Rebecca Saire (born 16 April 1963) is a British actress and writer who gained early attention when, at the age of fourteen, she played Juliet for the BBC Television Shakespeare series.
Rebecca Saire | |
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| Born | 16 April 1963 London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse | Roger Allam |
| Children | 2 |
Stage edit
- Sybil in Private Lives (National Theatre)
- Eliante in The Misanthrope (Piccadilly Theatre)
- Mabel in An Ideal Husband (Gielgud Theatre)
- Gwendolen in Travesties (RSC and Savoy Theatre)
- Diana in All's Well That Ends Well (RSC)
- Audrey Walsingham in The School of Night (RSC)
- Rachel in A Jovial Crew (RSC)
- She was "a beautiful and truly tragic Ophelia" (Time Out) to Mark Rylance's Hamlet at the RSC in 1989
- Princess Mary in Crown Matrimonial (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre/Tour)
Filmography edit
Television edit
- Romeo and Juliet (1978)
- Quatermass (1979, TV)
- Love in a Cold Climate (TV serial, 1980), as Victoria
- A.D. (1985), TV film
- Vanity Fair (1987, TV)
- Jeeves and Wooster (1991, TV)
- Dr. Jenkins in My Dad's the PM
- Aline Hemmingway in Jeeves and Wooster
- Theresa Nolan in A Taste for Death
- Shona, the high-flying executive wife of DC Duncan Lennox in the long running ITV Drama The Bill
- She also made guest appearances in A Bit of Fry and Laurie
- Midsomer Murders Season 7, Episode 3 (2004)
- Lady Alexandra Curzon in episode 6, season 2 ("Vergangenheit") of The Crown (2017)
- Mrs. Radowicz in Episode 4 Season 5, Episode 2 Series 7 of Endeavour (2019)
- Killing Eve (2020, BBC TV), as Bertha Kruger, Series 3, Episode 4
- Miriam Heartley-Reade in Season 7, Episode 3 - The Fisher King of Midsomer Murders
- Jonquil Heathcote in Doctors (2022)[1]
Films edit
- The Shooting Party (1985)
Radio edit
- Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, in "The People's Princess",
- Philippa in "The Experiences of an Irish RM", based on The Irish R.M. novels,
- Sue in "The Small Back Room", based on the novel of that title,
- Joan Greenwood in "Kind Hearts", about the classic comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets
Writing edit
Saire has written three plays for BBC Radio 4, all produced by Eoin O'Callaghan:
- Standing on Tiptoe
- The Detox
- Clapham Junction (Radio Times - Pick of the Week)
References edit
- ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Halloween HORROR in Letherbridge!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links edit
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