Susan Twist (born 6 June 1956) is a British actress best known as Rosie Banks in ''

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'' (1994–1996) and as Susan Triad in ''

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'' (2023–present).

Early life

Twist was born in

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. She attended the

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from 1975 to 1978.

Career

Twist has appeared in various episodes of ''

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'', '' In the Flesh'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. On stage, she has appeared in productions of ''

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'', ''Prize Night'', ''Jack Flash'' and ''

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''. In 2023, she appeared in the second 60th anniversary episode of ''

'', " Wild Blue Yonder", playing Mrs Merridew,

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's maid. She then appeared in the 2023 Christmas special, "

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", where she played a different character, now a woman in the crowd of a concert. She subsequently re-appeared in the first six episodes of the fourteenth series as different characters, before being revealed as the character Susan Triad in that series' two-part finale, "

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" and " Empire of Death". In 2025, it was announced she would return for the show's fifteenth series, with Twist returning in the series' two-part finale, " Wish World"/" The Reality War".

Filmography

Film

Television

Podcast series

Notes

References

External links

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