Sue Johnston
Birthday: 1943-12-07
Place of Birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Biography: Susan Johnston, OBE (née Wright; born 7 December 1943) is an English actress known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2000, 2006, 2008–2010, 2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama Waking the Dead (2000–2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2012–2014) and Miss Denker in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2014–2015). She won the 2000 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the 2000 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance for The Royle Family.
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Imagine Me & You
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. T...
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Help
Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talen...
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Preaching to the Perverted
A computer wizard infiltrates a London sex club to get evidence for a shutdown, but falls for the pr...
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David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Sir David Jason is a bona fide TV legend and one of the finest actors of his generation. As part of ...
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Brassed Off
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Gri...
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Face
Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 198...
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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s gr...
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The Turn of the Screw
A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soo...
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowa...
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Bilby
Fred is an ice cream van man, unfortunately he is manslipping down the leaderboard of ice cream sale...
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Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated in a new Arena film, featuring unseen ph...
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The Big Snow of '47
Houses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated villa...
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Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
A documentary featuring several individuals with Tourettes Syndrome and how they are able to cope wi...
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Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
The BBC drama about growing up in the turbulent, tuneful '60s. Manchester, England, 1965. "You'll ne...
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Lapland
Recently widowed Eileen Lewis,son Pete and his wife Mandy and daughter Paula with her spouse Ray,plu...
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Brookside: The Lost Weekend
A special, video only story set on the Brookside close. On Friday 14th November 1997, a five night a...
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Brookside: Friday the 13th
There is trouble a-plenty in store for the Corkhill clan in this video-only special. Series creator ...
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Golden Years
Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived ...
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Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
The disappearance of Shannon Matthews was a story that gripped and then appalled Britain. Nine years...
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Caring for the Recently Deceased
A recent widow's life changing experience when her useless husband returns from the grave....
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New Year's Day
Two 17-year-old boys mark the new year by doing twelve dangerous but exciting tasks set for them by ...
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context fro...
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Walk Like a Panther
A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub i...
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Death on the Tyne
Draper's Tours are taking Mildred and her care home friends on an overnight ferry trip from North Sh...
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Bitter Harvest
A young black British woman goes to the Dominican Republic as an aid worker. When she goes missing, ...
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Diana and the Paparazzi
Marking the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, ...
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The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Christmas is coming but Barbara is not happy. Not only has she lost her wedding ring but Jim has won...
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The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Festive special edition of the hit family sitcom. Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook...
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The Cure
The story of an ordinary woman who exposed one of the worst hospital care scandals in the history of...
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World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
A retelling of England's only World Cup victory, fifty years later, placing special emphasis on the ...
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One tells the stories behind some of the greatest Beatles song...
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The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Sue Johnston stars in this intimate drama exploring the life of Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix. ...
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The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
It is Christmas Day in the Royle household and Barbara is up to her eyes in it, as Jim is out of act...
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The Golden Egg Cup
On Jim and Barbara's wedding anniversary, Jim is frustrated because Barbara wants to celebrate abroa...
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scen...
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The Virgin Mary
In BBC ONE's The Virgin Mary, dramatic reconstructions and stunning visual effects are combined with...
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Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Sky One UK documentary showing events leading up to, during and after Liverpool Football Club's hist...
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Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Documentary about Karen Matthews that reveals the true character of the woman who was behind the kid...
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Big Winners
A story about Edith and Arthur Thistle – for fifty-three years, they have managed to get by—never ri...
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Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Ricky Tomlinson sits back in his chair and takes a fond look back at the much-loved comedy series Th...
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The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
A refreshed version of the 2010 documentary, this 2023 programme features new interviews from celebr...
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Stuffed
The Farooqis have an unforgettable Christmas when a surprise bonus leads to a Lapland holiday, but t...
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Fackham Hall
A new porter embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English f...
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