Di Botcher: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Line 69: Line 69:
| 1997 || ''Harpur and Iles'' || Jane Mellick || Television film
| 1997 || ''Harpur and Iles'' || Jane Mellick || Television film
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="3"|1999 || ''[[Sunburn (TV series)|Sunburn]]'' || Wendy's mum || Series 1, Episode 3
| 1999
⚫
| ''[[Sunburn (TV series)|Sunburn]]'' || Wendy's mum || Series 1, Episode 3
|-
|-
|1999
| ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'' || Tilly Burgess || Series 5, Episode 2
| ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'' || Tilly Burgess || Series 5, Episode 2
|-
|-
⚫
| ''Rhinoceros''|| Megan Jones || Television film
|1999
⚫
|''Rhinoceros''|| Megan Jones || Television film
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="4"|2001 || ''[[Fun at the Funeral Parlour]]'' || Edith || Series 1, Episode 4
| 2001
⚫
| ''[[Fun at the Funeral Parlour]]'' || Edith || Series 1, Episode 4
|-
|-
|2001
| ''[[People Like Us (mockumentary)|People Like Us]]'' || Frances Churchfield || Series 2, Episode 6
| ''[[People Like Us (mockumentary)|People Like Us]]'' || Frances Churchfield || Series 2, Episode 6
|-
|-
|2001
| ''[[The Armando Iannucci Shows]]'' || Tinaturnerogram || 2 episodes
| ''[[The Armando Iannucci Shows]]'' || Tinaturnerogram || 2 episodes
|-
|-
|2001
| ''[['Orrible]]'' || Di Clark || Recurring character
| ''[['Orrible]]'' || Di Clark || Recurring character
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="3"|2002 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Louise Templeton || Series 16, Episode 26
| 2002
⚫
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Louise Templeton || Series 16, Episode 26
|-
|-
|2002
| ''[[Tipping the Velvet (TV series)|Tipping the Velvet]]'' || Woman with Cigar || 2 episodes
| ''[[Tipping the Velvet (TV series)|Tipping the Velvet]]'' || Woman with Cigar || 2 episodes
|-
|-
|2002
| ''[[Cruise of the Gods]]'' || Mrs. Hatcher || Television film
| ''[[Cruise of the Gods]]'' || Mrs. Hatcher || Television film
|-
|-
Line 107: Line 97:
| 2004 || ''[[Green Wing]]'' || Catering Manager || Series 1, Episode 3
| 2004 || ''[[Green Wing]]'' || Catering Manager || Series 1, Episode 3
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="3"|2005 || ''[[All About George]]'' || Dorothy Mickens || Episode 1
| 2005
⚫
| ''[[All About George]]'' || Dorothy Mickens || Episode 1
|-
|-
|2005
| ''[[The Thick of It]]'' || Pauline McKendrick, Piss Woman || Series 2, Episode 1
| ''[[The Thick of It]]'' || Pauline McKendrick, Piss Woman || Series 2, Episode 1
|-
|-
|2005
| ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]'' || Mrs. Woodcourt || 2 episodes
| ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]'' || Mrs. Woodcourt || 2 episodes
|-
|-
Line 120: Line 107:
| 2006–2008 ||''[[Pulling (TV series)|Pulling]]'' || Margaret || Recurring character
| 2006–2008 ||''[[Pulling (TV series)|Pulling]]'' || Margaret || Recurring character
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="4"|2007 || ''[[Ideal (TV series)|Ideal]]'' || Nicki's mum || Voice only
| 2007
⚫
| ''[[Ideal (TV series)|Ideal]]'' || Nicki's mum || Voice only
|-
|-
|2007
| ''[[Hotel Babylon]]'' || Myra Walmesley || Series 2, Episode 8
| ''[[Hotel Babylon]]'' || Myra Walmesley || Series 2, Episode 8
|-
|-
|2007
| ''[[Murphy's Law]]'' || Brothel Madam || 2 episodes
| ''[[Murphy's Law]]'' || Brothel Madam || 2 episodes
|-
|-
|2007
| ''[[After You've Gone (TV series)|After You've Gone]]'' || Sheila || Series 2, Episode 5
