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Gabrielle Glaister

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Gabrielle Glaister
Born (1960-07-27) 27 July 1960 (age 66)
Moreton-in-Marsh,[citation needed] Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActress

Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July 1960) is an English actress. She played Patricia Farnham in British soap opera Brookside and Trish Wallace in Family Affairs. She also played Bob/Kate/Bobbie Parkhurst in several episodes of Blackadder.

Career

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Glaister appeared in the title role in a stage production of Oliver Twist, alongside Ben Elton as the Artful Dodger. In 1983, she returned to the stage in Denise Deegan's comedy play Daisy Pulls It Off.

Glaister's first television roles were in 1983 in Jury and Jane Eyre. Her first notable television roles were three appearances as "Bob" in the 1980s Blackadder series and the part of Patricia Farnham, the long-suffering partner of Max Farnham (Steven Pinder), in Brookside from 1990 until 1996.

Glaister returned to soap acting in 2000 when she appeared in Coronation Street as Debs Brownlow, the sister of Natalie Horrocks, played by Denise Welch. Her next soap role was in Channel 5 soap Family Affairs from September 2004 playing Trish Wallace until September 2005. In 2019, Glaister took the role of Hilary Benshaw in Emmerdale, playing rival to Nicola King as they both vied to be elected as a local councillor. She later re-appeared in Coronation Street as Fern Lindon from August - November 2022.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983Jane EyreAmy Eshton2 episodes
JuryJaneEpisode: "Andrew"
1984MitchJulieEpisode: "Nature of the Beast"
1986Blackadder IIKate/BobEpisode: "Bells"
All at No 20Carol6 episodes
1988Grange HillMother1 episode
The Franchise AffairFrances Chadwick
Rockliffe's BabiesWPC Tillet2 episodes
Wish Me LuckFelicity
1988, 2003, 2010CasualtyBeverly Jason (1988)
Christina Ford (2003)
Trish Hallows (2010)		3 episodes
1989Blackadder Goes ForthDriver ParkhurstEpisodes: "Major Star", "Private Plane"
London's BurningTV Reporter1 episode
1990The Man from AuntieVarious2 episodes
1990–1996BrooksidePatricia Farnham547 episodes
1997Gayle's WorldGuest4 episodes
Get Well SoonDoctor Ruggles1 episode
2000, 2022Coronation StreetDebs Brownlow (2000)
Fern Lindon (2022)
2001Peak PracticeHazel Myers1 episode
2001-2020DoctorsVicki Armstrong
Elaine Marshall
Josie Carlton
Elaine Patrick
Kath Hill
Aileen Godolphin
Martha Taile[1]
2004-2005Family AffairsTrish Wallace
2009Law & Order: UKLiz Wakeman1 episode
2010The BillJenny Marton
2012New TricksSarah Maitland
Crime StoresSonia Stapleton
2013Sadie JDr. Valdis Viazani
2014The Dumping GroundSian
2016Upstart CrowJudge Robert
2017SherlockAmbassador"The Six Thatchers"
2018UnforgottenAlison Pinion3 episodes
Midsomer MurdersJuliet Evans1 episode
2019EmmerdaleHilary Benshaw8 episodes
Dark MoneyCordeliaTV Mini-series, 1 episode
Cleaning UpMrs. Evans2 episodes
2020Silent WitnessDonna Collyer
2021GrantchesterSophie Hastings1 episode
2024Trigger PointMartina Wyatt
Death in ParadiseCora Blyth

Film

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Year Title Role
1991Buddy's SongAnthea
1997The Heart SurgeonPaula Shears
2018Tango OneChapman

Theatre

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References

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  1. ↑ Writers: Matthew Cooke and Vincent Lund; Director: Niall Fraser; Producer: Simon J Curtis (22 April 2020). "The Ol' Nudge Nudge". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
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