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Rachel Bell

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress. Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985). Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love. In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK. In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK on 1st January 1950

All Credits

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Grange Hill
Mrs. Holmes
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs Nicoletis
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Midsomer Murders
Mrs. Hunnicutt
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Doctor Who
Priscilla P.
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The Upper Hand
Carol Greenaway, Interior Decorator
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Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Jennifer Fortescue
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The Darling Buds of May
Edith Pilchester
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Murder in Mind
Eleanor Bailey
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Dear John
Louise
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The Magnificent Evans
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Shoestring
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Home to Roost
Violet Blackett
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Disraeli
Clara Bolton
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From Time to Time
Perkins
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Red Mercury
Mrs Iqbal
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Superstition
Forewoman of the Jury
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Night Voice
Annie Jonas
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Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Priscilla P
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The Wisdom Of The Witch
Lorna
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Song of Experience
Mrs. Lumb
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Chance of a Lifetime
School secretary