Carol MacReady is an English actress. She has been working in the profession since 1961. She is known for the role of Mrs Dribelle in the series Bodger and Badger.
Career Television MacReady has often been cast as matronly, authority and mother figures, such as Mrs Atkins in Danger: Marmalade at Work, Madge in Victoria Wood's play The Library, Susan Speed in Waiting For God, Mrs Daws in The Darling Buds of May, Elizabeth in The Ghostbusters of East Finchley, Agnes Wilford in 102 Dalmatians (2000), Olga in My Family and Ethel in Doc Martin.
One of her earlier notable roles was in the Play for Today story Schmoedipus (1974) written by Dennis Potter. In 1996, MacReady was memorably cast as Mrs Tinker, the paranoid mother of Alice Tinker in The Vicar of Dibley episode "The Christmas Lunch Incident". She later appeared as Mrs Norcliffe in Gentleman Jack and Irene Hickson in two episodes of Strike.
Theatre On stage, MacReady has appeared in several productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Love in a Wood as Mrs Joiner, Bartholomlew Fair as Ursula and Roberto Zucco as Madam. She has also featured in several plays at the National Theatre, including The Mandate as Tamara and Tales From the Vienna Woods as First Aunt.
Personal life MacReady married actor James Laurenson in 1970. The marriage produced one child. The couple divorced in 1997.https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/coronation-street-crown-star-james-29148352
Selected filmography Television +YearTitleRoleNotes1967ITV Play of the WeekSister TheresaLittle Moon of Alban1968Sherlock HolmesCarrieEpisode: "Shoscombe's Old Place"Softly SoftlyEllen SimpsonEpisode: "Take Them in Singles"1970The Six Wives of Henry VIIIAmalieEpisode: "Anne of Cleeves"1971The Mind of Mr. J.G. ReederMiss HillardEpisode: "Death of an Angel"1974Play For TodayDorothySchmoedipus1974-5An Unofficial RoseNancy Bowshott4 episodes1975The SweeneyKathEpisode: "Trojan Bus"1975-6CouplesHeather Barnes64 episodes1978Come Back, LucyMrs Clayton2 episodes1980Play For TodayATS SergeantThe Imitation Game1981The Flame Trees of ThikaMrs Nimmo4 episodes1982Tales of the UnexpectedLiz FergusonA Harmless VanityThe Woman in WhiteMrs Michelson3 episodes (mini series)Union CastleElizabeth Steel5 episodes1984Danger: Marmalade at WorkMrs Atkins10 episodesWinter SunlightMrs Swain2 episodes1985Mapp and LuciaDaisy Quantock2 episodesRoll Over BeethovenPetra Stopforth1 episode1985-6Troubles and StrifeMargaret13 episodes1986DramaramaMarian BertLast Days at Black Berts1987A Dororthy L. Sayers MysteryMiss Martin3 episodes (mini series)1989Victoria WoodMadgeEpisode: "The Library"1990Agatha Christie's PoirotMilly CroftEpisode: "Peril at End House"Birds of a FeatherMrs SimmonsEpisode: "Love on the Run"1991Never the TwainTraffic WardenEpisode: "The First of the Queue"Waiting For GodSusan Speed Episode: "Foreign Workers"1992A Bit of Fry and LaurieLiz Tragic1 episodeCasualty Aunt PaulineEpisode: "Body and Soul"1992-3The Darling Buds of May Mrs Daws4 episodes1993The Inspector Alleyn MysteriesMrs IvesEpisode; "Death at the Bar"Get BackPamEpisode: "Drive My Car"The Return of the PsammeadCook3 episodes1994The Rector's WifeCelia Harper3 episodes (mini series)1995The Ghostbusters of East FinchleyElizabeth5 episodes1996The Vicar of DibleyMrs TinkerEpisode: "The Christmas Lunch Incident"1996-7Bodger and BadgerMrs Dribelle33 episodes1997DangerfieldMrs SmedleyEpisode: "Guilt"2000Trial and RetributionVera Collingwood2 episodes2004Doc MartinMrs BeckettEpisode: "The Portwenn Effect"2006Midsomer MurdersHatty DownEpisode: "Vixen's Run"2008Agatha Christie's PoirotMiss JohnsonEpisode: "Cat Among the Pigeons"2009My Family OlgaEpisode: "The Guru"2013Doc MartinEthel2 episodes2016CasualtyEvelyn ThompsonEpisode: "A Life Less Ordinary"2017Marley's GhostsMrs HarringtonEpisode: "Dead Man's Chest"2018The RoyalsDottieEpisode: "There's Daggers in Men's Smiles"2020Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Dorothy TearsheetEpisode: "The Sticking Place"2022Gentleman JackMrs NorcliffeEpisode: "Faith is All"2022StrikeIrene Hickson2 episodes2022This is Going to HurtGerman Professor1 episode
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1971Cider with RosieBaronessTV film1973The Taming of the ShrewKatherinaTV film1977A Christmas CarolMrs CratchitTV film1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfWendyTV film1980InvasionCzech officialTV film1982Murder is EasyMrs PierceTV filmThe Scarlet PimpernelMadame DuvalTV film1983Forever YoungBrenda1991How's BusinessKath1994A Feast at MidnightMiss PlunderStanley's DragonMrs Bradley2000QuillsSister Noirceuill102 Dalmatians Agnes Wilford2003Wondrous OblivionMrs Wilson2006Love Lies BleedingLandladyTV film2018Walk like a PantherPatDead in a Week or Your Money BackCelia2021A Boy Called Christmas Mother GerriDecrypted Alice Bertrand
References
External links
Carol MacReady at Theatricalia