Carol MacReady is an English

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

. She is perhaps best known for the role of Mrs Dribelle in

Bodger and Badger ''Bodger & Badger'' is a BBC children's comedy programme written by Andy Cunningham, first broadcast in 1989. It starred Cunningham as handyman Simon Bodger and his talking badger companion. The programme was spawned from some appearances the ...

. Carol is married to actor

James Laurenson James Laurenson (born 17 February 1940) is a New Zealand stage and screen actor. Early life Laurenson was born in Marton, North Island, New Zealand. He was a student at Canterbury University College in Christchurch (now University of Canter ...

. Other television shows she appeared in include: *''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional H ...

'' - Milly Croft in "Peril at End House" and Miss Johnson in "Cat Among the Pigeons" *'' The Darling Buds of May'' - Mrs Daw *''

The Alleyn Mysteries ''The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries'' is a British detective television series, broadcast on BBC1, which was adapted from nine of the novels by Dame Ngaio Marsh, featuring the character Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. The pilot episode was sh ...

'' - Mrs Ives in "Death at the Bar" *'' The Woman in White'' - Mrs Michelson *'' Tales of the Unexpected'' - Liz Ferguson in "A Harmless Vanity" * '' Union Castle'' - Elizabeth Steel *'' Mapp and Lucia'' - Daisy Quantock *''

The Vicar of Dibley ''The Vicar of Dibley'' is a British sitcom which originally ran on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2007. It is set in a fictional small Oxfordshire village called Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar following the 1992 changes ...

'' - Mrs Tinker (Alice's mother) in "

The Christmas Lunch Incident "The Christmas Lunch Incident" is a Christmas special episode of the British television sitcom ''The Vicar of Dibley''. The episode was first broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom on 25 December 1996. It was the eighth episode of ''The Vicar of ...

" *'' Casualty'' - Evelyn Thomson in "A Life Less Ordinary" *''

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broa ...

'' - Olga in "The Guru" *''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ...

'' - Hatty Down in "Vixen's Run" *''

The Flame Trees of Thika ''The Flame Trees of Thika'' is a British television serial of seven 50-minute episodes made by Euston Films for Thames Television in 1981. It was adapted by John Hawkesworth from the 1959 book of the same title by Elspeth Huxley, and is set i ...

'' - Mrs Nimmo *''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stag ...

'' - Dorothy in

Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), '' The Singing Detective'' (1 ...

's "Schmoedipus" *'' Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' - Dolly Tearsheet - Episode 3.3 "The Sticking Place" *'' Gentleman Jack'' - Mrs Norclife *'' EastEnders'' - Joan

Filmography

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The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...

'' (1982) as Madame Duval *'' Forever Young'' (1983) as Brenda *''

Stanley's Dragon ''Stanley's Dragon'' is a 1994's British family fantasy TV miniseries on CITV starring Judd Trichter and Mia Fothergill. Plot The film takes place in present-day England. Stanley (Trichter) is an American exchange student who, upon becoming se ...

'' (1994) as Mrs. Batley *'' A Feast at Midnight'' (1995) as Miss Plunder *'' Quills'' (2000) as Sister Noirceuil *''

102 Dalmatians ''102 Dalmatians'' is a 2000 American crime comedy film directed by Kevin Lima and produced by Edward S. Feldman and Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to the 1996 film ''101 Dalmatians'', a live-action remake of the 1961 Disney animated film ...

'' (2000) as Agnes Wilford *''

Wondrous Oblivion ''Wondrous Oblivion'' is a 2003 British film directed and written by Paul Morrison and produced by Jonny Persey. Set in suburban south London in 1960, several themes run through the film, though the main storyline concerns the friendship betwe ...

'' (2003) as Mrs. Wilson *''

Walk like a Panther Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an ' inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults ...

'' (2018) as Pat *'' Dead in a Week or Your Money Back'' (2018) as Celia *'' A Boy Called Christmas'' (2021) as Mother Gerri

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