Amelia Mary Bullmore (born 31 January 1964) is an English actress, screenwriter and playwright. She is known for her roles in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' (1990–1992), '' I'm Alan Partridge'' (2002), '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2009), ''

Twenty Twelve ''Twenty Twelve'' is a BBC television comedy series written and directed by John Morton. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location mockumentary following the organisation of the 2012 Summ ...

'' (2011–2012) and ''

Scott & Bailey ''Scott & Bailey'' is a British police procedural series that debuted on ITV on 29 May 2011 and concluded on 27 April 2016. The series stars Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Amelia Bullmore, Nicholas Gleaves, Danny Miller and Pippa Haywood. The s ...

'' (2011–2014). Bullmore began writing in 1994. Her writing credits include episodes of ''

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'', '' Attachments'', ''Black Cab'', and ''

.''

Early life and education

Bullmore was born in

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, to Jeremy Bullmore, an advertising executive, and Pamela Bullmore (née Green), a gardening writer. She has two older brothers,

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and

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Edward Bullmore and documentary filmmaker Adam Bullmore. She studied drama at

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Career

Acting

Bullmore was part of a cabaret group named Red Stockings, along with Helen Edmundson. While performing at the

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, a casting director for ''

'' saw her performance. Bullmore played Steph Barnes in ''Coronation Street'', and was a regular on the show from February 1990 to September 1991. She made brief returns in April 1992 and September 1995. She worked and lived in Manchester for 10 years, moving to London in 1995. Bullmore appeared in the first series of the BBC comedy series

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broadcast in 1998. Bullmore appeared opposite

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as Sonja, the Ukrainian girlfriend of

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in the series two of the

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comedy series '' I'm Alan Partridge.'' She also appeared on

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's phone-in spoof '' Down the Line.'' From 2011 to 2014, Bullmore co-starred in the crime drama ''

.'' She also wrote seven episodes of the show. In 2016, she starred in the second series of '' Happy Valley'', playing jealous mistress Vicky Fleming.

Writing

In 2005, Bullmore wrote her first play, ''

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,'' which was staged at

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and went on to tour the UK regionally. In 2013, Bullmore wrote a second play, ''Di and Viv and Rose'', which was staged at

Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director since ...

. ''Di and Viv and Rose'' is about the friendship of three women over the course of 30 years, from 1983 when they are in university to 2013. The play eventually transferred to the West End in early 2015, where it ran at the

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before closing in March.

Personal life

In 1993, Bullmore married Scottish actor Paul Higgins. They met in

in 1992 while they were performing ''

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.'' The couple have two daughters, Mary and Flora.

Awards

Filmography

Theatre work

Radio work

Actor

* 2012: "Sweet Tooth," ''

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,''

– '' Sweet Tooth'' by

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* 2016: "Delamere's Meadow," ''First for Radio,''

– ''Delamere's Meadow'' by Nina Stibbe * 2017: "The Beard," ''Drama,''

– ''The Beard'' by Timothy X Atack

Writer

* 2007: " Down the Line,"

– January 2007 * 2007: "Cash Flow," ''From Fact to Fiction, ''

* 2009: "The Bat Man," ''

Afternoon Drama ''Drama'' (formerly ''Afternoon Theatre'', ''Afternoon Drama,'' ''Afternoon Play'') is a BBC Radio 4 radio drama, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm. Generally each play is 45 minutes in duration and approximately 190 new plays are broadcast each ...

, ''

* 2009: "The Middle," ''Saturday Drama,''

* 2009-2014: "Craven," 15 Minute Drama,

– Series 1 (2009), Series 2, 3 & 4 (2012), Series 5 (2013), Series 6 (2014) * 2007: "County Lines (radio play], "

– June 2018

Works and publications

Plays

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Radio

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Other writing

References

External links

Amelia Bullmore
at the

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