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Victoria Lee McClure (born 8 May 1983) is an English actress, model and presenter. She is known for her roles as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the

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series '' Line of Duty'' (2012–present) and Lol Jenkins in

Shane Meadows Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film '' This Is England'' (2006) and its three sequels (2010–2015). Meadows' other films i ...

' film ''

This Is England ''This Is England'' is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how their subculture, which has its roots in 1960s West Indies culture, especi ...

'' (2006) and its

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sequel mini-series ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011), and ''

This Is England '90 ''This Is England '90'' is a 2015 British TV drama mini-series written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne and produced by Warp Films. A spin-off from the 2006 film ''This Is England'', it is also a sequel to the series ''This Is England '86'' an ...

'' (2015). Before ''This is England'', she appeared in another of Meadows' films, ''

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'' (1999), where she played Ladine. She won the

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and

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for her portrayal of Lol in ''This is England '86'' in 2011. McClure is also well-known for her role as Karen White in

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's ''

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'', and other roles such as in '' Filth and Wisdom'' (2008), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2013), and '' The Replacement'' (2017).

Early life

Vicky Lee McClure was born on 8 May 1983 in the

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area of

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. Her father was a

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and her mother was a hairdresser. She has an elder sister, Jenny. McClure was educated at Fernwood School. From the age of three she took dance lessons, and auditioned for the

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when she was 11. Unsuccessful on her first attempt, she was recalled a week later after another child dropped out. While there, she was coached and mentored by fellow Nottingham-born actress

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. McClure successfully auditioned for entry to the

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aged 16, but her family could not afford the tuition fees, and she remained at the Workshop.Two Shot Podcast, Vicky McClure, 6 July 2017.

Career

Television and film

At 15, she was asked to audition for a part in

's independent film ''

''. The youngest to audition, she was called back, and gained the role of Ladine Brass. She secured an agent, but achieved no parts for four years. After starting a drama foundation course at the local college on leaving school, she left to work in retail, initially for H. Samuel and then

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. Aged 19 she gave up her acting ambitions for 12 months, but then took a part-time office job in Nottingham to allow her to audition for parts, mostly in London. After an 18-month period of taking walk-on parts in soaps and daytime TV, McClure then worked on the ''

This is England ''This Is England'' is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how their subculture, which has its roots in 1960s West Indies culture, especi ...

'' film and mini-series from 2006 until 2015, portraying the role of Lorraine "Lol" Jenkins. In an April 2007 interview with '' Time Out'', McClure spoke of Meadows approaching her for the role while she was in a pub with

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. She described the making of the film, which was highly

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, as "constant laughing and jokes". In 2011, her performance as Lorraine "Lol" Jenkins in ''

This is England '86 ''This Is England '86'' is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a spin-off from the 2006 film ''This Is England''. Set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subcu ...

'' won her the

and the Royal Television Society Award for Best Actress. McClure co-starred in the London-based comedy film '' Filth and Wisdom'', the first feature film directed by

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. She admitted to being slightly star-struck upon first meeting Madonna, "I tried to act as cool as possible but inside I'm like, "Oh my God; there's Madonna!" You can't help it". The film premièred at the

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on 13 February 2008. McClure was approached and auditioned for a role in ITV soap ''

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'', but decided to turn it down. She later joined the cast of the British

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television series, '' Line of Duty'' in 2012 as DC Kate Fleming, continuing in the role in Series 2 (2014), Series 3 (2016), Series 4 (2017) and Series 5 (2019) and Series 6 (2021). In 2013, McClure appeared in the British action-thriller film ''

'' opposite

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. In July 2016, McClure appeared as Winnie Verloc in ''

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'', based on the novel of the same name by

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. McClure starred in the BBC TV thriller '' The Replacement'' in 2017. In February 2017, McClure made her professional stage début at Nottingham Playhouse in the fortieth anniversary production of ''Touched'' by Stephen Lowe. McClure did voiceover work for the

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show ''A Year on the Farm'' in August 2017. In 2019, McClure starred as Nicola in the channel 4 drama '' I Am...'' with ''This is England'' and ''Line of Duty'' co-star and friend,

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. She received praise for her portrayal of a woman trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship. Also in 2019, McClure was cast in the TV adaptation of

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, a series of young adult books by

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. As of 2020, she plays Mrs. Jones, the deputy head of Mi6 in the show. In December 2019, McClure made a brief appearance as herself in the popular internet comedy series on

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, ''Charity Shop Sue'', based in

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Music videos

McClure was also featured alongside

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, Abbey Butler,

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and

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's music video " She Said". In 2010, McClure appeared in a number of promotional short films for the English cosmetics brand Illamasqua. In 2012, McClure appeared in the video for

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's song " Two Fingers" along with ''Line of Duty'' co-star

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. On 18 March 2014, McClure appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.

Our Dementia Choir

McClure formed the Our Dementia Choir in 2019, after her late grandmother’s diagnosis of

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taught her the healing power of music. McClure worked on a documentary to raise awareness of the disease, which culminated in a performance in front of 2,000 people at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall. She revisited them in 2020, exploring how the pandemic had affected them. She is also an Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador as of 2018, and has taken part in the Alzheimer's Society Memory Walks for many years. In 2022, McClure made a further BBC documentary featuring other Dementia gatherings and musical support groups from elsewhere in the UK, and brought her own Dementia Choir to perform with

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before 20,000 spectators at the Splendour Festival held in Nottingham's

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grounds.

Personal life

McClure lives in Nottingham with Welsh director

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. On 28 December 2017, they announced their engagement. In 2013, she opened the Hogarth Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Nottingham City Hospital, and has remained an avid supporter of the Teenage Cancer Trust since. McClure is close friends with '' Line of Duty'' stars

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, and writer

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. She has also remained close with her ''

'' co-stars, with many attending

Thomas Turgoose Thomas Aiden Turgoose (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role as Shaun Fields in the film ''This Is England'' (2006), a role he reprises in the ''This Is England'' TV series ''This Is England '86'' (2010), ''This Is ...

's wedding in 2019. She is also friends with

, having worked with him on many projects over the last 20 years.

Local recognition

In 2015, Nottingham Express Transit (NET) named tram 224 after her. On her maiden trip she was asked to leave the tram for fare evasion – having been offered a free ride, she did not have a ticket. As of March 2022, NET had named 37 trams after people with connections local to the Nottingham area. In August 2022, McClure was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by the

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for her work with ''Our Dementia Choir'', including a TV documentary. She was previously awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts by Nottingham Trent University during 2015, in recognition of her contributions to the acting profession and charitable work in Nottingham.
20 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2022

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Vicky McClure
Official Website
Vicky McClure
at the

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