Madelaine Newton

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Sheila Madelaine Whately, better known by her stage name Madelaine Newton, is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Dolly in 1970s BBC television drama When the Boat Comes In . [1] [2] Since 1984 she has been married to actor Kevin Whately, known for his role as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in both Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis . They have two children. [3]

Newton has appeared alongside her husband several times: in the Inspector Morse episode "Masonic Mysteries" as Beryl Newsome - the love-interest of Morse - whom Morse was wrongly suspected of murdering; [4] as his on-screen wife in the 1988 Look and Read children's serial, Geordie Racer ; [5] in the Alan Plater drama Joe Maddison's War , playing Jenny Barlow; and the love interest of Dennis Patterson (Tim Healy) in the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet . [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Madelaine Newton". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "About When the Boat Comes in | When the Boat Comes in | Drama Channel". drama.uktv.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Roger, Sylvia (2 March 2009). "My Perfect Weekend: Kevin Whately" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Masonic Mysteries (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Chronicle, Evening (11 January 2013). "The days of the tv show Geordie Racer". nechronicle.
  6. ↑ "Joe Maddison's War (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet facts". www.bbc.co.uk.


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