| ''[[After You've Gone (TV series)|After You've Gone]]'' || Sheila || Series 2, Episode 5
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Coming of Age (BBC TV series)|Coming of Age]]'' || Ollie's mum || Series 1, Episode 5
| 2008
⚫
| ''[[Coming of Age (BBC TV series)|Coming of Age]]'' || Ollie's mum || Series 1, Episode 5
|-
|-
|2008
| ''[[Dustbin Baby (film)|Dustbin Baby]]'' || Pat || Television film
| ''[[Dustbin Baby (film)|Dustbin Baby]]'' || Pat || Television film
|-
|-
Line 142: Line 123:
| 2008, 2010, 2012 ||''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Sharon Bretherton/Linda Bolton/Dorit Simpson || 3 episodes
| 2008, 2010, 2012 ||''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Sharon Bretherton/Linda Bolton/Dorit Simpson || 3 episodes
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="2"|2009 || ''[[No Signal!]]'' || Various characters || Series 1, Episode 9
| 2009
⚫
| ''[[No Signal!]]'' || Various characters || Series 1, Episode 9
|-
|-
|2009
| ''[[Collision (TV series)|Collision]]'' || Mrs. Whitfield || 2 episodes
| ''[[Collision (TV series)|Collision]]'' || Mrs. Whitfield || 2 episodes
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="3"|2010 || ''[[Lennon Naked]]'' || Dot || Television film
| 2010
⚫
| ''[[Lennon Naked]]'' || Dot || Television film
|-
|-
|2010
| ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' || Connie Prince || Series 1, Episode 3
| ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' || Connie Prince || Series 1, Episode 3
|-
|-
|2010
| ''[[Coming Up (TV series)|Coming Up]]'' || Bernadette || Series 8, Episode 4
| ''[[Coming Up (TV series)|Coming Up]]'' || Bernadette || Series 8, Episode 4
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="3"|2011 || ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]'' || Mrs. Talbot || Episode 2
| 2011
⚫
| ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]'' || Mrs. Talbot || Episode 2
|-
|-
⚫
| ''Shirley'' || Mrs. Morrison || Television film about [[Shirley Bassey|Dame Shirley Bassey]]
|2011
⚫
|''Shirley''|| Mrs. Morrison || Television film about [[Shirley Bassey|Dame Shirley Bassey]]
|-
|-
|2011
| ''[[DCI Banks]]'' || Grace || Series 2, Episode 3
| ''[[DCI Banks]]'' || Grace || Series 2, Episode 3
|-
|-
Line 172: Line 145:
| 2013–2017||''[[Stella (UK TV series)|Stella]]'' || Aunty Brenda || Main role
| 2013–2017||''[[Stella (UK TV series)|Stella]]'' || Aunty Brenda || Main role
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="2"|2014 || ''[[Inside No. 9]]'' || Jean || Episode 5
| 2014
⚫
| ''[[Inside No. 9]]'' || Jean || Episode 5
|-
|-
|2014
|''Under Milk Wood''|| Mrs. Dai Bread One || Television film
|''Under Milk Wood''|| Mrs. Dai Bread One || Television film
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Debbie Allinson || 2 episodes
| rowspan="3"|2015 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Debbie Allinson || 2 episodes
|-
|-
|2015 || ''Top Coppers'' || Sandra ||
| ''Top Coppers'' || Sandra ||
|-
|-
⚫
| ''[[High Hopes (Welsh TV series)|High Hopes]]'' || Mrs Coles ||
|2015
⚫
| ''[[High Hopes (Welsh TV series)|High Hopes]]'' || Mrs Coles ||
|-
|-
| 2018–present ||''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' ||[[Jan Jenning]] || Main role
| rowspan="2"|2018–present ||''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || [[Jan Jenning]] || Main role
|-
|-
| 2018–present || ''[[In My Skin (TV series)|In My Skin]]'' || Nana Margie || Main role
| ''[[In My Skin (TV series)|In My Skin]]'' || Nana Margie || Main role
|}
|}


