Jacqueline Defferary is a British actress. She is married to actor Alasdair Craig.

Career

Film and television

Defferary's first screen role was in the 1992 as Daisy in ''

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'' serial "

Kissing the Gunner's Daughter ''Kissing the Gunner's Daughter'' is a 1992 novel by the British mystery writer Ruth Rendell, featuring the recurring character Inspector Reg Wexford. The title of the book refers to historical corporal punishment in the Royal Navy where a sa ...

". She has also appeared in several episodes of ITV police drama ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

''. In 1995 she appeared in two sitcoms starring Rowan Atkinson, in the ''

Mr. Bean ''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and R ...

'' episode " Tee Off, Mr. Bean" she played a woman in a

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, and in '' The Thin Blue Line'' episode titled "Yuletide Spirit" she played a homeless woman. The same year she was in an episode of the

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television series ''

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as Lynn/Srprite''. In 1997 she appeared as Julie (7 episodes) in the short-lived BBC sitcom ''

A Perfect State ''A Perfect State'' was a 1997 British situation comedy starring Gwen Taylor, Richard Hope, Trevor Cooper, Emma Amos and Danny Webb. It debuted on BBC1 on Thursday 27 February 1997 and ran for seven episodes. Taylor took the leading role of ...

''. In 1997 she had a role in ''Cadfael'' (Season 3, Episode 2, "St Peter's Fair") as Emma Vernold, and also played "Cicely" in the comedy sketch "Look Listen & Take Heed – Women Keep Your Virtue" on

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. She originated the role of Sally in the stage play ''

Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick ''Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick'' is a 1998 play written by the English dramatist Terry Johnson, who also directed the original production at the National Theatre. The play is about the off-screen love affair between ''Carry On'' film st ...

'' (based on the ''

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'' series of films), and played the role again in 2000 for its television adaptation, renamed ''

Cor, Blimey! ''Cor, Blimey!'' is a 2000 TV film that follows the relationship between Carry On (film series), ''Carry On'' film actors Sid James (played by Geoffrey Hutchings) and Barbara Windsor (played by Samantha Spiro). The film, first broadcast on ITV (T ...

''. In 2001 she starred in the '' Urban Gothic'' episode "The End" as Lucy Morgan. 2006 saw her feature in '' Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes''. In 2009 she appeared as Mrs Taylor in four episodes of the

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'' EastEnders''. In 2014 she appeared in ''Agatha Christie: Ordeal By Innocence'' (TV Mini-Series) as Glenda. In 2018 she appeared in ''

Father Brown Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English author G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intui ...

'' "The Devil You Know" (Series 6 Episode 6) as Shirley Krieger. Her film credits include ''

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(''Amanda), '' Pandaemonium'' (Miss Holland) and '' I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (''Annie, waitress).

Theatre

As well as screen roles, Defferary has also starred in a number of theatrical productions including ''

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'' and ''

The Comedy of Errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. ...

'', both for the Royal Shakespeare Company. And for the Royal National Theatre she has appeared in ''

Welcome to Thebes ''Welcome to Thebes'' is a 2010 play by Moira Buffini. It premiered on 15 June 2010 in a production at the Olivier Theatre of the Royal National Theatre in London directed by Richard Eyre. Plot Set in 'a city named Thebes, somewhere in the 20 ...

'' and ''Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick'' among others. At the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England ...

she starred in ''The Arsonists'', and ''Push Up'' alongside

David Tennant David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show ''Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...

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