Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (/ˈtæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ/; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, known for both dramatic and comedic roles. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, Beverly Lincoln in British-American sitcom Episodes and Jackie Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy-drama series Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of Tamara Drewe. In 2020, Greig starred as Anne Trenchard in Julian Fellowes' ITV series Belgravia. Greig is also a stage actress. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2007 for Much Ado About Nothing, and was nominated in 2011 and 2015 for her roles in The Little Dog Laughed and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2022)

On a rainy day, a mother and daughter forego a trip to the park to bake pastries and partake in a two-person tea party when an unexpected guest menacingly invites himself into the house and ransacks the food and drink in the house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Shaw
CAST:  Benedict Cumberbatch  •  David Oyelowo  •  David Walliams  •  Tamsin Greig

On a rainy day, a mother and daughter forego a trip to the park to bake pastries and partake in a two-person tea party when an unexpected guest menacingly invites himself into the house and ransacks the food and drink in the house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Shaw
CAST:  Benedict Cumberbatch  •  David Oyelowo  •  David Walliams  •  Tamsin Greig

Days of the Bagnold Summer (2020)

Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father's new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Bird
CAST:  Alice Lowe  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Nathanael Saleh  •  Rob Brydon

Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father's new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Bird
CAST:  Alice Lowe  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Nathanael Saleh  •  Rob Brydon

Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret (2008)

Documentary chronicling the life of Prince John, who was born in 1904 as the youngest child of George V and died in 1919 after a severe epileptic seizure  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Tilzey
CAST:  Tamsin Greig

Documentary chronicling the life of Prince John, who was born in 1904 as the youngest child of George V and died in 1919 after a severe epileptic seizure  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Tilzey
CAST:  Tamsin Greig

Mental: A History of the Madhouse (2010)

Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Boulding
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Peter Barham  •  Maggi Chapman

Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Boulding
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Peter Barham  •  Maggi Chapman

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked (2015)

A personal portrait of the victor of Waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence and the letters and memoirs of those who knew him best.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Sanders
CAST:  Richard E. Grant  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Selma Brook  •  Jennifer Healey

A personal portrait of the victor of Waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence and the letters and memoirs of those who knew him best.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Sanders
CAST:  Richard E. Grant  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Selma Brook  •  Jennifer Healey

National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)

A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Lough
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Phoebe Fox  •  Doon Mackichan  •  Tim McMullan

A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Lough
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Phoebe Fox  •  Doon Mackichan  •  Tim McMullan

Romeo & Juliet (2021)

An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Godwin
CAST:  Jessie Buckley  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Lucian Msamati

An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Godwin
CAST:  Jessie Buckley  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Lucian Msamati

Being Bridget Jones (2020)

Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character for a column in The Independent newspaper, author Helen Fielding opens up her personal archive for the very first time to tell the story of how Bridget Jones’s Diary came to be. We meet Helen’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Harding
CAST:  Helen Fielding  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Hugh Grant  •  Colin Firth

Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character for a column in The Independent newspaper, author Helen Fielding opens up her personal archive for the very first time to tell the story of how Bridget Jones’s Diary came to be. We meet Helen’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Harding
CAST:  Helen Fielding  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Hugh Grant  •  Colin Firth

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)

A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Hanley
CAST:  Rowan Atkinson  •  Rik Mayall  •  Adrian Edmondson  •  Robbie Coltrane

A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Hanley
CAST:  Rowan Atkinson  •  Rik Mayall  •  Adrian Edmondson  •  Robbie Coltrane

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel (2021)

With exclusive interviews and outtakes, this anniversary special celebrates a decade of Robert Popper's iconic comedy, from celebrity fans to Paul Ritter's infamous squirrel-based catchphrase  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Paul Ritter  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Simon Bird  •  Mark Heap

With exclusive interviews and outtakes, this anniversary special celebrates a decade of Robert Popper's iconic comedy, from celebrity fans to Paul Ritter's infamous squirrel-based catchphrase  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Paul Ritter  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Simon Bird  •  Mark Heap

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014)

As part of BBC Two's 50th birthday celebrations, this programme pulls from the shelf some rare and previously unseen comedy moments from some of the greatest names in comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Doherty
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Chris Addison  •  David Baddiel  •  Bill Bailey

As part of BBC Two's 50th birthday celebrations, this programme pulls from the shelf some rare and previously unseen comedy moments from some of the greatest names in comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Doherty
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Chris Addison  •  David Baddiel  •  Bill Bailey

The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)

Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re going to be murdered by the wicked Mr and Mrs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Gatiss
CAST:  Simon Callow  •  Mark Gatiss  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Tsion Habte

Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re going to be murdered by the wicked Mr and Mrs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Gatiss
CAST:  Simon Callow  •  Mark Gatiss  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Tsion Habte

My Happy Ending (2023)

A famous actress goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue, and in a hospital waiting room she meets three remarkable women who help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sharon Maymon  •  Tal Granit
CAST:  Andie MacDowell  •  Tom Cullen  •  Miriam Margolyes  •  Tamsin Greig

A famous actress goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue, and in a hospital waiting room she meets three remarkable women who help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sharon Maymon  •  Tal Granit
CAST:  Andie MacDowell  •  Tom Cullen  •  Miriam Margolyes  •  Tamsin Greig

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022)

One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, is killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 1942. His life is as compelling and enigmatic as his art, set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspire him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margy Kinmonth
CAST:  Ai Weiwei  •  Freddie Fox  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Grayson Perry

One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, is killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 1942. His life is as compelling and enigmatic as his art, set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspire him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margy Kinmonth
CAST:  Ai Weiwei  •  Freddie Fox  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Grayson Perry

Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car (2012)

From the MG Midget, much loved by American GIs, through to the more affordable Austin Healey 'frog-eye' Sprite and the E-Type Jaguar, seen by many as the ultimate sports car, this is a tale of how, for a brief time, Britain was home to two-seater heaven.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Hall
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Stirling Moss  •  Quentin Willson

From the MG Midget, much loved by American GIs, through to the more affordable Austin Healey 'frog-eye' Sprite and the E-Type Jaguar, seen by many as the ultimate sports car, this is a tale of how, for a brief time, Britain was home to two-seater heaven.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Hall
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Stirling Moss  •  Quentin Willson
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