Sarah Lancashire: movies and TV shows
Sarah Lancashire has 58 credits in the archive: 23 films and 35 TV series, from 1960 to 2026. Highest rated: Lark Rise to Candleford (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1960 – 2026 · busiest year: 2000 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | What has the BBC ever done for me? | Catherine Cawood | Film | — | 61 |
| 2024 | Black Doves | Mrs. Reed | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 2022 | Julia | Julia Child | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 2021 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Margaret New | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 2020 | Alan Bennett's Talking Heads | Gwen | TV | 7.6 | 55 |
| 2019 | Yesterday | Liz (Liverpool Stranger) | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 2019 | The Accident | Polly Bevan | TV | 6.2 | 54 |
| 2019 | Edwardian Britain in Colour | Self - Narrator | TV | 10.0 | 54 |
| 2018 | Kiri | Miriam Grayson | TV | 6.1 | 53 |
| 2018 | Christmas at St Paul's | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2017 | School of Roars | Mrs. Twirlyhorn | TV | 6.0 | 52 |
| 2016 | Dad's Army | Mrs. Pike | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 2015 | The Dresser | Madge | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 2015 | The First Film | Lizze Le Prince (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 2015 | Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen | Narrator | Film | — | 50 |
| 2014 | Happy Valley | Catherine Cawood | TV | 7.9 | 49 |
| 2012 | The Paradise | Miss Audrey | TV | 7.3 | 47 |
| 2012 | Last Tango in Halifax | Caroline | TV | 7.1 | 47 |
| 2010 | Upstairs Downstairs | Miss Whisset | TV | 7.4 | 45 |
| 2010 | Five Daughters | Rosemary Nicholls | TV | 6.4 | 45 |
| 2009 | Wuthering Heights | Nelly Dean | TV | 7.1 | 44 |
| 2009 | All the Small Things | Esther Caddick | TV | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Adult Laura | TV | 8.4 | 43 |
| 2007 | Skins | Mary | TV | 8.1 | 42 |
| 2007 | Oliver Twist | Mrs Corney | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2007 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Beaty | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2007 | Sex, the City and Me | Ruth Gilbert | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 2006 | Angel Cake | Elaine Wilson | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 2006 | Angel Cake | Elaine Wilson | TV | 5.0 | 41 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Miss Foster | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 2005 | The Rotters' Club | Barbara Chase | TV | 8.0 | 40 |
| 2005 | Cherished | Angela Cannings | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 2004 | In Search of Tony Blair | Self (Narrator) | Film | — | 39 |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play | TV | 6.5 | 38 | |
| 2003 | Strike: When Britain Went to War | Self - Narrator(voice) | Film | — | 38 |
| 2003 | Sons & Lovers | Gertrude Morel | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 2002 | Rose and Maloney | Rose Linden | TV | 6.4 | 37 |
| 2002 | Birthday Girl | Rachel Jones | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 2002 | The Cry | Meg Bartlett | TV | 6.0 | 37 |
| 2002 | The Cry | Meg Bartlet | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 2001 | The Glass | Carol Parker | TV | 10.0 | 36 |
| 2001 | Gentlemen's Relish | Violtet Askey | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 2001 | Back Home | Peggy Dickinson | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 2000 | Clocking Off | Yvonne Kolakowski | TV | 7.6 | 35 |
| 2000 | Chambers | TV | 7.5 | 35 | |
| 2000 | My Fragile Heart | Trina Lavery | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 2000 | Seeing Red | Coral Atkins | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is | Ruth Goddard | TV | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1997 | Bloomin' Marvellous | Liz Deakin | TV | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1995 | Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special | Raquel Watts | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1992 | Exam Conditions | Secretary | Film | — | 27 |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | Karen Sullivan | TV | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1989 | About Face | TV | 7.0 | 24 | |
| 1987 | Going Live! | Self | TV | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1987 | Watching | Ms. Linden | TV | 8.3 | 22 |
| 1983 | Dramarama | Janice Dobbs | TV | 7.3 | 18 |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | Raquel Watts | TV | 5.3 | 4 |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | Raquel Wolstenhulme / Raquel Watts | TV | 5.3 | 4 |