Lill Roughley

Lilian Roughley (born 1949), best known as Lill Roughley, is an English actress who has appeared on British television since the 1970s.[1] Her notable roles include Alice in the first series of Mulberry, and as Ella Dawkins in My Hero. In the 1980s and 1990s, Roughley also worked often with Victoria Wood, playing a variety of roles in Wood's various comedy series for the BBC.

Lill Roughley
Born
Lilian Roughley

1949 (age 73–74)
OccupationActress
Years active1979–2006
Spouse
William Parry
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(m. 1971)​
Children3

Career

Lilian Roughley was born 1949 in Prescot, Lancashire. She had minor roles in the 1970s and 1980s in programmes including All the Fun of the Fair, Tales of the Unexpected, Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Bergerac and Inspector Morse.[2] She worked with Victoria Wood again in 1989, appearing in four of her six comedy plays for television, and again in 1992's Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast.[3] Also in 1992 she played Alice in the first series of Mulberry.[4] In the following years Roughley appeared in Minder, A Touch of Frost, the film Brassed Off, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Dinnerladies (a further collaboration with Victoria Wood),[5] Absolutely Fabulous (in the 2001 episode of the series, called "Small Opening",[6] as the "actress" portraying Edina in the play written by Saffron, based on her own life) and Heartbeat.[7] Roughley played Lorraine Thomson in one episode of Coronation Street, which aired on 17 May 1996.[8] She also played the sexually voracious landlady, Mrs Best, in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Hut 33 (2007–2009).[9]

Roughley is probably best known for playing Ella Dawkins in the sitcom My Hero, from 2000 to 2006.[10][11]

Personal life

Roughley has been married to William Parry since 1971 and they have three children together.

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Director
1979 All the Fun of the Fair Jack's Wife Glyn Edwards
1985 Mr. Love Housewife Roy Battersby
1996 Brassed Off Rita Mark Herman
1997 Keep the Aspidistra Flying Mrs. Trilling Robert Bierman
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Big Jim and the Figaro Club Pudden Series 1 (recurring; 3 episodes)
1982 Tales of the Unexpected Blonde Girl Series 5 (guest; 1 episode)
1983 The Home Front Myra Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
1984 A Family Man Jean Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
1984 The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Effie Series 1 (recurring; 5 episodes)
1985–87 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV Various Series 1–2 (recurring; 4 episodes)
1985 Drummonds Pam Series 1 (recurring; 3 episodes)
1986 Starting Out Mrs. Barnes Series 5 (guest; 2 episodes)
1986 Albion Market Barbara Owen Soap opera (guest; 1 episode)
1986 Paradise Postponed Glenys Bigwell/Fawcett Miniseries (recurring; 5 episodes)
1987 First Sight Doreen Series 1 (guest, 1 episode)
1987 Mister Corbett's Ghost Mrs. Partridge TV movie
1988 Hard Cases Mrs. Niechel Series 1 (recurring; 4 episodes)
1988 Bergerac Mrs. Hetherington Series 6 (guest; 1 episode)
1989 Inspector Morse Betty Parker Series 3 (guest; 1 episode)
1989–90 Joint Account Louise Series 1–2 (main; all 16 episodes)
1989 Flying Lady Brenda Fisher Series 2 (guest; 1 episode)
1989 Made in Spain Jacque TV movie
1989 Victoria Wood Various Series 1 (recurring; 4 episodes)
1990 Rita Rudner Series 1 (guest; 2 episodes)
1991 Josie Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
1991–94 Minder Doreen Daley Series 8–10 (recurring; 6 episodes)
1992 The Common Pursuit Charlotte Stout Broadcast as part of Screen Two
1992 Mulberry Alice Series 1 (main; 6 episodes)
1993 Growing Pains Miriam Craddock Series 2 (guest; 1 episode)
1995 Just William Mrs. Bott Series 2 (guest; 2 episodes)
1996 A Touch of Frost Mrs. Chatteris Series 4 (guest; 1 episode)
1996 Roger Roger Angela Pilot episode (guest)
1996 Coronation Street Lorraine Thomson Soap opera (guest; 1 episode)
1997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Maureen O'Callaghan Series 3 (guest; 1 episode)
1998 The Last Salute Sylvia Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
1998 Dinnerladies Shelagh Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2000–06 My Hero Ella Dawkins Series 1–6 (main; all 51 episodes)
2001 Absolutely Fabulous Jude Series 4 (guest; 1 episode)
2002 Heartbeat Gloria Gray Series 11 (guest; 1 episode)

References
  1. "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  2. "Lill Roughley". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. "Lill Roughley". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019.
  4. Guide, British Comedy. "Mulberry - The Complete First & Second Series DVD". British Comedy Guide.
  5. "BFI Screenonline: dinnerladies (1998-2000) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  6. "Small Opening (2001)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
  7. "Lill Roughley". TVGuide.com.
  8. "Biography - Lill Roughley". corrie.net.
  9. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hut 33, Series 1, Bridge Too Far". BBC.
  10. "About "My Hero"". sitcom.co.uk. 2007.
  11. "My Hero". www.bbc.co.uk.


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