Susan Jameson

Susan Jameson
Born Susan I. M. Jameson[1]
13 August 1941
Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1962–present
Spouse(s) James Bolam (b. 1935)
Children Nigel (born Mark)
Lucy

Susan I.M. Jameson (born 13 August 1941)[2] is an English actress who is best known for her television work. She is possibly most notable for portraying Esther Lane in the BBC crime drama, New Tricks between 2003 and 2013.

Early life

Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. She is married to actor James Bolam with whom she has a daughter, Lucy.[3] She has a son from a previous relationship who was given for adoption and had his name changed from Mark to Nigel.[4]

Career

Her television roles include Myra Booth in Coronation Street, Kate in Take Three Girls and Jessie Seaton in When the Boat Comes In. She played Emma Lambe in the third series of All in Good Faith, and John Duttine's second wife in the BBC drama To Serve Them All My Days. She also starred in two BBC children's comedy series, Bad Boyes, in which she played the eponymous lead character's mother (two series, 1987–88) and 'Who, Sir? Me, Sir?' (1985).

She has featured with her husband, Bolam, in several series, including an early episode of The Likely Lads, as well as When The Boat Comes In, New Tricks, Grandpa in My Pocket and an ITV legal drama entitled Close and True (screened in 2000), which also starred Robson Green.

Her guest appearances include UFO, Space: 1999, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Dalziel and Pascoe, Hi-de-Hi! and Holby City.

In 2009, she was one of five actresses (alongside Emilia Fox, Barbara Flynn, Samantha Bond and Diana Quick) to portray Queen Elizabeth II in Channel 4's series The Queen.

She is also a regular in BBC produced Doctor Who audios, playing Mrs Wibbsey, the Doctor's housekeeper, in three series with Tom Baker, Hornets' Nest (2009), Demon Quest (2010) & Serpent Crest (2011). This was not her first foray into the world of Doctor Who having played Mrs Moynihan in an early Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play, The Spectre of Lanyon Moor[5] opposite Colin Baker, Nicholas Courtney and husband James Bolam. In 1971, Jameson had been cast in the Doctor Who serial Colony in Space but she was replaced by Tony Caunter when the BBC's Head of Drama Serials decided the role was inappropriate for a woman to perform. Jameson was nevertheless paid in full.[6]

Jameson is also known as an audio book narrator, especially of Catherine Cookson novels.

In 2014 Sue Jameson's first book Pony Tails, a collection of short stories based on four native breeds: The Connemara, The Welsh Cob, The Shetland and The Exmoor, was published by Forelock Books.

Filmography

Radio

Date Title Role Director Station
23 Aug 2004 The Coast of Maine: Miss Tempy's Watchers Sarah Ann Binson Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
3 Mar 2005 The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch[7] Grandmother Lu Kemp BBC Radio 3 The Wire
16 Mar 2005
– 6 Apr 2005 		The Great Pursuit Cynthia Bogden Toby Swift BBC Radio 4
5 May 2005 Stone Baby[8] Nurse Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 The Wire
6 May 2005 Claw Marks on the Curtain: The Open Window Caroline Nuttel Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
5 Dec 2005
– 30 Dec 2005 		David Copperfield Peggotty / Mrs Gummidge Jeremy Mortimer BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ England & Wales Birth Register Index; Jameson, Susan I. M.; September quarter 1941; Registration District: Bromsgrove; Registration County: Worcestershire; Volume 6c; Page 572
  3. ↑ "Susan Jameson". Corrie.net. 1944-08-13. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  4. ↑ Laura Collins (10 October 2010). "'Sorry, I've no sense of being your mother': The long lost son of New Tricks star Susan Jameson reveals heartbreaking rejection". Daily Mail.
  5. ↑ "The Spectre of Lanyon Moor - Doctor Who - Main Range". Big Finish. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  6. ↑ "Colony in Space". A Brief History of Time (Travel). Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Wire - The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr Punch". BBC. 2005-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  8. ↑ "The Wire - A new wave of dramaStone BabyBy Sean Buckley". BBC. 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2013-11-27.

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