Jill Baker

Jill Baker (born 1952) is a British actress who is best known for her role as Pauline Harris in Only Fools and Horses. She has worked extensively in theatre and television for 50 years.

For the Australian publisher, see Jill Baker (publisher).

Jill Baker
Born
Gillian Mary Baker

1952 (age 70–71)
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Spouse
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(m. 1982; died 1999)​
Children3

Personal life

Baker is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

She and actor Bob Peck were married for 17 years, from 1982 until his death, in 1999. They had three children.[1]

Career

She made her debut in the TV movie Savages in 1975 and has worked steadily on television and theatre since.[2] Her theatre work includes Sufficient Carbohydrate by Denis Potter, Goosepimples, Mike Leigh, All My Sons, all in the West End and the premiere of The Secret Rapture in 1988.[3] She has also been working as an actress in British television since 1975.[4] Along with playing a recurring lead character in Rides, Screaming and Fish, she has made cameo appearances in individual episodes of Blore M.P, The Professionals (1980), Only Fools and Horses (1981), Me and My Girl (1983), "Last Bus to Woodstock" (An Inspector Morse TV-Mystery) (1988), Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989), Prime Suspect (1995), The Girl (1996) as Anne Thornton, The Broker's Man (1997–98) as Claudette Monro-Foster, The Vanishing Man (1998) as Dr. Jeffries, , Perfect Strangers (2001), New Tricks (2003), A Touch of Frost (2004), Secret Smile (2005), Waking the Dead, Holby City, (2007), Spooks (2008) and Wallander, Episode 1 in 2008.[4][5] She has also appeared as Lady de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love.[4] In 2009 she appeared in the ITV Drama Whatever It Takes, In 2011 she appeared in the ITV Drama Midsomer Murders "Not in My Back Yard" as Eleanor Swanscombe.[4][6] In 2014, she appeared in Happy Valley as Helen Gallagher.[7] Baker appeared in Only Fools and Horses in the episode "The Second Time Around", as Del Boy (David Jason)'s ex-fiancée, Pauline Harris.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Hope and Glory Faith
1998 Shakespeare in Love Lady De Lesseps
2004 That Time of Year... Josephine Short film
2006 Notes on a Scandal Sheba's Mother
2011 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Betty
2012 John Carter Additional Voice Voice
2012 Tower Block Violet
2016 A Lighthouse in Breaking Waves Alive Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1975 Savages Angela Smith Television film
1975 Get Some In! Agnes Episode: "36-Hour Pass"
1977 The Cedar Tree Vendeuse 2 episodes
1980 The Gentle Touch Connie Episode: "Menaces"
1980 The Professionals Amanda Episode: "Hijack"
1981 Only Fools and Horses Pauline Harris Episode: "The Second Time Around"
1982 We'll Meet Again Mavis Episode: "Up the Smoke"
1982 Arena Actress in Play Episode: "Mike Leigh Making Plays"
1983 BBC Television Shakespeare Lady Macduff Episode: "Macbeth"
1984 Me and My Girl Kim Tracy Episode: "Design for Living"
1984 On the Shelf Jackie Television film
1987 Harry's Kingdom Jilly King Television film
1988 Inspector Morse Jennifer Coleby Episode: "Last Bus to Woodstock"
1988 Boon Mrs. Hains Episode: "The Devil You Know"
1989 ScreenPlay Jilly Taylor Episode: "Testimony of a Child"
1989 Tales of Sherwood Forest Sarah 7 episodes
1989 Screen One Priscilla Blore Episode: "Blore M.P."
1992 Screaming Rachael 8 episodes
1992–1993 Rides Patrice Jenner 12 episodes
1994 In Suspicious Circumstances Elizabeth Earle Episode: "Death Scene"
1994 Ellen Mrs. Thompson (as Gill Baker) Episode: "The Toast"
1995 Prime Suspect Maria Henry Episode: "Prime Suspect: Inner Circles"
1995 Chandler & Co Edith Cotham Episode: "No Tomorrow"
1996 The Girl Anne Thornton Television film
1998 March in Windy City Dr. Prudence Cox Television film
1997–1998 The Broker's Man Claudette Monro-Foster 8 episodes
1998 The Vanishing Man Dr. Jeffries 2 episodes
2000 Fish Sarah Cornice 6 episodes
2001 The Bill Lisa Sharp 2 episodes
2001 Perfect Strangers Esther 3 episodes
2003 New Tricks Gaynor Wringer Episode: "The Chinese Job"
2003 Real Men Julie Ferguson Television film
2003 Jonathan Creek Donna Henry Episode: "The Tailor's Dummy"
2003 Canterbury Tales Mrs. Norman Episode: "The Pardoner's Tale"
2004 A Touch of Frost Elizabeth Richford Episode: "Dancing in the Dark"
2004 Belonging Cathy Television film
2004 Rosemary & Thyme Val Reeves Episode: "Swords into Ploughshares"
2005 Secret Smile Marcia Cotton 2 episodes
2007 Walking the Dead Dr. Caroline Ritter 2 episodes
2007 Sea of Souls Annie Rubenstein 2 episodes
2007 Heartbeat Shirley Dekin Episode: "Where There's Smoke"
2008 Wallander Anita Carlman Episode: "Sidetracked"
2008 Spooks Rachel Beauchamp Episode: #7.6
2009 Above Suspicion Mrs Kenworth Episode: "Part 1"
2009 Whatever It Takes Estelle Television film
2011 Midsomer Murders Eleanor Swanscombe Episode: "Not in My Back Yard"
2011 Law & Order: UK Margaret Rumsfield Episode: "Intent"
2007–2011 Holby City Nancy Overbeck

Sister John

 2 episodes
2013 Doctors Corinne Gough Episode: "Heston's Last Testament"
2014–2015 EastEnders Margot Summerhayes 2 episodes
2014–2016 Happy Valley Helen Gallagher 7 episodes
2016 To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters Aunt Branwell Television film
2015–2020 Casualty Rosie Allen

Theresa Ashby

 2 episodes
2022 Doc Martin Professor Judy Phillips Episode: "Return to Sender"

References
  1. "Obituary: Bob Peck". The Independent. 9 April 1999. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022.
  2. "Jill Baker". IMDb.
  3. "CalmView: Overview". catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk.
  4. "Jill Baker". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
  5. "Jill Baker". www.lifeinlegacy.com.
  6. "Midsomer Murders | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  7. "BBC One - Happy Valley, Series 1, Episode 1, Who lives in a valley like this? - Helen Gallagher". BBC.
  8. "Only Fools and Horses - S1 - Episode 4: The Second Time Around". Radio Times.


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