Claire Sweeney

Claire Sweeney

Born: April 17, 1971
in Liverpool, England
English actress, singer and presenter. She is arguably best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in UK soap opera, Brookside in the 90s and early 00s. In recent years she has become known for her appearances on Loose Women, Comic Relief, A Song for Europe and presenting 60 Minute Makeover. She released a music album called Claire in 2013.

Movies for Claire Sweeney...

Gypsy Billionaire
Title: Gypsy Billionaire
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2023
Type: Movie
Born in a caravan on the side of the road, Alfie Best becomes the richest Gypsy in the world, tackling the biggest challenge of modern times.
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Title: The Good Ship Murder
Character: Beverley Carnell
Released: October 13, 2023
Type: TV
New murder mystery series set on board a luxury cruise ship, with Shayne Ward as cabaret singer Jack and Catherine Tyldesley as First Officer Kate. First destination: death in La Rochelle...
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Eurovision: Everyone’s a Winner
Title: Eurovision: Everyone’s a Winner
Character: Self
Released: May 12, 2023
Type: Movie
From Liverpool's world-famous waterfront, Fleur East presents a special Top 20 Eurovision Countdown - songs that missed out on the big prize but still went on to become monster hits. Compiled by combining worldwide online streaming and viewing figures, Fleur reveals the Eurovision entries watched and listened to in their millions.
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Title: Late Night Lycett
Character: Self
Released: March 31, 2023
Type: TV
Joe Lycett is back broadcasting live from his hometown of Birmingham. Each Friday a mix of Joe's community of local legends, LGBTQ+ heroes and allies will join him alongside celebrities and big-name guests from the worlds of comedy, television, music and film.
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When Comic Relief Did Big Brother
Title: When Comic Relief Did Big Brother
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
In 2001, six celebrities entered the Big Brother house in honour of Comic Relief. It was eight days that had the nation hooked and helped raise millions of pounds. 22 years on since the original broadcast, the original housemates take a look back at this extraordinary moment in television history. From dancing in underpants to Vanessa writing on the furniture and Jack Dee’s great escape, revisit where celebrity reality TV was born.
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Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
Title: Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
Character: Herself
Released: December 26, 2018
Type: Movie
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were tells Sir Ken’s story from his boyhood growing up in the 1930’s in Knotty Ash, through his big break into show business and then on to his unrivalled career in entertainment. Poignant and uplifting, the programme features interviews with the people who knew Sir Ken best - friends and family in Liverpool and beyond, and his many colleagues, admirers and fellow-performers from the world of entertainment. The programme also features an interview with Sir Ken’s wife, Lady Anne Dodd.
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Title: Celebrity Catchphrase
Released: March 18, 2018
Type: TV
In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.
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Title: Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 4, 2017
Type: TV
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
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Title: The Great British Bake Off
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2017
Type: TV
Britain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith
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Title: Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Character: Self - Participant
Released: October 24, 2011
Type: TV
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
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Title: Candy Cabs
Released: April 5, 2011
Type: TV
Candy Cabs is a comedy drama series shown on BBC One in April 2011. The plot revolves around a group of friends who set up a female-only taxi company in a seaside town in Northern England. It is written by Johanne McAndrew and Elliott Hope and produced by Splash Media. The second series is to begin filming in October 2013.
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Title: Ten Mile Menu
Released: July 26, 2010
Type: TV
Ten Mile Menu is a daytime cookery programme first broadcast in 2010 for ITV narrated by Caroline Quentin. The show features celebrities and chefs going head to head in front of a panel of judges. Each pair of celebrities is sent to a location, and must cook up a meal, consisting only of ingredients within a ten mile radius. The fist series contained five episodes and the second contained fifteen episodes.
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Title: Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Character: Herself - Contestant
Released: February 21, 2009
Type: TV
Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Comic Relief appeal, with viewers voting for their favourites.
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Title: Claire Sweeney - My Big Fat Diet
Released: January 6, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: The One Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 14, 2006
Type: TV
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD. The programme is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker from Monday-Thursday, with Chris Evans appearing instead of Baker on Fridays and relief presenters appearing when required.
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Title: Dancing on Ice
Released: January 14, 2006
Type: TV
