Barbara Durkin

Barbara Durkin

Born: January 1, 1965
in Manchester, England, UK
Barbara Durkin is an English actress who trained at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre. She made her debut in the 1987 British film Wish You Were Here, and later made television appearances in Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge, Boon, Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partridge, Taking the Floor, Midsomer Murders, Roger Roger, My Parents Are Aliens and Scoop.

Movies for Barbara Durkin...

The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm
Title: The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm
Character: Angelica Bullimore
Released: December 24, 2014
Type: Movie
Harry Hill stars in this comedy based on Norman Hunter's books. The Professor has a fight on his hands when a councillor tries to run him out of town for being a nuisance.
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The Counselor
Title: The Counselor
Character: Cafe Waitress
Released: October 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
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Title: Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Character: Bridal Shop Assistant
Released: February 26, 2001
Type: TV
Sitcom about the lives and loves of five twenty-somethings in Runcorn.
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Title: My Parents Are Aliens
Character: Aunt Sophie
Released: November 8, 1999
Type: TV
Young orphans, Mel, Josh and Lucy, can't believe their luck when they are fostered together under one roof. But just when it looks like they have the chance of a relatively normal life, they discover their new parents are aliens from planet Valux!
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Title: My Parents Are Aliens
Character: Sophie Johnson
Released: November 8, 1999
Type: TV
Young orphans, Mel, Josh and Lucy, can't believe their luck when they are fostered together under one roof. But just when it looks like they have the chance of a relatively normal life, they discover their new parents are aliens from planet Valux!
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Title: I'm Alan Partridge
Character: Susan
Released: November 3, 1997
Type: TV
The fortunes of a former chat show host who is reduced to a lowly slot on Radio Norwich. Alan Partridge is divorced, living in a travel tavern, and desperate for a return to television.
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Title: A Dance to the Music of Time
Character: Betty
Released: October 9, 1997
Type: TV
A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a sharp, comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England, spanning almost a century, from the early 1920s to modern times.
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Title: Ain't Misbehavin'
Character: Rita
Released: July 28, 1997
Type: TV
Comedy drama set during World War Two following the misadventures of two very different bandsmen - one an ex-air force pilot, the other a draft dodging, scheming private detective - as they get caught up with gangsters and romance in blitz torn London.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Linda Tyrell
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Brass Eye
Character: Marigold Blenny
Released: January 29, 1997
Type: TV
Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.
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Brazen Hussies
Title: Brazen Hussies
Character: Tiffany
Released: November 30, 1996
Type: Movie
After meeting her old school friend Sandra Delaney, who now works as a stripper, pub owner Maureen Hardcastle decides to spice up her flagging business by turning it into a male stripper club, with the help of untrustworthy businessman Billy Bowman.
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Title: Roger Roger
Released: April 26, 1996
Type: TV
Roger Roger is a BBC television comedy-drama written by John Sullivan. The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs. The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998, 1999 and 2003.
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Title: Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
Character: Lisa Thornton
Released: September 16, 1994
Type: TV
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge is a BBC Television series of six episodes, and a Christmas special in 1995. It is named after the song "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by ABBA, which was used as the show's title music. Steve Coogan played the incompetent but self-satisfied Norwich-based host, Alan Partridge. Alan was a spin-off character from the spoof radio show On the Hour. Knowing Me Knowing You was written by Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Patrick Marber, with contributions from the regular supporting cast of Doon Mackichan, Rebecca Front and David Schneider, who played Alan's weekly guests. Steve Brown provided the show's music and arrangements, and also appeared as Glen Ponder, the man in charge of the house band. The show was a parody of a chat show. It featured a live audience whose laughter meant that viewers could not mistake the show for a real chat show. Alan went on to appear in two series of the sitcom I'm Alan Partridge, following his life after both his marriage and TV career come to an end.
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Dogboy
Title: Dogboy
Character: Nurse Betty
Released: September 24, 1992
Type: Movie
Live action adaptation of Charles Burns' comic series from RAW magazine, premiered on MTV's Liquid Television.
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Title: Heartbeat
Character: Dolly Forde
Released: April 10, 1992
Type: TV
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
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Title: Taking the Floor
Character: Karen Tranter
Released: March 4, 1991
Type: TV
Ballroom dancers Brian and Karen are a glory on the floor, but neither they nor their respective parents, get on when the music stops.
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Wish You Were Here
Title: Wish You Were Here
Character: Valerie
Released: July 24, 1987
Type: Movie
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
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Title: The Bill
Released: October 16, 1984
Type: TV
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.