Biography

Lynn Farleigh, a Bristolian, trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and began her career in rep at Salisbury. She has worked many times for the ESC, the RSC and the National Theatre, recently in the acclaimed production of “Three Days in the Country”. Shakespeare roles include Helena in All's Well That Ends Well, Viola , Hermione, Lady Anne, Titania, Portia and Lady Macbeth. Much television work includes Steptoe and Son, Pride and Prejudice, Finney, Out, Wycliffe (as Helen), Midsomer Murders, and more recently in Vera, Lightfields, Casualty, EastEnders and Silent Witness. Lynn works with students and young actors and has directed eight plays for the British American Drama Academy, the most recent was her version of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time”. She lives in north Oxfordshire with her actor husband and a very elderly but demanding three-legged cat, Lucie!

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Filmography

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997Series
7.5
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Vera

Vera

2011Series
7.5
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Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996Series
7.5
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Sherlock

Sherlock

2010Series
8.5
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Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992Series
7.1
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Play for Today

Play for Today

1970Series
6.3
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Peak Practice

Peak Practice

1993Series
6.1
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Bergerac

Bergerac

1981Series
6.7
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Grace

Grace

2021Series
6.7
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Bad Girls

Bad Girls

1999Series
7.5
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Wycliffe

Wycliffe

1994Series
6.0
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BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series
5.0