Cathryn Bradshaw

Acting

Cathryn Bradshaw

Born January 13, 1964 · Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK (age 62)

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 firs…

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The MotherThe Mother · 2003
The Mother
6.02003
MovieDramaRomance
A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
Like MindsLike Minds · 2006
Like Minds
6.42006
MovieThrillerMystery
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
6.62009
MovieThrillerMystery
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
VenusVenus · 2006
Venus
6.62006
MovieComedyDrama
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 provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
Bert Rigby, You're a FoolBert Rigby, You're a Fool · 1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
5.11989
MovieComedy
A musical about a miner who wants to break into show business.
The Storyteller: The Luck ChildThe Storyteller: The Luck Child · 1988
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
1988
MovieFantasyFamily
Seeking to avert a prophecy which foretells of a seventh son someday supplanting the current king, the unscrupulous monarch seeks out this luck child and attempts to do away with him. But those blessed with luck cannot be undone.
Willesden ConfidentialWillesden Confidential · 2005
Willesden Confidential
2005
Movie
Dangerous Davies investigates the death of Geoff Fallon, a stock car driver who was killed during a race at the local stadium when his car exploded due to a leaky fuel line. There seemed to be a considerable animosity with his brother, also a stock car driver, but it turns that Fallon was convicted of killing a child with his car some years previously and the dead child's older brother was working at the stadium on the night in question. When a second person is killed, Davies determines that the case is far more complex than originally thought. Meanwhile, all of the officers at the local station are under investigation when information is leaked to the press.
Black Daisies For The BrideBlack Daisies For The Bride · 1993
Black Daisies For The Bride
10.01993
MovieDramaDocumentary
A play written by Tony Harrison as a tribute to sufferers of Alzheimer's disease. Filmed in High Royds Hospital, Menston, Yorkshire, the play combines drama, documentary, song, verse and music to unravel the lives of the residents.

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Lead BalloonLead Balloon · 2006
Lead Balloon
7.62006
SeriesComedy
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 Dee and Pete Sinclair. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life is plagued by petty annoyances, disappointments and embarrassments. Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power and Tony Gardner also star. The first series of six episodes was broadcast on BBC Four in 2006, with the first episode achieving the highest ratings for a comedy on the channel. Repeats of the series were run on BBC Two and BBC HD, bringing it to a larger audience. A second series of eight episodes aired on BBC Two in November 2007, and a third series began airing in November 2008. A fourth and final series commenced broadcast on 31 May 2011 on BBC Two and ended on 5 July. Comparisons were made by critics to the successful American comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, and positive comments were made about Lead Balloon's characters, particularly Magda, the Eastern European housekeeper. The first series was released on DVD in November 2007. The show's theme tune is a cover version of "One Way Road", written by Noel Gallagher and performed by Paul Weller.