Rosemary Leach (born 18 December 1935) is an English stage, television and film actress. She won the 1982 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for 84, Charing Cross Roadand received Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award nominations for her roles in the filmsThat'll Be the Day (1973) and A Room with a View (1986). She has also appeared in several TV mini-series' including Germinal (1970), The Jewel in the Crown (1982), The Charmer(1987), The Buccaneers (1995) and Berkeley Square (1998) and had a recurring role on the sitcom My Family (2003-2007).
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Royal (2003)
Guest starring as Hester Hindmarch
- Episode 7x07: Home from the Hill (Dec 21, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
My Family (2000)
Guest starring as Grace
(6 episodes)
- Episode 7x05: Susan of Troy (May 4, 2007)
- Episode 6x07: The Art of Being Susan (Apr 28, 2006)
- Episode 6x03: Dentally Unstable (Mar 31, 2006)
- Episode S06 Special: ...And I'll Cry If I Want To (Dec 25, 2005)
- Episode S05 Special: Glad Tidings We Bring (Dec 24, 2004)
- Episode 4x03: The Great Escape (Apr 4, 2003)
Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter (1999)
Guest starring as Mrs Forefoot Meadows
- Episode 1x04: Part 4 (Jan 29, 1999)
Berkeley Square (1998)
Starring as Nanny Collins
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: I, Said the Sparrow (Jul 19, 1998)
- Episode 1x09: Wednesday's Child (Jul 5, 1998)
- Episode 1x08: Who Killed Cock Robin? (Jun 28, 1998)
- Episode 1x07: Gone a'Hunting (Jun 20, 1998)
- Episode 1x06: When the Bough Breaks (Jun 14, 1998)
- Episode 1x05: A Pocket Full of Posies (Jun 7, 1998)
- Episode 1x04: All on a Summer's Day (May 31, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: Ladybird, Ladybird (May 24, 1998)
- Episode 1x02: Hide and Seek (May 17, 1998)
- Episode 1x01: Pretty Maids All in a Row (May 10, 1998)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997)
Guest starring as Miss Markland
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x02: Living on Risk: Part 2 (Aug 27, 1999)
- Episode 3x01: Living on Risk: Part 1 (Aug 27, 1999)
- Episode 2x03: A Last Embrace: Part 3 (Feb 19, 1998)
- Episode 2x02: A Last Embrace: Part 2 (Feb 19, 1998)
- Episode 2x01: A Last Embrace: Part 1 (Feb 19, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: Sacrifice: Part 3 (Oct 24, 1997)
- Episode 1x02: Sacrifice: Part 2 (Oct 24, 1997)
- Episode 1x01: Sacrifice: Part 1 (Oct 24, 1997)
Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's... (1996)
Guest starring as Mother
- Episode 1x04: Sealed with a Loving Kiss (Feb 16, 1996)
The Tomorrow People (1992)
Guest starring as Gladys Toms
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: The Living Stones (5) (Mar 8, 1995)
- Episode 3x09: The Living Stones (4) (Mar 1, 1995)
- Episode 3x08: The Living Stones (3) (Feb 22, 1995)
- Episode 3x07: The Living Stones (2) (Feb 15, 1995)
- Episode 3x06: The Living Stones (1) (Feb 8, 1995)
Shakespeare The Animated Tales (1992)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 1x06: Twelfth Night (Dec 14, 1992)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
Guest starring as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck (Sep 13, 1993)
- Episode 1x02: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly Poly Pudding (May 10, 1993)
Growing Pains (1992)
Starring as Joan Craddock
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Back in Your Own Backyard (Jul 14, 1993)
- Episode 2x09: Someone to Watch Over Me ... (Jun 30, 1993)
- Episode 2x08: Till the Clouds Roll By (Jun 23, 1993)
- Episode 2x07: They Can't Take That Away from Me (Jun 16, 1993)
- Episode 2x06: Everything is Ticketty-Boo ... (May 26, 1993)
- Episode 2x05: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (May 19, 1993)
