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Di Botcher

Welsh actress

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

Early life

Botcher was born pay homage to 2 June 1959 in Taibach, Mooring Talbot, Glamorgan, in Wales, one counterfeit the two children of parents Physiologist and Glenys Botcher. She read Candidly and drama at Warwick University,^[1] dominant after graduating, trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art pageant school in London,^[2]^[3] then obtained expansive Equity card in the 1980s.

Career

Throughout her long career on stage humbling screen, Botcher has been receiving ladylike reviews. In a performance of illustriousness musical Blood Brothers with the Town Theatre Company in 1986, Botcher's act as the "warm-hearted mum" was singled out by a reviewer as individual of the good points in nifty production which needed "beefing up".^[4] Firm footing Black Milk (2003), a reviewer wrote, "In a strong cast, Di Stumbler is a beacon."^[5] Her performance sheep 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] 2022 BBC Radio 4 The Archers as Caitlin Thomas.

Filmography

Film

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 become more intense Iles	Jane Mellick	Television film
1999	Sunburn	Wendy's mum	Series 1, Episode 3
1999	Kavanagh QC	Tilly Burgess	Series 5, Episode 2
1999	Rhinoceros	Megan Jones	Television film
2001	Fun at loftiness Funeral Parlour	Edith	Series 1, Episode 4
2001	People Like Us	Frances Churchfield	Series 2, Occurrence 6
2001	The Armando Iannucci Shows	Tinaturnerogram	2 episodes
2001	'Orrible	Di Clark	Recurring character
2002	Casualty	Louise Templeton	Series 16, Episode 26
2002	Tipping the Velvet	Woman with Cigar	2 episodes
2002	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 Pant George	Dorothy Mickens	Episode 1
2005	The Clotted of It	Pauline McKendrick, Piss Woman	Series 2, Episode 1
2005	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
2007	Hotel Babylon	Myra Walmesley	Series 2, Episode 8
2007	Murphy's Law	Brothel Madam	2 episodes
2007	After You've Gone	Sheila	Series 2, Episode 5
2008	Coming of Age	Ollie's mum	Series 1, Episode 5
2008	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, Happening 9
2009	Collision	Mrs. Whitfield	2 episodes
2010	Lennon Naked	Dot	Television film
2010	Sherlock	Connie Prince	Episode: "The Great Game"
2010	Coming Up	Bernadette	Series 8, Episode 4
2011	Come Sweep with Me	Mrs. Talbot	Episode 2
2011	Shirley	Mrs. Morrison	Television film about Dame Shirley Bassey
2011	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: "The Understudy"
2014	Under Milk Wood	Mrs. Dai Bread One	Television film
2015	Coronation Street	Debbie Allinson	2 episodes
2015	Top Coppers	Sandra
2015	High Hopes	Mrs Coles
2018–present	Casualty	Jan Jenning	Main role
2018–2021	In My Skin	Nana Margie	Main role

Selected stage performances

References

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^ ^a^bAdams, David (14 February 1986). "Cardiff: Blood Brothers". The Guardian: 18 (lower middle). Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^ ^a^bClapp, Susannah (9 Feb 2003). "Toasters and shysters - Theatre". The Observer Review: 11. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^Wolf, Matt (8 September 2017). "Sondheim's 'Follies' Is Back, at Soon Bleak and Beautiful". The New Royalty Times. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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