Rachel Davies

Rachel Davies is an English actress. Her credits include The Cuckoo Waltz (1975), Coronation Street (1975–1976), The Sweeney (1978), All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Doctor Who (1980), The Professionals (1980), Tales Of The Unexpected (1980), Minder (1980), Grange Hill (1983–1984), Juliet Bravo (1980 & 1983) Boon (1986), C.A.T.S. Eyes (1987), Making Out (1989–1991), Brookside (1991), ScreenPlay (nr.87): A Little Bit of Lippy (1992), Emmerdale (1993–1994), Cracker (1994), Band of Gold (1995–1996), Hillsborough (1996), Dangerfield (1997), Nice Guy Eddie (2001), Linda Green (2001–2002), Bodies (2004), The Chase (2006–2007), Waterloo Road (2011), Doctors (2004–2013), and Peterloo (2018).

Career

Born in Manchester, Lancashire, she has played leading roles in the following series: Boon (1986), The Cuckoo Waltz (1975), Making Out (1989–1991), Band of Gold (1995–1996), Telltale (1993), she played Shirly Foster/Turner for 75 episodes of Emmerdale (1993–1994), Nice Guy Eddie (2001), Linda Green (2001–2002), and The Chase (2006–2007). She appeared in the acclaimed single drama Hillsborough (1996). In 2000 she played Estelle in the last film that had John Thaw in the lead role, Buried Treasure (2001).

Guest roles on TV include: Z-Cars (1978), Coronation Street (1975–1976), The Sweeney (1978), All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Last of the Summer Wine (1987), alongside Tom Baker in Doctor Who in the serial State of Decay (1980), The Professionals (1980), Tales Of The Unexpected (1980), Grange Hill (1983–1984), Juliet Bravo (1980 & 1983), Minder (1980), C.A.T.S. Eyes (1987), Brookside (1991), Cracker (1994), Midsomer Murders (2007), Dangerfield (1997), Casualty (1997 & 2007), The Bill, Holby City, Heartbeat (1993 & 2004), Bodies (2004), Doctors (2004–2013) and Waterloo Road (2011).

Davies starred in the 1984 British comedy A Private Function as Mr Wormold's landlady, Mrs Forbes.

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