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Linda Hargreaves is a British actress who has appeared on both stage and screen. She made her television debut in the
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soap opera '' Doctors'' and has since returned to the soap on three separate occasions in different roles, most recently in the recurring role of Constance Buchanan. She has also appeared in various television series including ''Containment'' and ''
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Life and career

Hargreaves is a graduate of the
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, completing her studies in 2012. In 2014, she made her television debut as Stephanie Preston in the
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soap opera '' Doctors''. In 2015, she portrayed a hotel maid in an episode of '' Londongrad''. In 2016, Hargreaves appeared in various guest roles, including Pamela in an episode of the sixth series of '' Vera'', a history teacher in '' Raised by Wolves'' and an audience member in ''
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''. The following year, she made her film debut as Mrs. Holding in the drama film ''
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'', before returning to ''Doctors'', this time in the role of Dr. Liz Kewn. In 2018, Hargreaves appeared in an episode of the
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television series ''
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'' and played a passenger in the BBC political thriller series '' Bodyguard''. She also portrayed Carla in the film ''
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'' in 2019 and returned to ''Doctors'' for a third time as Kathy Richards in the episode "This Far and No Further". In 2020, Hargreaves appeared in an episode of the Sky One comedy drama '' Brassic''. Following this, she was cast in ''Containment'', and portrayed Mrs. Kendrick on a recurring basis, appearing in five episodes. In 2021, Hargreaves played various characters in the ITV2 comedy '' The Emily Atack Show'', appearing in numerous sketches. She also appeared in the films ''SeaView'' and ''Asylum'', portraying the roles of Diane and Susie Winnie respectively. Since 2021, Hargreaves has appeared in ''
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'' as Mrs. Wallace, making her debut in the tenth series and going on to appear in that year's Christmas special, before reprising her role for the eleventh series. In 2022, Hargreaves returned to ''Doctors'' for a fourth time, this time on a recurring basis as Constance Buchanan, the mother of established character
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( Laura White). She also appeared as Obi in the BBC television series ''
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'' and is set to portray Sonia Bumbridge in the film ''Swede Caroline''. Hargreaves is also a stage actress, having appeared in productions such as ''The Yellow Doctress'', ''Primetime'' and ''The Lost Hancock's''. She also writes and produces her own comedy series on
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and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Birmingham Comedy Festival, the Women in Comedy Festival as well as the Wolverhampton and Manchester Comedy Festival.


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