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Rachel Bradley
Rachel Louise Bradley is a fictional character portrayed by Helen Baxendale in the British comedy-drama television series ''Cold Feet''. Rachel is introduced in Pilot (Cold Feet), the pilot episode (1997), where she begins a relationship with Adam Williams (James Nesbitt). Their relationship has highs and lows throughout the series; Rachel reveals a secret husband in the first series (1998) and has an abortion in the second (1999), which supposedly prevents her from conceiving a child in the future. She and Adam marry in the third series (2000) and are surprised to discover that she is pregnant in the fourth (2001). They both begin raising their child in the fifth series (2003), but Rachel's life is cut short when she is killed in a car crash. The character was originally devised as "the fantasy girlfriend", and was constructed as an amalgamation of writer Mike Bullen's female friends. As the series was developed, input into Rachel's storylines was provided by ''Cold Feet''s pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Baxendale
Helen Victoria Baxendale (born 7 June 1970) is an English actress of stage and television. She is known for her roles as Rachel Bradley in the British comedy drama ''Cold Feet'' (1997–2003) and Emily Waltham in the American sitcom ''Friends'' (1998–1999). Baxendale's early stage credits include '' The Soldiers'' at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre, which earned her a 1993 Ian Charleson Award nomination. Her other television credits include ''Cardiac Arrest'' (1994–1996), '' An Unsuitable Job for a Woman'' (1997–1999), '' Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years'' (2001), ''Cuckoo'' (2012–2019) and '' Noughts + Crosses'' (2020). Early life Baxendale was born on 7 June 1970 in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire. Baxendale's parents were teachers at a comprehensive school. Her sister is the screenwriter Katie Baxendale. She grew up in Shenstone, Staffordshire, and attended King Edward VI School, Lichfield. She wanted to be a ballet dancer and trained at the Elmhurst School for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
