Sarah Lam is a British-Chinese actress known for UK television roles.
She played Susannah in the sitcom No Problem! , Linda Mo in Angels , Anna Lee in Howards' Way and Caroline Choi in Brookside . Other TV credits include Two Thousand Acres of Sky , Q.E.D. , The Chinese Detective , C.A.T.S. Eyes , A Very Peculiar Practice , The Adventure Game , To Be the Best , Virtual Murder , Sherlock , Inspector Morse , The Bill and Holby City .
Lam has recently been involved in the production The World of Extreme Happiness at the National Theatre. [1] [2]
In 2015, Lam appeared in an episode of Casualty . She also appeared in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole as a nurse and the 80s cult show The Adventure Game .
Lam appeared in Paradise, Kae Tempest's new all-female version of Sophocles' play Philoctetes , Postponed from 2020, it was directed by Ian Rickson with Lesley Sharp as the title character. [3]
Year | Television | Role | Notes |
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1980 | The Wildcats of St Trinian's | Chinese Girl | |
1986 | Shanghai Surprise | China Doll's Maid | |
1986 | Captive | Sister | |
1987 | Tropic of Ice | Louise | |
1996 | Hamlet | Attendant to Gertrude | |
1998 | China Dream | Wang Liyun | |
2020 | Richard II | Various roles | Filmed state play |
Year | Television | Role | Notes |
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1980–1982 | Angels | Linda Mo / Jenny | 57 episodes |
1981 | The Chinese Detective | Mei | Episode: "Release" |
1982 | Q.E.D. | Priscilla | Episode: "The Limehouse Connection" |
1982 | The Magnificent One | Soo-Neo | Television film |
1983 | No Problem! | Susannah | 8 episodes |
1985 | The Secret of the Black Dragon | Naomi | 2 episodes |
1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Min | Episode: "The Double Dutch Deal" |
1985 | The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole | Chinese Nurse | Episode #1.5 |
1986 | The Adventure Game | Dorgan | 6 episodes |
1986 | A Very Peculiar Practice | Chinese Girl | Episode: "A Very Long Way from Anywhere" |
1987 | Howards' Way | Anna Lee | 12 episodes |
1987 | Teresa | Teresa | Television film |
1989 | Brookside | Caroline Choi | 14 episodes |
1991 | Performance | Lady Nijo / Win | Episode: "Top Girls" |
1992 | To Be the Best | Ming | Television film |
1992 | Virtual Murder | Liang Ti | Episode: "Dreams Imagic" |
1992–2010 | Casualty | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1994 | Frank Stubbs Promotes | Mai | Episode: "Chinatown" |
1995 | Waiting | Dr. Anna Chen | Television film |
1997–2000 | The Bill | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1998 | Inspector Morse | Susan Ho | Episode: "The Wench Is Dead" |
2000 | Life Force | Sally Cheung | |
2001–2003 | Two Thousand Acres of Sky | Ida Macasaet | 8 episodes |
2004, 2010 | Holby City | Lin Lo / Joan Wells | 3 episodes |
2010 | Sherlock | Opera Singer | Episode: "The Blind Banker" |
2018 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Madame Cheung | 6 episodes |
2019 | I Am... | Sally | Episode: "I Am Hannah" |
2021 | Back to Life | Laura | 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Role |
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2021 | Hitman 3 | Various voices |
2022 | Total War: Warhammer III | Voice |
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