Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Acting

Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays Camille (1985), and Uncle Vanya (1997). Her film appearances include three collaborations with Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), We Think the World of You (1988) and Dead Fish (2005); as well as Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987); Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992); and latterly Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). Barber's numerous television credits include The Street (2009), Doctor Who (2011), Silk (2012–2014), and Whitstable Pearl (2021–2022).

Filmography

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MUSIK MUSIK 2026 A Hand to Hold A Hand to Hold 2026 The Secret Santa Project The Secret Santa Project 2025 The People Before ★ 5.6 The People Before 2025 Hamlet ★ 7.4 Hamlet 2024 Dreamland ★ 6.4 Dreamland 2023 A Bird Flew In A Bird Flew In 2022 The Chelsea Detective ★ 6.3 The Chelsea Detective 2022 A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint ★ 6.9 A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint 2021 Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel ★ 7.8 Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel 2021 Whitstable Pearl ★ 6.7 Whitstable Pearl 2021 Semi-Detached ★ 6.0 Semi-Detached 2020 Trick or Treat ★ 2.3 Trick or Treat 2019 Queens of Mystery ★ 7.0 Queens of Mystery 2019 Let's Talk About Sex ★ 10.0 Let's Talk About Sex 2019 The Queen and I ★ 6.3 The Queen and I 2018 Blue Iguana ★ 5.7 Blue Iguana 2018 An Ideal Husband ★ 7.5 An Ideal Husband 2018 McKellen: Playing the Part ★ 7.2 McKellen: Playing the Part 2018 The Escape ★ 5.5 The Escape 2018 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool ★ 6.4 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 The Bookshop ★ 6.5 The Bookshop 2017 Summer Comedy Shorts Summer Comedy Shorts 2017 The Chosen ★ 5.9 The Chosen 2016 The Rebel ★ 7.2 The Rebel 2016 Mr. Holmes ★ 6.5 Mr. Holmes 2015 Mapp and Lucia ★ 6.3 Mapp and Lucia 2014 Bucky Bucky 2014 Inside No. 9 ★ 8.0 Inside No. 9 2014 The IT Crowd Manual ★ 8.2 The IT Crowd Manual 2014 Bad Education: Christmas Special ★ 10.0 Bad Education: Christmas Special 2013 Muse of Fire ★ 6.5 Muse of Fire 2013 Psychobitches ★ 6.8 Psychobitches 2013 The Spa ★ 6.0 The Spa 2013 Father Brown ★ 7.6 Father Brown 2013 May I Kill U? ★ 4.6 May I Kill U? 2013 Playhouse Presents ★ 6.0 Playhouse Presents 2012 We'll Take Manhattan ★ 5.7 We'll Take Manhattan 2012 Great Expectations ★ 7.3 Great Expectations 2011 Death in Paradise ★ 7.5 Death in Paradise 2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ★ 6.0 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 2011 Friday Night Dinner ★ 7.8 Friday Night Dinner 2011 Silk ★ 7.5 Silk 2011 The Nativity ★ 8.8 The Nativity 2010 Vexed ★ 6.9 Vexed 2010 Pete versus Life ★ 6.5 Pete versus Life 2010 The Fattest Man in Britain ★ 5.9 The Fattest Man in Britain 2009 Law & Order: UK ★ 7.0 Law & Order: UK 2009 Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money 2008 Beautiful People ★ 6.8 Beautiful People 2008 King Lear ★ 6.7 King Lear 2008 Goal II: Living the Dream ★ 6.0 Goal II: Living the Dream 2007 Benidorm ★ 7.5 Benidorm 2007 The Street ★ 7.6 The Street 2006 The IT Crowd ★ 8.2 The IT Crowd 2006 Hotel Babylon ★ 7.3 Hotel Babylon 2006 Funland ★ 6.3 Funland 2005 Dead Fish ★ 5.5 Dead Fish 2005 Goal! ★ 6.8 Goal! 2005 Doctor Who ★ 7.6 Doctor Who 2005 His Passionate Bride ★ 7.5 His Passionate Bride 2005 Agatha Christie's Marple ★ 7.8 Agatha Christie's Marple 2004 Evilenko ★ 5.8 Evilenko 2004 The Legend of the Tamworth Two ★ 5.0 The Legend of the Tamworth Two 2004 Hustle ★ 7.7 Hustle 2004 New Tricks ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004 Listening ★ 7.5 Listening 2003 Boudica ★ 4.8 Boudica 2003 Monkey Dust ★ 8.0 Monkey Dust 2003 Flyfishing ★ 4.2 Flyfishing 2003 Celeb Celeb 2002 The Red Siren ★ 5.3 The Red Siren 2002 Having It Off ★ 7.0 Having It Off 2002 Superstition ★ 5.3 Superstition 2001 The Gentleman Thief The Gentleman Thief 2001 Love in a Cold Climate ★ 7.9 Love in a Cold Climate 2001 Esther Kahn ★ 6.0 Esther Kahn 2000 Shiner ★ 5.4 Shiner 2000 The Escort ★ 5.4 The Escort 1999 Bremner, Bird and Fortune ★ 7.5 Bremner, Bird and Fortune 1999