Natalie Roles

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Natalie Roles
Born (1973-09-08) 8 September 1973 (age 50)
OccupationActress

Natalie Joanne Roles (born 8 September 1973 in Enfield, Middlesex) is an English actress best known for her role of DS Debbie McAllister in the ITV drama The Bill . [1]

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She started her TV career as a dancer in 1988 on the musical film It Couldn't Happen Here , starring Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys. In 1993, she made a guest appearance as school secretary Janet Clark in the Press Gang episode "Head and Heart." In 1995, she appeared in an episode of sitcom Men Behaving Badly as one of Tony's three girlfriends.

Her mother is from Malta. [1]

She appeared in an episode of Minder , Opportunity Knocks and Bruises , as Amanda, a nurse and Ray Daley's latest girlfriend. She also appeared in ITV medical drama The Golden Hour in 2005. In 1999 she played a nurse in The New Professionals.

In 2022, Roles was interviewed by former The Bill co-star Suzanne Maddock for a three-part edition of The Bill Podcast, discussing her time on the series and career as a whole. [2] Roles has subsequently taken over from Oliver Crocker as the presenter of The Bill Podcast , interviewing her co-stars Beth Cordingly, Raji James and Jane Wall. [3]

In 2023, Roles was cast as Abigail Wesley in the fiction podcast Letter from Helvetica , written by and co-starring Andrew Mackintosh, the pair having first worked together on two episodes of The Bill [4]

Filmography

Television and Film roles;

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 It Couldn't Happen Here Dancer Musical film
1991 The Upper Hand Model(TV Series), 1 episode: "Older Than Springtime"
Screen One (uncredited)(TV Series), 1 episode: "Alive and Kicking",
1993 Press Gang Janet(TV Series), 1 episode: "Head and Heart"
Minder Amanda(TV Series), 1 episode: "Opportunity Knocks and Bruises"
1993 The Bill Mandy Cartwright(TV Series), 1 episode
1995 Woof! Marion(TV Series), 1 episode: "Birthday"
Detonator II: Night Watch Jennifer(American TV Movie)
Men Behaving Badly Imogen(TV Series), 1 episode: "Three Girlfriends"
Space Precinct Officer Chloe Vincent(TV Series), 1 episode: "Predator and Prey"
1996 Alive and Kicking CatherineFilm
1997 The Bill Sara Everitt(TV Series), 1 episode
1999 CI5: The New Professionals Nurse(TV Series), 1 episode: "Miss Hit"
Cold Feet Callie(TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #2.3"
Highlander: The Raven Janet Ross(TV Series), 1 episode: "Dead on Arrival"
2000 Take a Girl Like You Joan(TV Series), 2 episodes: "Part 2" and "Part 3"
2000-2004 The Bill DS Debbie McAllister (2000-2004)(TV Series), 189 episodes
2005 The Golden Hour Nikki(TV Mini-Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.2"
Doctors Paula Westlake(TV Series), 1 episode: "Under the Weather"
Holby City Suzanne Lake(TV Series), 1 episode: "War and Peace"
2006 The Gil Mayo Mysteries Sarah Ludlow(TV Mini-Series), 1 episode: "A Sunset Touch"
2023Letter from HelveticaAbigail WesleyFiction Podcast, Series Regular, 8 Episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 Foster, J. J. (3 October 2019). "The Cast Of The Bill, And Why They Have Stayed Out Of The Spotlight". Pens & Patron. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. "The Bill Podcast 81 - Natalie Roles (D.S. Debbie McAllister) Part 1".
  3. "The Bill Podcast | creating Exclusive Podcasts, Reactions and Commentaries".
  4. "Letter from Helvetica | Podcast". letterfromhelvetica.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.