Ruth Madeley is a British actress known for her roles in Years and Years and The Rook. Madeley was born with spina bifida and has worked with the charity Whizz-Kidz for much of her life. Madeley was nominated for a television BAFTA in 2016 for her work in Don't Take My Baby.
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The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025)
Guest starring as Shirley Bingham
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Witch of the Waterfall (Dec 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: The Deep (Dec 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Plastic Apocalypse (Dec 7, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Homo Aqua (Dec 7, 2025)
Renegade Nell (2024)
Guest starring as Mrs. Miller
- Episode 1x07: Stop Printing This Muck (Mar 29, 2024)
Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 1x06: Joe Thomas, Gregg Wallace, Alan Davies, Ruth Madeley (Apr 4, 2024)
Doctor Who (2023)
Guest starring as Shirley Bingham
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: The Reality War (May 31, 2025)
- Episode 2x07: Wish World (May 24, 2025)
- Episode 2x04: Lucky Day (May 3, 2025)
- Episode S01 Special: The Giggle (Dec 9, 2023)
- Episode S01 Special: The Star Beast (Nov 25, 2023)
The Last Leg of Tokyo 2020 (2021)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 1x02: Day One (Aug 25, 2021)
Celebrity Best Home Cook (2021)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 26, 2021)
The Watch (2021)
Starring as Throat Dibbler
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Better to Light a Candle (Feb 14, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Not on My Watch (Jan 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: A Near Vimes Experience (Jan 3, 2021)
Blankety Blank (2020)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 4x06: Brian Conley, Kate Garraway, Jonathan Ross, Ruth Madeley, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Phil Wang (May 24, 2025)
Brassic (2019)
Starring as Clara Marie
- Episode 5x05: Ratcatcher (Sep 28, 2023)
Guest starring as Clara Marie
- Episode 4x04: Exotic Zoo (Sep 7, 2022)
The Rook (2019)
Guest starring as Ingrid Woodhouse
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter 8 (Aug 18, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x07: Prologue (Aug 11, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x06: Chapter 6 (Aug 4, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x05: Chapter 5 (Jul 28, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x04: Chapter 4 (Jul 21, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3 (Jul 14, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x02: Chapter 2 (Jul 7, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x01: Chapter 1 (Jun 30, 2019) [Co-Star]
Celebrity Catchphrase (2018)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 9x06: Chris Bisson, Ruth Madeley, Ardal O'Hanlon (Oct 12, 2024)
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
(5 episodes)
- Episode 9x05: Week 1: Friday (Oct 3, 2025)
- Episode 9x04: Week 1: Thursday (Oct 2, 2025)
- Episode 9x03: Week 1: Wednesday (Oct 1, 2025)
- Episode 9x02: Week 1: Tuesday (Sep 30, 2025)
- Episode 9x01: Week 1: Monday (Sep 29, 2025)
The Last Leg (2013)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 23x04: Stephen Merchant, Ruth Madeley (Oct 22, 2021)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 2020-05-31: James Blunt, Scarlett Moffatt, Ruth Madeley, Craig Charles, Ellie White, Raye, Alex Rawlings, Anna Haugh (May 31, 2020)
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode S14 Special: At Christmas - Jo Brand, Joe Lycett, Joe Swash, Ruth Madeley (Dec 24, 2020)
Celebrity Mastermind (2002)
Guest starring as Ruth Madeley
- Episode 18x08: Radzi Chinyanganya, Ruth Madeley, Ann Widdecombe, Tom Read Wilson (Mar 7, 2020)