Sarah Parish

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Sarah Parish
Born (1968-06-07) 7 June 1968 (age 56)
Yeovil, Somerset, England
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Sarah Parish (born 7 June 1968) is an English actress. She is known for her work on television series including The Pillars of the Earth , Peak Practice , Hearts and Bones , Cutting It , Doctor Who , Mistresses , Merlin , Atlantis , Monroe , HBO's Industry , Stay Close , Trollied, W1A and, as the titular character, Bancroft.

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Early life

Parish was born in Yeovil, Somerset, to Bill and Thelma Parish; she has a sister, Julie, and a brother, musician John Parish. She was educated at the local Preston School and Yeovil College. She began acting at an early age and believes her first stage appearance was aged two in a pantomime in the village of Tintinhull in Somerset, playing the pearl in an oyster. She later attended Yeovil Youth Theatre. [1]

Career

After training at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London, her appearance in a cult advert for Manchester-based Boddingtons bitter in 1994 (as Vera, who likes nothing better than "a good rub down with chip fat"), led to a series of roles as Northern women, including Dawn Rudge in Peak Practice (1993), Allie Henshall in Cutting It (2002), Annie Naylor in Trust and Natalie Holden in Blackpool (2004). She starred alongside Debra Messing in the movie The Wedding Date , had a small role in The Holiday , which starred Jude Law, and appeared as the Empress of the Racnoss in the Christmas 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Runaway Bride".

Parish appeared in the one-off drama Recovery . She also starred in the BBC series ShakespeaRe-Told in which she played Beatrice. She returned as GP Katie Roden in series two and three of Mistresses , which debuted on BBC One in February 2009. She played Lady Catrina in the BBC television series Merlin . [2]

In 2011, Parish co-starred in ITV's medical drama Monroe , alongside James Nesbitt. From 2013 to 2015, she appeared in the BBC TV series Atlantis , playing one of the main characters, Pasiphaë. [3] From 2014 to 2017, she played the role of Anna Rampton in three series of the BBC TV comedy W1A . Since November 2015, Parish has portrayed Cheryl Fairweather in Sky One sitcom Trollied .

In December 2017, she played Supt Elizabeth Bancroft in the ITV miniseries Bancroft . The second series was broadcast in January 2020. [4] [5]

In December 2019, she appeared in The Cockfields as Melissa, girlfriend of Nigel Havers' character, Larry. [6] From 2020 to 2024, she has appeared in the HBO/BBC drama Industry . In December 2021, Parish appeared in the Netflix original Stay Close as Lorraine.

Co-stars

She has frequently co-starred opposite David Tennant  — in the 2004 musical serial Blackpool ; the Tony Marchant drama Recovery ; the 2006 Doctor Who Christmas special episode, "The Runaway Bride"; in the third series of the ITV crime drama Broadchurch ; and in the 2017 film You, Me and Him. [7] She has joked: "We're like George and Mildred – in 20 years' time we'll probably be doing a ropey old sitcom in a terraced house in Preston." [8]

Personal life

Parish married James Murray on 15 December 2007 in Hampshire. It was announced in January 2008 that she was pregnant with their first child, due on Parish's 40th birthday. Their daughter Ella-Jayne was born with Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome and died in 2009. [9] In her memory, Parish and Murray raise funds for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Southampton General Hospital. [10] As of December 2019, they had raised £5.2 million towards the PICU. [11] Their second daughter, Nell, was born on 21 November 2009. [12]

When asked about her hobbies and interests, Parish cites her vegetable garden. [13]

