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Tate co-wrote and starred in her own comedy sketch programme called ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]''. Despite speculation that the third series would be the last, Tate and the BBC have not ruled out further series or episodes. In an interview on ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'' on [[18th December]] [[2006]] Tate indicated that a fourth series was unlikely but hoped to film a one-off special episode in [[2007]]. |
Tate co-wrote and starred in her own comedy sketch programme called ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]''. Despite speculation that the third series would be the last, Tate and the BBC have not ruled out further series or episodes. In an interview on ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'' on [[18th December]] [[2006]] Tate indicated that a fourth series was unlikely but hoped to film a one-off special episode in [[2007]]. She has also indicated that she would be happy to take the show on a live tour, in the same fashion that ''[[Little Britain]]'' did. |
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Catherine Tate née Ford, (born 12th May, 1968) is an English comedienne and actress best known for the BBC Two sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show.
Television
Tate began her acting career with roles in serial dramas such as Casualty. In 2001 she played Smeraldina in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Servant to Two Masters. She appeared in comedy series such as The Harry Hill Show, Big Train, Wild West, Attention Scum and That Peter Kay Thing before being given her own programme, which she co-wrote with Derren Litten.
In March, 2005, she made an appearance during the BBC's Comic Relief as the character of Lauren Cooper from The Catherine Tate Show, alongside boy-band McFly. In November 2005, as part of the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon, Tate appeared in an EastEnders sketch, under the guise of Lauren. The sketch saw Lauren arrive in Walford in search of revenge on Stacey, who had apparently stolen her boyfriend. After arguing with Peggy, Lauren eventually left The Queen Victoria pub after uttering some famous lines from the soap, including "Hello Princess" and "Rickaay!", along with her usual catchphrase, "Am I Bovvered?".
Also in November, Tate was a guest star at the 77th Royal Variety Performance and once again appeared in the guise of Lauren, accompanied by her friends Ryan and Liese. During the sketch, Tate, as her character Lauren, looked up at the Royal Box and asked the Queen; "Is one bovvered? Is one's face bovvered?". [1]
At the end of 2005 she appeared in the award-winning BBC television adaptation of Bleak House. In 2006, Tate made an appearance in the closing few moments of the final episode Doomsday in the series of Doctor Who. She appeared as Donna Noble, a woman in a wedding dress who suddenly appears in the TARDIS. Following that episode, in the 2006 Christmas special, The Runaway Bride, her character took on a major role. On her appearance in the series, Tate commented "I was holding out for a summer season at Wigan rep but as a summer job, this'll do."[2] She has been comissioned to write a TV drama for the BBC's forthcoming Decades project. [3] She also had a role in the television adaptation of the novel The Bad Mother's Handbook where she co-starred along side Anne Reid.
On March 16 2007, Tate appeared on Comic Relief in the guise of some of her well-known characters from The Catherine Tate Show. Tate appeared as character Lauren Cooper in sketches with David Tennant who acted as Lauren Cooper's teacher and Tony Blair who saw Lauren Cooper while she was on work experience at 10 Downing Street. Tate also appeared as Elaine Figgis who had met actor Daniel Craig on the internet, as Geordie Georgie with Lenny Henry and Joannie "Nan" Taylor on an episode of Deal or No Deal hosted by Noel Edmonds.
Film and theatre
Tate had roles in three films in 2006. These films included; Starter for Ten, Sixty Six and Scenes of a Sexual Nature. She appears in the forthcoming films: Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution, in which she plays the title character, and Love and Other Disasters.
Tate has also had a role in theatre. In 2005, Tate played a role in the West End play Some Girl(s), alongside Friends star David Schwimmer, Sara Powell, Lesley Manville and Saffron Burrows. In an interview Tate commented that she could not look Schwimmer in the eye during her time with him, leading to speculation that the pair did not get on. Tate immediately denied the rumours, explaining that she was joking about her attempts to act "cool" around the actor who she described as "a very funny, personable man, and easy to get along with".
The Catherine Tate Show
Tate co-wrote and starred in her own comedy sketch programme called The Catherine Tate Show. Despite speculation that the third series would be the last, Tate and the BBC have not ruled out further series or episodes. In an interview on The Paul O'Grady Show on 18th December 2006 Tate indicated that a fourth series was unlikely but hoped to film a one-off special episode in 2007. She has also indicated that she would be happy to take the show on a live tour, in the same fashion that Little Britain did.
Awards
- In 2004, Tate won a British Comedy Award for "Best comedy newcomer" for her work on the first series of The Catherine Tate Show.
- In 2006 on 13th December, Tate won a British Comedy Award for "Best British Comedy Actress" for her work in the second series of The Catherine Tate Show.
Background and personal life
Tate was born in Bloomsbury, London and brought up in the Brunswick Centre. Her mother was a florist. Tate attended St Joseph's, Macklin Street, a local Catholic primary school; followed by Notre Dame High School, Southwark, a south London convent secondary school. She studied for A-levels in the sixth form of Salesian College, Battersea, another south London secondary school, before going on to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Tate's partner is stage manager Twig Clark. They have one child, a girl called Erin (born 2003). The family have a home in Fulham, London.
References
- ^ Tate asks if Queen is 'bovvered'
- ^ "Tate to guest star in Doctor Who". BBC News Online. 14 July 2006.
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