Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn Bradshaw (born 13 January 1964, Blackpool) is an English actress known for her role in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Cathryn Bradshaw was born in Blackpool in 1964 and brought up in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire where she attended Breck School. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, alongside Louise Plowright and Mark Strong, and graduated in 1987. Bradshaw's first television role came in 1988 when she played the Princess in an episode of The Storyteller. The following year she appeared in an episode of Inspector Morse ("The Secret of Bay 5B") and in the 1989 comedy musical film, Bert Rigby, You're a Fool alongside Robert Lindsay and Robbie Coltrane. Then in 1990, she played Melanie in the acclaimed BBC television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit opposite Charlotte Coleman. She also appeared in four episodes of the ITV crime drama Chancer. She made a number of television appearances throughout the 1990s, In 1996, Bradshaw appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, and from 1997 to 1999 she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company She has also appeared in Down to Earth and Midsomer Murders. In 2003, she played Paula in romantic drama film, The Mother opposite Daniel Craig, and in 2004 she played Mary Webb in the BBC musical drama Blackpool. She appeared in two films in 2006. Firstly, the romantic comedy Venus, as Jillian. She appeared in the psychological thriller Like Minds as Helen Colbie. She played Margaret Littlefair in the satirical black comedy television series Suburban Shootout which aired on Five and Paramount Comedy in the United Kingdom. In 2007, she appeared in an episode of the BBC sitcom Lead Balloon.

  • Title: Cathryn Bradshaw
  • Popularity: 0.1487
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1964-01-13
  • Place of Birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Homepage: https://mubi.com/en/cast/cathryn-bradshaw/films/cast
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Cathryn Bradshaw Movies

  • 1993
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    Black Daisies For The Bride

    Black Daisies For The Bride

    1 1993 HD

    A play written by Tony Harrison as a tribute to sufferers of Alzheimer's disease. Filmed in High Royds Hospital, Menston, Yorkshire, the play...

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  • 2006
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    Venus

    Venus

    6.6 2006 HD

    Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and...

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  • 2003
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    The Mother

    The Mother

    6.1 2003 HD

    A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

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  • 1989
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    Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

    Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

    5.6 1989 HD

    A musical about a miner who wants to break into show business.

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  • 2006
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    Like Minds

    Like Minds

    6.322 2006 HD

    A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.

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  • 2009
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    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    6.663 2009 HD

    Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for...

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  • 2009
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    Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

    Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

    8 2009 HD

    Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee. The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines...

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  • 1989
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    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    8.1 1989 HD

    From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule...

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  • 2006
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    Lead Balloon

    Lead Balloon

    7.5 2006 HD

    Lead Balloon is a British television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack...

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  • 1999
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    People Like Us

    People Like Us

    7.9 1999 HD

    People Like Us was a British radio and TV comedy programme, a spoof on-location documentary written by John Morton, and starring Chris Langham as Roy...

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  • 1986
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    Casualty

    Casualty

    6 1986 HD

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

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  • 1990
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    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

    6.7 1990 HD

    Seven-year-old Jess is removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

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  • 2003
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    Peep Show

    Peep Show

    8.037 2003 HD

    Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy...

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  • 1997
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    Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

    7.5 1997 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

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  • 2009
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    Red Riding

    Red Riding

    6.5 2009 HD

    Thrilling trilogy of films based on David Peace's cult noir novels about Yorkshire during the 1970s and 80s: a world of paranoia, corruption and the...

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