On 2 March 2018, Parish sustained an accident, breaking her leg when sledging in the snow. [14] She commented: "Note to self: cheap plastic sledges are for sitting in and gently trundling down primary slopes – NOT a substitute for a stand-up snowboard". [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Middleton's Changeling Asylum Inmate
1999 Parting Shots Ad Agency Receptionist
2005 The Wedding Date TJ
2006 The Holiday Hannah
2016DunroaminJoannaShort film
PresentBethShort film
2018 You, Me and Him Mrs. Jones
Bad Apples Nurse
2024DuinoDidi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Bill Linda FinchamSeries 10; Episode 134: "Taking Stock"
1997–1999 Peak Practice Dawn RudgeSeries 5–8; 33 episodes
1998 Babes in the Wood RoxySeries 1; Episode 4
2000 Beast HelenSeries 1; Episode 5: "Twin Pekes"
City Central Karen RidleySeries 3; Episode 3; "Everything Must Go"
Brotherly Love Julia EmpthorpeEpisode 2: "Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll"
Kiss Me Kate LizSeries 3; Episode 2: "Magnolia"
2000–2001 Hearts and Bones Amanda ThomasSeries 1 & 2; 13 episodes
2001Table 12SharonEpisode 10: "Peripheral Vision"
SmokeTelevision film
The Vice Jane FarrellSeries 3; Episodes 1, 2 & 4
2002 Sirens Ali PearsonTelevision film
Impact Gaynor Crosswell2-part mini-series
2002–2005 Cutting It Allie HenshallSeries 1–4; 25 episodes
2003 Unconditional Love Lydia GrayTelevision film
Trust Annie NaylorMini-series; Episodes 1–6
ReversalsDr. Charlotte WoodsTelevision film
2004 Blackpool Natalie HoldenMini-series; Episodes 1–6
2005 Monkey Trousers Various charactersEpisode 2
ShakespeaRe-Told Beatrice Mini-series; Episode 1: "Much Ado About Nothing"
Our Hidden LivesMaggie Joy BluntTelevision film
2006 Agatha Christie's Marple Evie BallantineSeries 2; Episode 1: "Sleeping Murder"
If I Had You Sharon MyersTelevision film
Girls on the BusCassidy LongPilot episode
AftersunSueTelevision film
Doctor Who Empress of the Racnoss Series 3; Episode: "The Runaway Bride"
2007 Recovery Tricia HamiltonTelevision film
Director's DebutFloristEpisode 2: "Baby Boom" (uncredited role, also director)
Sex, the City and MeJess TurnerTelevision film
2008–2010 Mistresses Dr. Katie RodenSeries 1–3; 16 episodes
2009 Merlin Lady Catrina Series 2; Episodes 5 & 6: "Beauty and the Beast: Parts I & II"
2010 The Pillars of the Earth Regan HamleighMini-series; Episodes 1–8
2011–2012 Monroe Jenny BremnerSeries 1 & 2; 12 episodes
2012 Hatfields & McCoys Levicy HatfieldMini-series; Episodes 1–3
2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot Flossie MonroSeries 13; Episode 2: "The Big Four"
Breathless Margaret DaltonMini-series; Episodes 2–5
2013–2015 Atlantis Pasiphaë Series 1 & 2; 20 episodes
2014–2020 W1A Anna RamptonSeries 1–4; 15 episodes
2015–2018 Trollied Cheryl FairweatherMain role; Series 5–7; 24 episodes
2016 The Collection Marjorie Stutter5 episodes
2017 The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Dana BarrettSeries 1; Episode 2: "Ghostbusters"
Broadchurch Cath Atwood Series 3; Episodes 1–8
2017–2020 Bancroft DSU/DCS Elizabeth BancroftMain role; Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes
2018 The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Charlie BlackwoodSeries 2; Episode 2: "Top Gun"
2018–2019 Medici Lucrezia de' Medici Series 2 & 3; 12 episodes
2019–2021 The Cockfields MelissaSupporting role; Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes
2020–2024 Industry Nicole CraigSeries 1–3; 12 episodes
2021 McDonald & Dodds Mariel FlynnSeries 2; Episode 3: "The War of Rose"
Inside No. 9 DawnSeries 6; Episode 6: "Last Night of the Proms"
Stay Close LorraineMini-series; Episodes 1–8
2022 Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport Herself - NarratorSeries 8; Episodes 1–3
2024 Piglets Superintendent Julie SpryLead role; Episodes 1–6 [16]
Geek Girl Jude Paignton8 episodes
Curfew DI Pamela GreenMain cast; Episodes 1–6 [17]
DNA JourneyHerselfSeries 5; Episode 3: "James Nesbit and Sarah Parish" [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2003 National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Cutting It Nominated [19]
2006 Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Supporting ActressBlackpoolNominated [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Sarah Parish interview at Western Daily Press 19 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015
  2. ↑ "Merlin: Series 2". Merlins Keep. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  3. ↑ Power, Vicki (18 January 2014). "Atlantis actress Sarah Parish on dates, parties and being a noisy neighbour". Express. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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  5. ↑ "When is Bancroft back on TV for series 2?". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Cockfields". British Comedy Guide.
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  8. ↑ Dempster, Sarah (21 February 2007). "Scissor sister". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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