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4 unusual facts about Sarah Lancashire


Sarah Lancashire

In 2006 she presented an edition of the Five documentary social heritage series Disappearing Britain in which she interviewed people with memories of Wakes Week holidays in Blackpool by Cotton mill workers in the early 20th Century.

In 2000, she starred in the drama Seeing Red, portraying actress Coral Atkins, who founded a care home for children and won two British television industry awards as a result.

In 2005 Lancashire starred in Cherished, a BBC drama in which she portrayed Angela Cannings, a British woman who was convicted of killing her two baby sons but was released when medical evidence given at her trial was deemed dubious.

The Afternoon Play

The series was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2005 for Best New Director for an episode directed by the actress Sarah Lancashire.


Kingdom Swann

The novel was adapted by David Nobbs as "Gentlemen's Relish" a feature-length drama for BBC TV in 2001 starring Billy Connolly, Sarah Lancashire and Douglas Henshall.

Miles Gibson

Kingdom Swann was adapted by David Nobbs as the feature-length comedy drama Gentlemen's Relish for BBC TV, starring Billy Connolly, Sarah Lancashire and Douglas Henshall (2001).


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