Revision as of 07:25, 8 August 2020

Di Botcher
Born
Diane Botcher

(1959-06-02) 2 June 1959 (age 64)
Port Talbot, Wales[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Known forStella
Little Britain
Casualty

Diane Botcher (born 2 June 1959) is a Welsh actress. She has starred in several British television sitcoms and dramas, including the Sky comedy drama Stella, BBC comedies Little Britain and Tittybangbang and the ITV period drama Downton Abbey. In 2018, she joined Casualty as Jan Jenning.

Early life

Botcher was born on 2 June 1959 in Taibach, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, in Wales, one of the two children of parents Bernard and Glenys Botcher. She read English and drama at Warwick University,[1] and after graduating, trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art drama school in London,[2][3] then obtained an Equity card in the 1980s.

Career

Throughout her long career on stage and screen, Botcher has been receiving warm reviews. In a performance of the musical Blood Brothers with the Sherman Theatre Company in 1986, Botcher's performance as the "warm-hearted mum" was singled out by a reviewer as one of the good points in a production which needed "beefing up".[4] Of Black Milk (2003), a reviewer wrote, "In a strong cast, Di Botcher is a beacon."[5] Her performance in the 2017/18 revival of Follies was universally appreciated[6] - "magical";[7] a "stunner of a set piece";[8] "wonderful".[9]

In 2018, she began appearing in the BBC medical drama Casualty as Jan Jennings. Later that year, she also began portraying the role of Nana Margie in the BBC Three series In My Skin.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Twin Town Jean Lewis
2002 All or Nothing Supervisor Cameo role
Ant Muzak Diana Fluck the Checkout Assistant Short film
2008 Albert's Speech Gloria Short film
2011 Hunky Dory Viv's mum
2012 The Gospel of Us The Mother Set in Botcher's birthplace
2013 Svengali Mrs Cooper
One Chance Nurse Cameo role
2015 Under Milk Wood Mrs Dai Bread Two

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Screen Two Officer Kyle Series 2, Episode 2
1987 The District Nurse Eirlys Prosser Series 3, Episode 6
1993, 1997 The Bill Mrs. Oakes/Mrs. Edwards 2 episodes
1997 Harpur and Iles Jane Mellick Television film
1999 Sunburn Wendy's mum Series 1, Episode 3
Kavanagh QC Tilly Burgess Series 5, Episode 2
Rhinoceros Megan Jones Television film
2001 Fun at the Funeral Parlour Edith Series 1, Episode 4
People Like Us Frances Churchfield Series 2, Episode 6
The Armando Iannucci Shows Tinaturnerogram 2 episodes
'Orrible Di Clark Recurring character
2002 Casualty Louise Templeton Series 16, Episode 26
Tipping the Velvet Woman with Cigar 2 episodes
Cruise of the Gods Mrs. Hatcher Television film
2002–2008 High Hopes Mrs. Coles Recurring character; 20 episodes
2003–2005 Little Britain Marion / Meals on Wheels Lady 6 episodes
2003–2009 Belonging Vanessa Recurring character
2004 Green Wing Catering Manager Series 1, Episode 3
2005 All About George Dorothy Mickens Episode 1
The Thick of It Pauline McKendrick, Piss Woman Series 2, Episode 1
Bleak House Mrs. Woodcourt 2 episodes
2006–2007 Tittybangbang Various characters 5 episodes
2006–2008 Pulling Margaret Recurring character
2007 Ideal Nicki's mum Voice only
Hotel Babylon Myra Walmesley Series 2, Episode 8
Murphy's Law Brothel Madam 2 episodes
After You've Gone Sheila Series 2, Episode 5
2008 Coming of Age Ollie's mum Series 1, Episode 5
Dustbin Baby Pat Television film
2008–2009 Katy Brand's Big Ass Show Various characters 5 episodes
2008, 2010, 2012 Doctors Sharon Bretherton/Linda Bolton/Dorit Simpson 3 episodes
2009 No Signal! Various characters Series 1, Episode 9
Collision Mrs. Whitfield 2 episodes
2010 Lennon Naked Dot Television film
Sherlock Connie Prince Series 1, Episode 3
Coming Up Bernadette Series 8, Episode 4
2011 Come Fly with Me Mrs. Talbot Episode 2
Shirley Mrs. Morrison Television film about Dame Shirley Bassey
DCI Banks Grace Series 2, Episode 3
2012 Mr Stink Woman with Question Television film
2013 Downton Abbey Nanny West Series 4, Episode 1
2013–2017 Stella Aunty Brenda Main role
2014 Inside No. 9 Jean Episode 5
Under Milk Wood Mrs. Dai Bread One Television film
2015 Coronation Street Debbie Allinson 2 episodes
Top Coppers Sandra
High Hopes Mrs Coles
2018–present Casualty Jan Jenning Main role
In My Skin Nana Margie Main role

