Diana Hardcastle

Diana Hardcastle is a British actress who has appeared largely in television roles. She appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, Inspector Lynley and Taggart. She played recurring roles in the series First Among Equals and Fortunes of War.

She is married to the actor Tom Wilkinson, with whom she has two children. In 2011, Hardcastle and Wilkinson portrayed real life husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy in the mini series The Kennedys and in 2012 starred in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel together.

Filmography

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
1982	East Lynne	Wilson
1983	Reilly, Ace of Spies	Anna
1984	Charlie	Ainsworth's secretary
1984	The House	Mrs. Janek
1985	Love Song	Philippa Jameson Hatchard
1986	Screen Two	Judith Walters	1 episode
1986	First Among Equals	Louise Fraser	9 episodes
1987	Fortunes of War	Edwina Little	3 episodes
1988-1992	That's Love	Patsy	18 episodes
1992	Boon	Kate Newsome	1 episode
1993	Punchdrunk	Vikki Brown	6 episodes
1993	Resnick: Rough Treatment	Claire Millinder
1996	The Tide of Life	Rona Birch
1997	Midsomer Murders	Barbara Lessiter	1 episode
1997	Bugs	Elaine Harman	1 episode
1999	The Bill	Ruth Watts	1 episode
1999	Taggart	Mariah Strange	1 episode
2003	Holby City	Pam Wilkinson	1 episode
2004	If Only	Claire
2004	A Good Woman	Lady Plymdale
2004	Rosemary & Thyme	Crystal	1 episode
2005	Chromophobia	Mrs. Wharton
2006	The Inspector Lynley Mysteries	Deborah Proctor	1 episode
2008	Doctors	Pam Philips/Penny Healey-Henderson	2 episodes
2010	Silent Witness	Mary Bradburn	2 episodes
2011	The Kennedys	Rose Kennedy	8 episodes Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
2012	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Carol