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Angela Curran
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<h2 id="life-and-career">Life and career</h2> <p>In 2003, Curran had her own one woman show, <i>Happy Talk</i>, broadcast on Radio 3.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>She appeared as security guard Janette in 18 episodes of the <a href="/facts/ITV_Network/pIlD3oza">ITV</a> sitcom <i><a href="/facts/The_Job_Lot/vlGuT76L">The Job Lot</a></i> which aired in 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Curran's television and film work includes <i><a href="/facts/Doc_Martin/teL9AE9h">Doc Martin</a></i> as Caitlin Morgan, <i><a href="/facts/Nicholas_Nickleby_(2002_film)/4oYobNyy">Nicholas Nickleby</a></i> (2002), <i><a href="/facts/Calendar_Girls/sFmXHqYJ">Calendar Girls</a></i> (2003) as May, <i><a href="/facts/Emmerdale/nHabgRJp">Emmerdale</a></i> as Babs Mowbray, <i><a href="/facts/The_Iron_Lady_(film)/WdLEIKpt">The Iron Lady</a></i> (2011) and <a href="/facts/Mike_Leigh/vdwQrav9">Mike Leigh</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Naked_(1993_film)/S5ywLjhy">Naked</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/facts/Secrets_%2526_Lies_(film)/VcNqK2qv">Secrets & Lies</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/facts/Vera_Drake/lIosRuY4">Vera Drake</a></i> (2004) as a prisoner, Agatha Christie's Poirot “The Hollow” as Frances Simms, (2011) and <i><a href="/facts/Mr._Turner_(film)/4MtWzurP">Mr. Turner</a></i> (2014).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Curran worked on several occasions with <a href="/facts/Victoria_Wood/zJwrgluQ">Victoria Wood</a>, including on an episode of <i><a href="/facts/Dinnerladies_(TV_series)/hgP3stDh">Dinnerladies</a></i> in 1999 and in the TV film <i><a href="/facts/Eric_and_Ernie/csJ70M0c">Eric and Ernie</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> in 2011. </p><p>In 2016, Curran appeared in <i>The Restoration of Nell Gwyn</i> at <a href="/facts/Park_Theatre_(London)/gyR0FX9l">Park Theatre (London)</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>As of 2018, Curran has played Mrs Hobbs in the <a href="/facts/CBeebies/wnqbD7JC">CBeebies</a> show <i><a href="/facts/Waffle_the_Wonder_Dog/ThfR3R49">Waffle the Wonder Dog</a></i>. Curran appeared in an episode of <i><a href="/facts/Coronation_Street/dmnQfBy2">Coronation Street</a></i> in 2019,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> as well as an episode of <i><a href="/facts/Doctors_(2000_TV_series)/YbTRCqtU">Doctors</a></i> as <a href="/facts/List_of_Doctors_characters_(2021)/RfrE7nWk">Hannah Homewood</a> in May 2021.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Television series</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1977–1979</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Play_for_Today/mw4nb6Va">Play for Today</a></i></td><td>Sandra / Rita / Woman in window</td><td>(3 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i>The Mill on the Floss</i></td><td>Prissy Jakin</td><td>(2 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Close_to_Home_(1989_TV_series)/mpdxj7NI">Close to Home</a></i></td><td>Jenny</td><td>Series 2</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dinnerladies_(TV_series)/hgP3stDh">Dinnerladies</a></i></td><td>Customer</td><td>(1 episode)</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Where_the_Heart_Is_(British_TV_series)/eDm2Hj27">Where the Heart Is</a></i></td><td>Pub Landlady</td><td>(3 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Foyle%2527s_War/Qvkg2s52">Foyle's War</a></i></td><td>Nurse Jenny Wright</td><td>('A War of Nerves' - Series 3)</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Emmerdale/nHabgRJp">Emmerdale</a></i></td><td>Babs Mowbray</td><td>(1 episode)</td></tr><tr><td>2005, 2010, 2021</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Doctors_(2000_TV_series)/YbTRCqtU">Doctors</a></i></td><td>Marie Williams / Mrs Janet Davies / <a href="/facts/List_of_Doctors_characters_(2021)/RfrE7nWk">Hannah Homewood</a></td><td>(4 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2005, 2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Casualty_(TV_series)/HCpvdxUa">Casualty</a></i></td><td>Cora Ryder / Janice Simons</td><td>(2 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i>Dream Team 80's</i></td><td>Ruthie Glover</td><td>(2 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Holby_City/CDFseI3X">Holby City</a></i></td><td>Jennifer Tennyson</td><td>(1 