- Episode 2x04: The Gang's All Here ... (May 12, 1993)
- Episode 2x03: Don't Fence Me In (May 5, 1993)
- Episode 2x02: That's for Me ... (Apr 28, 1993)
- Episode 2x01: I'd Rather Lead a Band (Apr 21, 1993)
- Episode 1x10: I'm Old Fashioned ... (Jul 18, 1992)
- Episode 1x09: It Only Happens When I Dance with You (Jul 11, 1992)
- Episode 1x08: The Ugly Duckling (Jul 4, 1992)
- Episode 1x07: Put on a Happy Face (Jun 27, 1992)
- Episode 1x06: The Lady and the Tramp (Jun 20, 1992)
- Episode 1x05: Better Luck Next Time (Jun 13, 1992)
- Episode 1x04: Dearly Beloved (Jun 6, 1992)
- Episode 1x03: Let's Face the Music (May 30, 1992)
- Episode 1x02: Rock a Bye Your Baby (May 23, 1992)
- Episode 1x01: Steppin' Out (May 16, 1992)
Summer's Lease (1989)
Starring as Nancy Leadbetter
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Urbino Trail (Nov 22, 1989)
- Episode 1x03: A Battlefield (Nov 15, 1989)
- Episode 1x02: Where the Water Goes (Nov 8, 1989)
- Episode 1x01: Villa to Let (Nov 1, 1989)
The Charmer (1987)
Starring as Joan Plumleigh-Bruce
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Gorse at the End (Nov 22, 1987)
- Episode 1x05: Gorse, the Imposter (Nov 15, 1987)
- Episode 1x04: Gorse in the Middle (Nov 8, 1987)
- Episode 1x03: Gorse, the Deceiver (Nov 1, 1987)
- Episode 1x02: Gorse, the Investor (Oct 25, 1987)
- Episode 1x01: Gorse, the Tempter (Oct 18, 1987)
French and Saunders (1987)
Guest starring as Rosemary Leach
- Episode 5x06: The Quick and the Dead (Feb 8, 1996)
Casualty (1986)
Guest starring as Miranda Watts
- Episode 22x12: Strangers When We Meet (Nov 17, 2007)
Crazy Like a Fox (1984)
Guest starring as Eleanor Trundle
- Episode S02 Special: Still Crazy Like a Fox (Apr 5, 1987)
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Guest starring as Aunt Fenny
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x14: The Division of the Spoils (Apr 3, 1984)
- Episode 1x13: Pandora's Box (Mar 27, 1984)
- Episode 1x10: An Evening at the Maharanee's (Mar 6, 1984)
- Episode 1x09: The Towers of Silence (Feb 28, 1984)
- Episode 1x06: Ordeal by Fire (Feb 7, 1984)
- Episode 1x05: The Regimental Silver (Jan 31, 1984)
- Episode 1x04: Incidents at a Wedding (Jan 24, 1984)
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
Starring as Queen Victoria
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Chief 1872-1881 (Sep 26, 1978)
- Episode 1x03: The Great Game 1858-1872 (Sep 19, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: Mary Anne (Sep 12, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: Dizzy (Sep 5, 1978)
Life Begins at Forty (1978)
Starring as Katy Bunting
(14 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: The Christening (Mar 21, 1980)
- Episode 2x06: Marriage-Go-Round (Mar 14, 1980)
- Episode 2x05: It Was a Lover and His Lass (Mar 7, 1980)
- Episode 2x04: Oh, Mistress Mine! (Feb 29, 1980)
- Episode 2x03: The Good Cause (Feb 22, 1980)
- Episode 2x02: The Open-Plan Plan (Feb 15, 1980)
- Episode 2x01: Blue for a Girl (Feb 8, 1980)
- Episode 1x07: Alarms and Excursions (Jul 25, 1978)
- Episode 1x06: Pot Luck (Jul 18, 1978)
- Episode 1x05: Happy Families (Jul 11, 1978)
- Episode 1x04: Foreign Affairs (Jul 4, 1978)
- Episode 1x03: Another Fine Mess (Jun 27, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: Fit for Nothing (Jun 20, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: And Baby Makes Three (Jun 13, 1978)
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
Guest starring as Mrs. Ida Tempest
- Episode 2x01: Rumpole and the Man of God (May 29, 1979)
Now Look Here (1971)
Starring as Laura
