Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Jean Spriggs (18 September 1929 – 2 July 2008) was an English character actress. Spriggs' roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company included Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Gertrude in Hamlet and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. In 1978, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for Arnold Wesker's Love Letters on Blue Paper. She received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. Her other films included Richard's Things (1980), Impromptu (1991), Paradise Road (1997) and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).

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MIDSOMER MURDERS · S9, E2

Dead Letters

When Sergeant Scott falls ill, Barnaby and PC Ben Jones (Jason Hughes, "Killing Me Softly") investigate a series of murders linked to the death of a beauty queen which occurred several years previously.
JERICHO · S1, E4

The Hollow Men

As heavy smog envelops London, a young photographer and his girlfriend are stabbed to death. The press connects their death to a legendary serial killer called the Butcher, but Jericho finds a link to a local cinema.
DOCTOR WHO · S24, E5

Paradise Towers

The legendary Paradise Towers is supposed to be the height of luxury but when the Doctor and Mel arrive, they find it is as far from a paradise as possible.
HEARTBEAT · S15, E6

The End of the Road

An escaped killer is on the loose, sending waves of panic through the village.

Elizabeth Spriggs

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