
	Ridley	Lisa Varnham	Episode: "Swansong"

References

1. Action TV Online - Powers episode guide
2. 'Handbagged' programme. Vaudeville Theatre.
3. "Robinson, Lucy". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

External links

• Lucy Robinson at IMDb