Selected Stage performances

Year Title Theatre Role
2017–2018 Follies[11] National Theatre Hattie Walker
1997 Cardiff East[12] Vera, Marge and Dolly's friend[13][14]
1995–1996 A Little Night Music[11] Mrs Anderssen[13]
1993–1994 Sweeney Todd[12] Ensemble[13]
2010–2011 A Flea in Her Ear[12] Old Vic Olympe[15]
2009 Chicago[12] Cambridge Theatre prison matron[16]
2003 Black Milk[12][5] Royal Court Auntie Pasha[17]
2000 Flesh and Blood[12] Hampstead Theatre Marge[18]
1997 Beauty and the Beast[11] Dominion Theatre Madame de la Grande Bouche
1990 Sunday in the Park with George[11] London Revival
  • Frieda (Act One)
  • Elaine (Act Two)
1986 Blood Brothers[4] Sherman Theatre Mother
1986 Richard III[19] Royal Shakespeare Company at the Adelaide Festival Theatre Lady of the court
2003 Terrorism[20] Royal Court Old biddy
Cats[15] New London Grizabella
1995 Under Milk Wood[3] National Theatre Miss Price; Mrs Beynon[13]
1986–1987 A Midsummer Night's Dream[3] Royal Shakespeare Company Titania[21]
1987 Speculators[3] Carol Cutter[13]
1999 Card Boys[3] Bush Theatre Iris[22]
2010 If So, Then Yes[3] Jermyn Street Theatre Welsh charlady[23][24]
2009 A History Of Falling Things[3] Theatr Clwyd Mum
2004 Les Misérables[3] Copenhagen Madame Thenardier[25]

References

  1. ^ a b Wightwick, Abbie (24 April 2016). "Stella actress Di Botcher remembers her first job at Port Talbot steelworks". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Di Botcher". National Theatre. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Michael Sheen Leads THE PASSION for National Theatre Wales & WildWorks in April". Broadway World. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Adams, David (14 February 1986). "Cardiff: Blood Brothers". The Guardian: 18 (lower middle). Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b Clapp, Susannah (9 February 2003). "Toasters and shysters - Theatre". The Observer Review: 11. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ^ Wolf, Matt (8 September 2017). "Sondheim's 'Follies' Is Back, at Once Bleak and Beautiful". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  7. ^ Taylor, Paul (7 September 2017). "Follies, National Theatre, London, review: It's jaw-droppingly great". Independent. London. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. ^ Bano, Tim (7 September 2017). "Follies review at the National Theatre, London – 'not just triumphant, but transcendent'". The Stage. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. ^ Kellaway, Kate (10 September 2017). "Follies review – a stupendous Sondheim revival". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. ^ "BBC orders a dark comedy about a teen and her mentally ill mum". Chortle. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d "Di Botcher Broadway and Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Di Botcher Announced As Special Guest Performer At The West End Gala Of The 12th Annual Stephen Sondheim Society". Broadway World. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Di Botcher". Theatricalia. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Cardiff East". Peter Gill, playwright and theatre director. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Full Cast Announced For Old Vic's A FLEA IN HER EAR". Broadway World. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  16. ^ Koenig, Rhoda (21 July 2009). "Review: Chicago, Cambridge Theatre, London". Independent. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  17. ^ Wolf, Matt (13 February 2003). "Review: Black Milk". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  18. ^ Tocher, Willie. "Review: Flesh , Blood/ Mike Peters Birthday Review". The Alarm. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  19. ^ Sher, Anthony (16 August 1986). "Dirty Dick Down Under". The Age Saturday Extra. Melbourne, Australia: 1, 10. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  20. ^ Billington, Michael (15 March 2003). "Reviews: The funny side of terror - Theatre: Terrorism". The Guardian: 18. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  21. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream RSC Staging History 1960-2007". Macmillan International. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Review: Card Boys". Variety. 2 April 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  23. ^ Thaxter, John (10 September 2010). "If So, Then Yes review at Jermyn Street London". The Stage. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  24. ^ Sierz, Aleks (9 September 2010). "If So, Then Yes, Jermyn Street Theatre First play in 30 years from the legendary absurdist N F Simpson". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  25. ^ "Les Misérables". Whose is that face in the shadows?. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

External links


Flag of WalesBiography icon

This Welsh biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Di_Botcher&oldid=971791505"