Sue Johnston: movies and TV shows
Sue Johnston has 103 credits in the archive: 47 films and 56 TV series, from 1952 to 2026. Highest rated: Downton Abbey (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1952 – 2026 · busiest year: 1998 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ann Droid | Sue | TV | — | 82 |
| 2026 | Welcome to Borovia | Matrashka | Film | — | 82 |
| 2025 | Fackham Hall | Great Aunt Bonaparte | Film | 6.7 | 81 |
| 2025 | Play for Today | Edith Thistle | TV | — | 81 |
| 2025 | Stuffed | Lily | Film | 6.0 | 81 |
| 2025 | Dexter Procter | Granny Bet | TV | — | 81 |
| 2025 | Big Winners | Edith Thistle | Film | — | 81 |
| 2024 | Generation Z | Cecily | TV | 5.5 | 80 |
| 2024 | Truelove | Marion | TV | 6.4 | 80 |
| 2024 | The Big Snow of '47 | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 80 |
| 2024 | Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two | Herself | TV | — | 80 |
| 2023 | The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa | Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2023 | Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family | Barbara Royle (archive footage) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2023 | Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy | Self | Film | 8.0 | 79 |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Gladys Denker | Film | 7.2 | 78 |
| 2022 | The Responder | Madge | TV | 7.0 | 78 |
| 2021 | Time | June Cobden | TV | 7.6 | 77 |
| 2021 | Taskmaster’s New Year Treat | Self | TV | — | 77 |
| 2021 | Help | Gloria | Film | 7.0 | 77 |
| 2021 | Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story | Self | Film | 6.4 | 77 |
| 2021 | Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors | Narrator | TV | — | 77 |
| 2020 | David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star | Narrator | Film | — | 76 |
| 2019 | Celebrity Gogglebox | TV | 6.6 | 75 | |
| 2019 | The Cockfields | Sue | TV | 6.4 | 75 |
| 2019 | DNA Journey | Self | TV | 6.0 | 75 |
| 2019 | The Cure | Bella Bailey | Film | 7.5 | 75 |
| 2018 | Walk Like a Panther | Gladys | Film | 6.2 | 74 |
| 2018 | Death on the Tyne | Colleen | Film | 5.8 | 74 |
| 2018 | Age Before Beauty | Ivy-Rae Regan | TV | 2.8 | 74 |
| 2017 | Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule | Self | TV | 8.0 | 73 |
| 2017 | Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next | Self - Narrator | Film | — | 73 |
| 2017 | Diana and the Paparazzi | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 73 |
| 2017 | Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story | Narrator | Film | — | 73 |
| 2016 | Rovers | Doreen | TV | 6.8 | 72 |
| 2016 | Golden Years | Nancy | Film | 6.3 | 72 |
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 72 |
| 2016 | World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys | Self | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 2015 | The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | Self | Film | 9.3 | 71 |
| 2014 | Caring for the Recently Deceased | Marjoram Bryon | Film | — | 70 |
| 2013 | Being Eileen | Eileen Lewis | TV | — | 69 |
| 2012 | The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring | Barbara Royle | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2012 | Gates | Miss Hunter | TV | 8.5 | 68 |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant | TV | 6.0 | 67 |
| 2011 | Lapland | Eileen Lewis | Film | — | 67 |
| 2011 | Baby Hospital | TV | — | 67 | |
| 2011 | Sugartown | TV | 8.5 | 67 | |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey | Miss Denker | TV | 8.1 | 66 |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers | Barbara | Film | 7.2 | 66 |
| 2010 | A Passionate Woman | Betty (1980s) | TV | 5.9 | 66 |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa | Self | Film | 8.4 | 66 |
| 2009 | The Turn of the Screw | Sarah Grose | Film | 4.7 | 65 |
| 2009 | The Golden Egg Cup | Barbara Royle | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2009 | Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit | Affery / Affery Flintwinch | TV | 7.8 | 64 |
| 2008 | The Royle Family: The New Sofa | Barbara Royle | Film | 7.7 | 64 |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self | TV | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self | TV | 4.5 | 63 |
| 2006 | Jam and Jerusalem | Sal Vine | TV | 7.1 | 62 |
| 2006 | The Street | TV | 7.6 | 62 | |
| 2006 | Imagine Me & You | Ella | Film | 7.6 | 62 |
| 2005 | Liverpool FC: One Night in May | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show | TV | 5.1 | 60 | |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing | Self | TV | 6.0 | 60 |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2002 | Timeshift | Self - Narrator | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2002 | Cutting It | Caroline Ferraday | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2002 | There's Only One Paul McCartney | Self | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2002 | The Virgin Mary | Self - Presenter | Film | — | 58 |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Dr. Grace Foley | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 2001 | My Uncle Silas | Mrs Betts | TV | 8.5 | 57 |
| 2001 | New Year's Day | Mrs. Fisher | Film | 5.3 | 57 |
| 2001 | Score | Maggie | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1999 | Loose Women | Self | TV | 3.4 | 55 |
| 1999 | Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll | Irma | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1999 | Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1999 | Finest Hour | Commentary | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self | TV | — | 54 |
| 1998 | The Royle Family | Barbara Royle | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 1998 | Duck Patrol | Val Rutland | TV | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1998 | The Jump | Maeve Brunos | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1998 | Brookside: Friday the 13th | Sheila Grant | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1998 | The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds | Pat Phoenix | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1997 | Crime Traveller | Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham | TV | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1997 | Preaching to the Perverted | Esmeralda | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1997 | Face | Alice | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1997 | Brookside: The Lost Weekend | Sheila Grant | Film | 7.6 | 53 |
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Helga Allowby | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1996 | Brassed Off | Vera | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1995 | Hollyoaks | Sheila Grant | TV | 5.2 | 51 |
| 1994 | Measure for Measure | Mistress Overdone | Film | 3.3 | 50 |
| 1993 | Full Stretch | Grace Robbins | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1993 | Luv | TV | 7.7 | 49 | |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | Phyllis Bowman | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1992 | Bitter Harvest | Miriam Johnson | Film | — | 48 |
| 1992 | Goodbye Cruel World | Barbara Grade | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1991 | Performance | Mistress Overdone | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1991 | In Suspicious Circumstances | Edith Rosse | TV | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1990 | Medics | TV | 6.0 | 46 | |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Mrs. Bailey | TV | 7.9 | 43 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Miriam Johnson | TV | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1982 | Brookside | Sheila Grant | TV | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 8 |
| Bilby | Nancy | Film | — | — |