Dorothy Atkinson: movies and TV shows
Dorothy Atkinson has 51 credits in the archive: 19 films and 32 TV series, from 1986 to 2026. Highest rated: Murder in Mind (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1986 – 2026 · busiest year: 2014 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials | Lady Maria Coote | TV | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2024 | Ludwig | DCS Carol Shaw | TV | 7.7 | 58 |
| 2024 | Joan | Mrs. May | TV | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2024 | Inside No. 9: The Party's Over | Self | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 2023 | Saltburn | Paula Quick | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 2023 | The Gold | Jeannie Savage | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Betty Hoban | TV | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2023 | Stonehouse | Betty Boothroyd | TV | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2022 | Magpie Murders | Lady Frances Pye | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2022 | Pistol | Sylvia Cook | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2022 | Without Sin | Jessie Cole | TV | 6.9 | 56 |
| 2022 | Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 56 |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Mrs Du Frayne | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Mrs. DuFrayne | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 2020 | All Creatures Great & Small | Diana Brompton | TV | 8.2 | 54 |
| 2020 | Secrets of the Museum | Self - Narrator | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2019 | Hanna | Therapist | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler | Mary Pennyworth | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 2018 | Next of Kin | Annabel Ghillies | TV | 6.4 | 52 |
| 2018 | The Mercy | Eve Tetley | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Singing Weaver | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2017 | Strike | Kathryn Kent | TV | 7.2 | 51 |
| 2017 | Harlots | Florence Scanwell | TV | 7.4 | 51 |
| 2016 | Mum | Pauline | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 2015 | Code of a Killer | Barbara Ashworth | TV | 7.3 | 49 |
| 2015 | Peter & Wendy | Nurse Doyle | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Sheila | TV | 8.1 | 48 |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Hannah Danby | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 2014 | That Day We Sang | Gertrude Riall | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2014 | Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made | Self | Film | — | 48 |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife | Jane Sutton | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 2012 | The Town | Ann | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 2011 | Vera | Shirley Hewarth | TV | 7.4 | 45 |
| 2010 | PhoneShop | Sue | TV | 6.5 | 44 |
| 2010 | Chatroom | Emily’s Mother | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2009 | Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas | Film | 4.0 | 43 | |
| 2009 | May Contain: Nuts | Mrs. Whimhurst | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 2008 | Sunshine | Jennifer | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 2007 | Skins | Receptionist | TV | 8.1 | 41 |
| 2006 | Housewife, 49 | Mrs Mac | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 2003 | Peep Show | Therapist | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Silent Passenger | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 2002 | The Final Curtain | Betty | Film | 4.9 | 36 |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Julie | TV | 8.3 | 35 |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Jessie Bond | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Angela Lawrence | TV | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Dora | Film | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Woman Driver | TV | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Connie Gibson | TV | 7.2 | 26 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Carol Parsons | TV | 7.2 | 26 |
| 1986 | London's Burning | Zoe Parrish | TV | 7.7 | 20 |