Victoria Alcock

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Victoria Alcock
Born
Victoria Alcock

(1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 (age 55)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Victoria Alcock (born 13 May 1968) [1] [2] is a British actress.

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Notable roles

Alcock played the prisoner Julie Saunders in all eight series of the television drama series, Bad Girls [3] and Agnes Clarke in The House of Eliott . [4] In January 2012, Alcock was cast as Lorraine Stevens (née Salter), the ex-prostitute mother of Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton), in the BBC soap opera EastEnders , [5] [6] reviving the role from Linda Henry, who starred as Salter until 1992. Her first episode was broadcast on 1 March. [7]

Alcock appeared in the 2009 Easter Special Doctor Who episode titled Planet of the Dead , playing Angela Whittaker alongside the Tenth Doctor (played by David Tennant). She also appeared alongside the Sixth Doctor (played by Colin Baker) on the Doctor Who Lost Story audio titled Power Play , playing Marion Tudor (who disliked being called "Mary"), a leading protester against a controversial nuclear power plant.

Filmography

Film

1991 Under Suspicion 2nd Chambermaid
1998 Far from the Madding Crowd Temperance Miller
2008 Incendiary Trophy Woman
2021No-One Gets out AliveMary

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Agatha Christie's Poirot EllieOne Episode: The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
1991–1992 EastEnders LauraTwo Episodes: Episode dated 11 June 1991 and Episode dated 21 January 1992
1991–1994 The House of Eliott Agnes ClarkeTwenty-Five Episodes:
1991–2008 The Bill Sonya Derby, Belinda Crawley and Maggie RoscoeThree Episodes: Vital Statistics, 473 and Over the Limit
1992 Lovejoy KayOne Episode: Kids
1995ChillerPhoebe HawkinsOne Episode: Prophecy
CastlesKate SchofieldOne Episode: Episode No. 1.16
1997 Grange Hill RuthTwo Episodes: Episode No. 20.9 and Episode No. 20.10
1998 Coronation Street Mary DochertyTwo Episodes: Episode No. 1.4383 and Episode No. 1.4384
1999–2006 Bad Girls Julie SaundersSeries One to Eight − Ninety-six episodes
2005 Casualty Sandra McCleanOne Episode: Antisocial Behaviour
2009 Doctor Who Angela WhittakerOne Episode: Planet of the Dead
Banged Up Abroad MaggieOne Episode: Barbados
2009–2010 Missing Laura CallowTwo Episodes: Episode No. 1.5 and Episode No. 2.4
2011 Call the Midwife Pregnant characterOne episode
2012 EastEnders Lorraine Stevens Five episodes
2013, 2018 The Dumping Ground Denise JacksonFour Episodes

Series 1: SOS
Special: Jody in Wonderland
Series 6: Jody on the Ropes and Saved by the Bell

2014–2018 People Just Do Nothing Carol
2015 Birds of a Feather MichelleSeries 11; Episode: "The Girls with the Pearl Buttons"
2018 Holby City Karen DugganOne episode, Best Christmas Ever
2019 Doctors Shelly ChapmanOne episode

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