Acting
Frances Barber
Born May 13, 1958 · Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays Camille (1985), and Uncle Vanya (1997). Her film appearances include three collaborations with Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), We Think the World of You (1988) and Dead Fish (2005); as well as Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987); Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992); and latterly Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). Barber's numerous television credits include The Street (2009), Doctor Who (2011), Silk (2012–2014), and Whitstable Pearl (2021–2022).
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Acting
A Mother For An Hour
The State of Us
2026
Comedy · Drama
MUSIK
2026
A Hand to Hold
2026
Horror · Comedy
The Secret Santa Project
2025
Comedy · Drama
The People Before
2025
Thriller · Mystery
Hamlet
2024
Drama · Thriller
Dreamland
2023
Comedy · Drama
A Bird Flew In
2022
Drama
The Chelsea Detective
2022
Crime · Mystery
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
2021
TV Movie · Horror
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021
Documentary · Comedy
Whitstable Pearl
2021
Crime · Mystery
Semi-Detached
2020
Comedy
Trick or Treat
2019
Crime · Thriller
Queens of Mystery
2019
Drama · Comedy · Mystery
Let's Talk About Sex
2019
Documentary · Reality
The Queen and I
2018
Comedy · TV Movie
Blue Iguana
2018
Action · Comedy · Thriller
An Ideal Husband
2018
Comedy
McKellen: Playing the Part
2018
Documentary · History
The Escape
2018
Drama
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017
Romance · Drama
The Bookshop
2017
Drama
The Chosen
2016
Drama · History · Thriller
The Rebel
2016
Comedy
Mr. Holmes
2015
Drama · Mystery
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
2015
Documentary · Reality · Drama
Mapp and Lucia
2014
Drama · Comedy
Inside No. 9
2014
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
Comedy · Documentary
Bad Education: Christmas Special
2013
Muse of Fire
2013
Documentary
Psychobitches
2013
Comedy
The Spa
2013
Comedy
Father Brown
2013
Drama · Crime · Mystery
May I Kill U?
2013
Comedy · Crime · Horror
Playhouse Presents
2012
Drama · Comedy
We'll Take Manhattan
2012
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Great Expectations
2011
Drama
Death in Paradise
2011
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Friday Night Dinner
2011
Comedy
Silk
2011
Drama
The Nativity
2010
Drama · Family
Vexed
2010
Comedy · Drama · Crime
Pete versus Life
2010
Comedy · Drama
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009
TV Movie · Drama · Comedy
Law & Order: UK
2009
Drama
Beautiful People
2008
Drama · Comedy
King Lear
2008
Drama · TV Movie
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007
Drama
Benidorm
2007
Comedy
The Street
2006
Drama
The IT Crowd
2006
Comedy
Hotel Babylon
2006
Drama · Comedy
Funland
2005
Mystery · Comedy · Drama
Dead Fish
2005
Thriller · Adventure · Action
Goal!
2005
Drama · Family
Doctor Who
2005
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
His Passionate Bride
2005
Animation · Comedy
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Evilenko
2004
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
Drama · Comedy
Hustle
2004
Comedy · Crime · Drama
New Tricks
2004
Drama · Comedy
Boudica
2003
Action · Drama · History
Monkey Dust
2003
Animation · Comedy
Flyfishing
2003
Comedy · Romance
The Red Siren
2002
Drama · Action · Thriller
Superstition
2001
Horror · Thriller
The Gentleman Thief
2001
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Love in a Cold Climate
2001
Drama
Esther Kahn
2000
Drama · Romance
Shiner
2000
Drama · Action · Crime
The Escort
1999
Drama
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
Comedy
Plastic Man
1999
Drama
Toy Boys
1999
Drama · Comedy
Gimme Gimme Gimme
1999
Comedy
Still Crazy
1998
Comedy · Music
Real Women
1998
Comedy · Drama
Tea
1998
Comedy
A Royal Scandal
1997
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
Photographing Fairies
1997
Mystery · Fantasy · Drama
The Ice House
1997
Drama · Mystery
Midsomer Murders
1997
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Rhodes
1996
Drama
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995
Comedy · History
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
1995
Drama
3 Steps to Heaven
1995
Scarborough Ahoy!
1994
Romance · Drama
Giorgino
1994
Drama · Horror · Adventure
Space Precinct
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin
1994
Drama · Romance
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994
Drama · TV Movie
Return to Blood River
1994
Mystery · Crime · TV Movie
Thatcherworld
1993
TV Movie
Rik Mayall Presents
1993
Comedy
Chef
1993
Comedy
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
Comedy · Drama
The Leaving of Liverpool
1992
Drama · History
The Leaving of Liverpool
1992
Drama
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
1991
Family · Fantasy · TV Movie
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Murder Most Horrid
1991
Mystery · Crime · Comedy
Hancock
1991
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Young Soul Rebels
1991
Drama · Mystery · Music
Secret Friends
1991
Drama · Fantasy
The Orchid House
1991
Drama
The Grasscutter
1990
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Separate Bedrooms
1989
Comedy
The Nightmare Years
1989
Drama
Screen One
1989
Drama
Behaving Badly
1989
Drama
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
1988
Drama · Comedy · Romance
We Think the World of You
1988
Drama
Red Dwarf
1988
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Documentary
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
Drama · Comedy
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
Drama
Inspector Morse
1987
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Casualty
1986
Drama · Soap
Castaway
1986
Adventure · Romance · Drama
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
Comedy · Drama
Screen Two
1985
Drama
White City
1985
Drama
Hard Feelings
1984
Drama · TV Movie
A Flame to the Phoenix
1983
War · TV Movie
Those Glory Glory Days
1983
Drama · TV Movie
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Crime · Drama
Acceptable Levels
1983
Drama
The Missionary
1982
Comedy
Timewatch
1982
Documentary
Home Sweet Home
1982
Drama · TV Movie
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
Drama
Play for Today
1970
Drama
Omnibus
1967
Documentary