Tracey Wilkinson

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Tracey Wilkinson is an English actress primarily known for her role as Di Barker in the series Bad Girls . She joined the prison drama in Series 2 as a caring prison officer new to G-Wing, but by the end of her time on the programme in Series 7 Di was herself behind bars in the prison in which she had served as an officer, accused of murdering her second husband, corrupt Wing Governor Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) – though she was in fact innocent of the crime.

Wilkinson left Bad Girls between the filming of the 2005 Christmas Special (now established as an additional episode to Series 7) and the beginning of Series 8,and the fate of Di (last seen on remand for Jim's murder) remained unresolved, though she had presumably been transferred from G-Wing.

Wilkinson is from the North East England and her acting CV includes a number of productions set in and filmed in the region, including the films Billy Elliot and Purely Belter (both 2000) and the BBC drama Our Friends in the North (1996).

She also appeared in the Inspector George Gently episode "Gently in the Night" as Margaret Bishop, and in Jimmy McGovern's 1996 television film Hillsborough as Jan Spearritt.

Her most recent film role is Lorraine in Sink (2019), written and directed by Mark Gillis.

She also acts on stage for the Royal Court, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Wilkinson has also made appearances in the TV programme Outlander, which is shown on Starz. She portrays the Reverend Mr Wakefield's housekeeper, Mrs Graham. In September 2016, Wilkinson appeared on Casualty as Jackie Munroe (married to Howard Munroe, portrayed by former on-screen husband James Gaddas, who played Neil Grayling in Bad Girls), the mother of regular character Alicia Munroe (Chelsea Halfpenny).

Her most recent work (in 2020) is in Amazon Prime's Carnival Row , playing the part of Afissa. She also appears in the 2022 British drama film Give Them Wings .

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleDirector
1987 Little Dorrit Housemaid Christine Edzard
1998 Titanic Town Lucy Roger Michell
2000 Purely Belter Mrs. Caird Mark Herman
2000 Billy Elliot Geography Teacher Stephen Daldry
2000Married 2 MalcolmNorma James Cellan Jones
2011PeterJanSkip Kite
2014Almost MarriedWendyBen Cookson
2018SinkLorraine Mark Gillis
2020Drive Me to the EndLouisa JacksonRichard Summers-Calvert
2021 Give Them Wings Marion Carter Sean Cronin
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Coronation Street Delivery GirlEpisode 2429
1984 Travelling Man GirlSeries 1, Episode 5
1985 The Practice CherylSeries 1, Episodes 17, 18 & 19
1988 Screen Two Student NurseSeries 4, Episode 6
1988–89 Playbus PresenterSeries 1, Episodes 3, 9, 14 & 15; Series 2, Episode 11
1989 A Day in Summer Mrs. ThicknessTV movie
1994True CrimesReenactmentSeries 2, Episode 6
1996 Our Friends in the North Elaine Craig/CoxMiniseries (episodes 6, 8 & 9)
1996 The Bill Janet TateSeries 12, Episode 44
1996 Hillsborough Jan SpearrittTV movie
1997 Kavanagh QC Patricia LinzeySeries 3, Episode 2
1997 The Bill Ellen NaughtonSeries 13, Episode 46
1997Rag NymphNellieMiniseries (all 3 episodes)
1997 Casualty Abby FisherSeries 12, Episode 6
1997 Heartbeat Molly AinsworthSeries 7, Episode 10
1998Big CatSylviaTV movie
1998–99 Grafters KarenSeries 1, Episodes 1, 2 & 4; Series 2, Episode 1
2000 Holby City Michelle JenkinsSeries 2, Episode 11
2000–05 Bad Girls Di Barker/FennerSeries 2–7 (76 episodes; main role)
2003 The Brides in the Bath Edith SmithTV movie
2007 After You've Gone FloristSeries 2, Episode 5
2008 The Bill Judy HenshawSeries 24, Episodes 62 & 63
2009 Inspector George Gently Margaret BishopSeries 2, Episode 2
2009 Doctors Marjorie WalshSeries 11, Episode 141
2010 Toast SheilaTV movie
2012 Doctors Lyn GoodwinSeries 14, Episode 75
2014–16 Outlander Mrs. GrahamSeries 1, Episodes 1, 8 & 10; Series 2, Episode 1
2016–17 Casualty Jackie MunroeSeries 31, Episodes 2 & 20
2019 Carnival Row AlissaSeries 1 (7 episodes)