Rachel Bell

Biography

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

Movies & TV Shows

1. Doctor Who (1963) — Priscilla P.
2. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Mrs Nicoletis
3. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Mrs. Hunnicutt
4. From Time to Time (2009) — Perkins
5. Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (1985) — Jennifer Fortescue
6. Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022) — Sister Helena
7. Grange Hill (1978) — Mrs. Holmes
8. The Darling Buds of May (1991) — Edith Pilchester
9. Superstition (2001) — Forewoman of the Jury
10. Dear John (1986) — Louise
11. Murder in Mind (2001) — Eleanor Bailey
12. Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol (1988) — Priscilla P
13. The Upper Hand (1990) — Carol Greenaway, Interior Decorator
14. Shoestring (1979) — Ruth
15. The Magnificent Evans (1984)
16. Disraeli (1978) — Clara Bolton
17. One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch (1995) — Lorna
18. Home to Roost (1985) — Violet Blackett
19. Red Mercury (2005) — Mrs Iqbal
20. Night Voice (1990) — Annie Jonas
21. Song of Experience (1986) — Mrs. Lumb
22. Chance of a Lifetime (1980) — School secretary
23. Mrs Biggs (2012) — Mary
24. Second City Firsts (1973) — Rosie

Directed

1. Monarchy (2004) — Director