Dancing on Ice is a British television show presented by Holly Willoughby and it was previously hosted by Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges consisting of Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo. Presented by: Holly Willoughby (S1–7, S10–) Former presented by: Philip Schofield (S1–S15), Christine Bleakley (S8–S9) Judged by: Christopher Dean (S10-), Jayne Torvill (S10-), Oti Mabuse (S14-), Ashley Banjo (S10–) Former judged by: Karen Barber (S1–5. S8-S9), Robin Cousins (S1-9), Jason Gardiner (S1-6, S8-11), Nicky Slater (S1-5), Karen Kresge (S1), Natalie Bestemianova (S2), Ruthie Henshall (S3–4), Emma Bunton (S5-6), Louie Spence (S7), Katarina Witt (S7), Ashley Roberts (S8–9), John Barrowman (S12-13)
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Title: Come Dine with Me
Released: January 10, 2005
Type: TV
Amateur chefs compete against each other by hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.
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Title: Strictly Come Dancing
Character: Self
Released: May 15, 2004
Type: TV
A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. Are today's celebrities fleet of foot or do they have two left feet?
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Title: Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover
Character: Host
Released: April 19, 2004
Type: TV
Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover is a British popular daytime home interior design television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, SBS6 in the Netherlands, and Vitaya in Flanders. It was first aired on 19 April 2004.
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Title: I'm Famous and Frightened!
Released: March 12, 2004
Type: TV
I'm Famous and Frightened! is a Living TV reality TV show in which eight celebrities stayed for three nights in a "haunted" castle. They had to then do terrifying challenges in order to raise money for charity; each one was evicted until only the winner was left. From Series 2 onwards, a spin-off show, titled I'm Famous and Frightened Extra was introduced, presented by Brian Dowling.
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Title: The Terry and Gaby Show
Released: June 2, 2003
Type: TV
The Terry and Gaby Show was a daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and April 2004, produced by Chris Evans' company UMTV. It was hosted by Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin. The opening titles featured Gaby dressed up like a movie star driven to the studio in a limo and walking on red carpet to the door. Meanwhile Terry, carrying a briefcase, rode a rickety old bicycle across London and parked it outside the back door before quietly entering the building through said back door. The show was not well known for the guests who appeared on it, but rather for its many bloopers or double entendres
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Title: RI:SE
Released: April 29, 2002
Type: TV
RI:SE is a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002. The programme was broadcast between 06:55 and 09:00 in the morning - nationally in the UK.
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Title: Richard & Judy
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 2001
Type: TV
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, from 2001 to 2008, but later moved to digital channel, Watch, in October 2008. The programme featured a number of celebrities and a book club. Its final episode aired in July 2009 due to low ratings.
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Title: Celebrity Big Brother
Released: March 9, 2001
Type: TV
Celebrity Big Brother is a British reality television game show in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize being donated to the winner's nominated charity at the end of the run.
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Title: It's Only TV But I Like It
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 1999
Type: TV
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Brookside: Friday the 13th
Title: Brookside: Friday the 13th
Character: Lindsey Corkhill
Released: November 14, 1998
Type: Movie
There is trouble a-plenty in store for the Corkhill clan in this video-only special. Series creator Phil Redmond has returned to pen a dramatic script which follows on from a weekend special.
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Title: So Graham Norton
Character: Self
Released: July 3, 1998
Type: TV
So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.
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Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Title: Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Character: Lindsey Corkhill
Released: November 15, 1997
Type: Movie
A special, video only story set on the Brookside close. On Friday 14th November 1997, a five night a week storyline ended in a cliffhanger and this video completes the story - a tale of kidnapping extortion and violence. The action-packed episode features faces from the show's past including Sheila Grant (Sue Johnston) and wayward son Barry Grant (Paul Usher), and is written by series creator Phil Redmond.
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Title: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
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Title: GMTV
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: TV
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.
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Title: Brookside
Released: November 2, 1982
Type: TV
The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.
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Title: An Audience with...
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
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Title: Songs of Praise
Released: October 1, 1961
Type: TV
Songs of Praise is a BBC Television religious programme based around Christian hymns which began in October 1961. It is the most-watched British religious television programme. The first edition was broadcast from the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cardiff, and the series is the longest-running of its kind on television anywhere in the world.