Sarah Lam is a
British-
Chinese actress known for UK
television
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roles.
Career
She played Susannah in the sitcom ''
No Problem!'', Linda Mo in ''
Angels
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'', Anna Lee in ''
Howards' Way
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'' and Caroline Choi in ''
Brookside''. Other TV credits include ''
Two Thousand Acres of Sky
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The show takes place on the fictional island of Ronansay off t ...
'', ''
Q.E.D.'', ''
The Chinese Detective
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'', ''
C.A.T.S. Eyes'', ''
A Very Peculiar Practice
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'', ''
The Adventure Game
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'', ''
To Be the Best'', ''
Virtual Murder'', ''
Sherlock'', ''
Inspector Morse
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'', ''
The Bill
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The programme focused on ...
'' and ''
Holby City
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''.
Lam has recently been involved in the production ''The World of Extreme Happiness'' at the
National Theatre.
In 2015, Lam appeared in an episode of ''
Casualty''. She also appeared in ''
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' as a nurse and the 80s cult show ''
The Adventure Game
''The Adventure Game'' is a game show that was originally broadcast on UK television channels BBC1 and BBC2 between 24 May 1980 and 18 February 1986. The story in each show was that the two celebrity contestants and a member of the public had ...
''.
Lam appeared in ''Paradise'',
Kae Tempest's new all-female version of Sophocles' play ''
Philoctetes
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'', Postponed from 2020, it was directed by
Ian Rickson
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Lesley Sharp
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as the title character.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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Sarah Lam entry on TV.com
British television actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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