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Mar 7, 1973)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Feb 28, 1973)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Feb 21, 1973)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Feb 14, 1973)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Feb 7, 1973)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 31, 1973)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 24, 1973)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Dec 17, 1971)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Dec 10, 1971)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Dec 3, 1971)
The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Guest starring as Marcelle
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Part 9: 28 September 1938 - Morning (Nov 29, 1970)
- Episode 1x07: Part 7: 24 September 1938 - Morning (Nov 15, 1970)
- Episode 1x06: Part 6: 17 June 1938 - Evening (Nov 8, 1970)
- Episode 1x05: Part 5: 17 June 1938 - Afternoon (Nov 1, 1970)
- Episode 1x04: Part 4: 17 June 1938 - Morning (Oct 25, 1970)
- Episode 1x03: Part 3: 16 June 1938 - Evening (Oct 18, 1970)
- Episode 1x02: Part 2: 16 June 1938 - Afternoon (Oct 11, 1970)
- Episode 1x01: Part 1: 15 June 1938 - Evening (Oct 4, 1970)
No, That's Me Over Here! (1967)
Starring as Rosemary
(25 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: Wedding (Dec 5, 1970)
- Episode 3x12: Politics (Nov 28, 1970)
- Episode 3x11: Religion (Nov 21, 1970)
- Episode 3x10: Money (Nov 14, 1970)
- Episode 3x09: Brothers in Law (Nov 7, 1970)
- Episode 3x08: Fancy Dress (Oct 31, 1970)
- Episode 3x07: The Girl (Oct 27, 1970)
- Episode 3x06: Neighbours (Oct 20, 1970)
- Episode 3x05: Drink (Oct 13, 1970)
- Episode 3x04: Social (Oct 6, 1970)
- Episode 3x03: Mother (Sep 29, 1970)
- Episode 3x02: Registration (Sep 22, 1970)
- Episode 3x01: Old Age (Sep 15, 1970)
- Episode 2x06: Episode #2.6 (Jun 19, 1968)
- Episode 2x05: Episode #2.5 (Jun 12, 1968)
- Episode 2x04: Episode #2.4 (Jun 5, 1968)
- Episode 2x03: Episode #2.3 (May 29, 1968)
- Episode 2x02: Episode #2.2 (May 22, 1968)
- Episode 2x01: Episode #2.1 (May 15, 1968)
- Episode 1x06: Episode #1.6 (Dec 19, 1967)
- Episode 1x05: Episode #1.5 (Dec 12, 1967)
- Episode 1x04: Episode #1.4 (Dec 5, 1967)
- Episode 1x03: Episode #1.3 (Nov 28, 1967)
- Episode 1x02: Episode #1.2 (Nov 21, 1967)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Nov 14, 1967)
The Power Game (1965)
Starring as Susan Weldon
(21 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: There's No Such Thing as a Dead-Heat (Dec 19, 1966)
- Episode 2x12: Where Do I Want to Go? (Dec 12, 1966)
- Episode 2x11: Tax Return (Dec 5, 1966)
- Episode 2x09: Safe Conduct (Nov 21, 1966)
- Episode 2x08: The Chicken Run (Nov 14, 1966)
- Episode 2x07: The Dead Sea Fruit (Nov 7, 1966)
- Episode 2x06: The Big View (Oct 31, 1966)
- Episode 2x04: The Front Men (Oct 17, 1966)
- Episode 2x03: Grounds for Decision (Oct 10, 1966)
- Episode 2x02: Ambassador Status (Oct 3, 1966)
- Episode 2x01: Nothing's Free (Sep 26, 1966)
- Episode 1x13: Confound Their Politics (Jun 20, 1966)
- Episode 1x11: Trade Secret (Feb 21, 1966)
- Episode 1x10: Persons and Papers (Feb 14, 1966)
- Episode 1x09: Late Via Rome (Feb 7, 1966)
- Episode 1x08: The Crunch (Jan 31, 1966)
- Episode 1x07: The Switch (Jan 24, 1966)
- Episode 1x06: Saturday's Women (Jan 17, 1966)
- Episode 1x05: Point of Balance (Jan 10, 1966)
- Episode 1x03: Hagadan (Dec 27, 1965)
- Episode 1x02: Lady for a Knight (Dec 20, 1965)
Sherlock Holmes (1965)
Guest starring as Kitty Winter
- Episode 1x01: The Illustrious Client (Feb 20, 1965)
Public Eye (1965)
Guest starring as Judy Manning
- Episode 1x03: They Go off in the End Like Fruit (Feb 6, 1965)
Z Cars (1962)
Guest starring as Mrs. Outram
- Episode 3x09: Special Duty (Oct 30, 1963)
Guest starring as Ann Brown
- Episode 1x12: What Kind of Hero? (Mar 20, 1962)
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Guest starring as Jean Hobley
- Episode 4x92: Sharp at Four (Feb 9, 1964)
Guest starring as Sheila
- Episode 4x101: Pleasure is Where She Finds It (May 3, 1964)