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in Rossendale, Lancashire. She is best known for playing PC

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in ''

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'' from 2002 to 2004, DC Janet Miller in ''City Central'', Catherine Heywood in ''Wing and a Prayer''. She has also been in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Sharpe'', '' Waterloo Road'' and the 1999 TV film ''The Dark Room'' from the novel by

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. She also appeared in a BBC Wales series, ''Lifeboat''. On 15 March 2017, it was announced that she had joined the cast of ''

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'' as

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's (

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) sister

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, taking over the role from

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. It was announced in March 2019 that Hyde would leave ''Coronation Street''. She made her final appearance on 1 April 2019. In 2020, Hyde shared her memories of ''The Bill'', ''Coronation Street'', her life and career in a special interview for ''The Bill Podcast''.

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