episode)</td></tr><tr><td>2009, 2017, 2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Doc_Martin/teL9AE9h">Doc Martin</a></i></td><td>Caitlin Morgan</td><td>(11 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/This_Is_Jinsy/qabBYsE7">This Is Jinsy</a></i></td><td>Jinsy Player</td><td>(8 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2013–2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Job_Lot/vlGuT76L">The Job Lot</a></i></td><td>Janette</td><td>(All 18 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Vera_(TV_series)/TtSlQRPX">Vera</a></i></td><td>Verger (uncredited)</td><td>1 episode</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Man_Down_(TV_series)/pFtq1y5I">Man Down</a></i></td><td>Vicar</td><td>(1 episode, Christmas Special)</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Marley%2527s_Ghosts/vVqWQtfz">Marley's Ghosts</a></i></td><td>Mrs Busby</td><td>(1 episode)</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hospital_People/GqdzueMv">Hospital People</a></i></td><td>Geraldine</td><td>(3 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2018–2020</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Waffle_the_Wonder_Dog/ThfR3R49">Waffle the Wonder Dog</a></i></td><td>Mrs Hobbs</td><td>(46 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Coronation_Street/dmnQfBy2">Coronation Street</a></i></td><td>Alice Parrott</td><td>(1 episode)</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td><i><a href="/facts/EastEnders/z6g4tebu">EastEnders</a></i></td><td>Norma</td><td>Current</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Beyond_Paradise_(TV_series)/VoMDn4nB">Beyond Paradise</a></i></td><td>Angela Palmer</td><td>(1 episode)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0192805/">Angela Curran</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"ANGELA CURRAN". Spotlight. Retrieved 12 May 2017. <a href="https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F3250.html" target="_blank">https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F3250.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Reid Smith, Tris. "Gay actor Russell Tovey to star in new ITV sitcom". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190730000316/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-actor-russell-tovey-star-new-itv-sitcom260412/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190730000316/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-actor-russell-tovey-star-new-itv-sitcom260412/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"The Restoration of Nell Gwyn". Park Theatre. Retrieved 12 May 2017. <a href="https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-restoration-of-nell-gwyn/cast" target="_blank">https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-restoration-of-nell-gwyn/cast</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Eric and Ernie (BBC-2 Jan 1, 2011, Daniel Rigby, Bryan Dick)". 8 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017. <a href="http://www.memorabletv.com/tv/eric-ernie-bbc-2-jan-1-2011-daniel-rigby-bryan-dick/" target="_blank">http://www.memorabletv.com/tv/eric-ernie-bbc-2-jan-1-2011-daniel-rigby-bryan-dick/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Clark, Ed. "Review: The Restoration of Nell Gwyn at Park Theatre". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2017. <a href="http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-the-restoration-of-nell-gwynn-at-park-theatre/" target="_blank">http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-the-restoration-of-nell-gwynn-at-park-theatre/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Johnson, Amy (11 June 2019). "Coronation Street spoilers: Roy Cropper exits following secret family bombshell". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019. <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1138796/Coronation-Street-spoilers-Roy-Cropper-ring-mum-Wayne-Hayes-Corrie-watch-ITV" target="_blank">https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1138796/Coronation-Street-spoilers-Roy-Cropper-ring-mum-Wayne-Hayes-Corrie-watch-ITV</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Will Valerie Pitman QUIT her job?". What's on TV. Future plc. Retrieved 5 May 2021. <a href="https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-valerie-pitman-quit-job/" target="_blank">https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-valerie-pitman-quit-job/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>