Madelaine Newton is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Dolly in 1970s BBC television drama When the Boat Comes In.[1][2] Since 1984 she has been married to actor Kevin Whately, known for his role as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in both Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis. They have two children.[3]

She has appeared alongside her husband several times: in the Inspector Morse episode "Masonic Mysteries" as Beryl Newsome - the love-interest of Morse - whom Morse was wrongly suspected of murdering;[4] as his on-screen wife in the 1988 Look and Read children's serial, Geordie Racer;[5] in the Alan Plater drama Joe Maddison's War, playing Jenny Barlow; and the love interest of Dennis Patterson (Tim Healy) in the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Madelaine Newton". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "About When the Boat Comes in | When the Boat Comes in | Drama Channel". drama.uktv.co.uk.
  3. ^ Roger, Sylvia (2 March 2009). "My Perfect Weekend: Kevin Whately" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Masonic Mysteries (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ Chronicle, Evening (11 January 2013). "The days of the tv show Geordie Racer". nechronicle.
  6. ^ "Joe Maddison's War (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet facts". www.bbc.co.uk.

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