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Karen Archer(I)

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The Chief (1990–1995)
Karen Archer was born on 26 July 1948 in Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Chief (1990), Elizabeth (2000) and The Secret Garden (1987). She was previously married to David Collings.
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    • Known for

    Tim Pigott-Smith in The Chief (1990)
    The Chief
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Asst. Chief Constable Anne Stewart
    • ACC Anne Stewart
    Elizabeth (2000)
    Elizabeth
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Elizabeth
    The Secret Garden (1987)
    The Secret Garden
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Crawford
    • 1987
    The Cleopatras (1983)
    The Cleopatras
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Octavia

    Credits

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    Actress

    • The Gold (2023)
      The Gold
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Judge Goodwin
      • 2025
    • The Paternoster Gang (2019)
      The Paternoster Gang
      8.5
      Podcast Series
      • Countess of Warminster (voice)
      • 2024
    • Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2003)
      Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures
      7.9
      Podcast Series
      • Vrull (voice)
      • 2023
    • Doctors (2000)
      Doctors
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Eleanor Timlin
      • Carol Hughes
      • Brenda Rowley ...
      • 2003–2023
    • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
      Call the Midwife
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Chair of Magistrates
      • 2023
    • Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures (2015)
      Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures
      7.9
      Podcast Series
      • DCI Denise Walker (voice)
      • 2022
    • The Worlds of Blake's 7 (2021)
      The Worlds of Blake's 7
      Podcast Series
      • Chancellor Shenrir (voice)
      • 2021
    • The Diary of River Song (2015)
      The Diary of River Song
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Professor Allen (voice)
      • 2021
    • Martin Herdman in Sink (2018)
      Sink
      7.1
      • Parkside Manager
      • 2018
    • Mother of All Fears (2017)
      Mother of All Fears
      Short
      • Mother
      • 2017
    • Dystopian: Lovesong (2017)
      Dystopian: Lovesong
      Short
      • Christelle
      • 2017
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Bea Collins
      • Vivienne Winters
      • Nancy Hunt ...
      • 2001–2015
    • Jamie Bamber, Ben Daniels, Robert Glenister, Bill Paterson, Bradley Walsh, Harriet Walter, and Freema Agyeman in Law & Order: UK (2009)
      Law & Order: UK
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Justice O'Neill
      • 2013–2014
    • Neverwhere (2013)
      Neverwhere
      7.5
      Podcast Series
      • Sylvia (voice)
      • 2013
    • Anna Friel in Without You (2011)
      Without You
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • WPC Wootten
      • 2011

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    The Chief: Series One
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    The Chief: Series One
    The Chief: Series Two
    Trailer 2:26
    The Chief: Series Two
    The Chief: Series Two
    Trailer 2:26
    The Chief: Series Two

    Personal details

    • Born
      • July 26, 1948
      • Lancashire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • David Collings1983 - ? (separated, 2 children)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Ragu pasta sauces

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