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Born:
1950-01-01
Birthplace:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Credits:
23 Total Roles
Rachel Bell
Acting
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Biography
Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress.
Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985).
Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love.
In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK.
In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors.
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Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985).
Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love.
In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK.
In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors.
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Known For
Doctor Who
Priscilla P.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs Nicoletis
Midsomer Murders
Mrs. Hunnicutt
From Time to Time
Perkins
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Jennifer Fortescue
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Sister Helena
Grange Hill
Mrs. Holmes
The Darling Buds of May
Edith Pilchester
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries TV | Sister Helena |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs TV | Mary |
| 2009 | From Time to Time MOVIE | Perkins |
| 2005 | Red Mercury MOVIE | Mrs Iqbal |
| 2001 | Superstition MOVIE | Forewoman of the Jury |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind TV | Eleanor Bailey |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders TV | Mrs. Hunnicutt |
| 1995 | One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch MOVIE | Lorna |
| 1991 | The Darling Buds of May TV | Edith Pilchester |
| 1990 | Night Voice MOVIE | Annie Jonas |