Sheila Hancock
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Sheila Hancock.
Born: February 22, 1933
Place of Birth: Blackgang, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Known For
Playing Shakespeare
John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.
The BAFTA Awards
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA.
Great Canal Journeys
To celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on four spectacular canal journeys, sharing a passion that they've enjoyed for decades. To start the series, Tim and Pru revisit the Kennet and Avon Canal in the West Country. Back in 1990, to promote the fully restored canal, Tim and Pru were invited to be the first boat in 42 years to travel the full length of the K&A. Almost a quarter of a century later, they navigate the 21 miles along its most picturesque stretch, starting in Bath and ending in Devizes.
Grumpy Old Women
A group of middle-aged women grumble about various aspects of modern life.
Bleak House
The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.
Endeavour
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
The TARDIS arrives on the planet Terra Alpha, where the Seventh Doctor and Ace discover a society in which sadness is against the law - a law enforced zealously by the brightly uniformed Happiness Patrol. The planet is ruled by Helen A with the aid of her companion, Joseph C, and her carnivorous pet Stigorax, Fifi.
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process with the musical's director, composer and actors.
QI
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Filmography
as Cathryn
as Self (archive footage)
as Herself
as Self - Interviewed Guest
as Elizabeth Zettl
as Self - Interviewed Guest
as Her
as Self
as Goody Alsop
as Edie
as Nan Wildgoose
as Mary
as Gala Dali
as Mimi Vincent
as Mother Superior
as Self - Actress
as Eileen Baildon
as Loveday Hutton
as Self
as Dowsable Chattox
as Self
as Self
as Gran
as Self - Participant
as Liz
as Self
as Grandma
as Self
as Lady Youlgreave
as Granny Pat
as Self - Interviewed Guest
as Mrs. Guppy
as Aunt
as Self
as Edith Sorrel
as Dolly Hammond
as Auntie June
as Grace Pullman
as Self
as Gwendolen Hartley
as Pam Raeburn
as Teresa
as Alice Oldfield
as Dora Blossom
as Cook
as Mrs. Barker
as Dorothy Hammond
as Duchess of Trevenick
as Sarah Meadows
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Judith
as Frances
as Anna Maria (voice)
as Mag Plant
as Jean
as Joan Deakin
as Vera
as Self
as Doreen
as Helen A
as Mother of Pearl
as Self
as Edith
as Mrs. Rothery
as Regina
as Doris
as Sue
as Ellen
as Narrorator
as Self
as Olga Vandemeer
as Self/Mrs. Lovett
as Martha Thompson
as Ellen
as Anne Brand
as Secretary
as Karen Taggart
as Mrs. Clapper's Friend
as Self
as Alice
as Senna Pod
as Cynthia Gamble
as Dora Parkoe
as Helen A.
as Jane Hubbard
as Dora
as Doris (uncredited)
as Librarian (uncredited)
as Theatre Act
as Self