Credits

• 2024 · Generation Z as Cecily
• 2024 · Truelove as Marion
• 2022 · Downton Abbey: A New Era as Gladys Denker
• 2022 · The Responder as Madge
• 2021 · Help as Gloria
• 2021 · Time as June Cobden
• 2020 · David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star as Narrator
• 2019 · The Cure as Bella Bailey
• 2018 · Walk Like a Panther as Gladys
• 2017 · Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next as Self - Narrator
• 2016 · British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2015 · The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self
• 2011 · Lapland as Eileen Lewis
• 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
• 2010 · Downton Abbey as Miss Denker
• 2009 · The Turn of the Screw as Sarah Grose
• 2009 · The Golden Egg Cup as Barbara Royle
• 2008 · Little Dorrit as Affery / Affery Flintwinch
• 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
• 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
• 2006 · Jam and Jerusalem as Sal Vine
• 2006 · The Street as
• 2006 · Imagine Me & You as Ella
• 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
• 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
• 2004 · Strictly Come Dancing as Self
• 2002 · Timeshift as Self - Narrator
• 2002 · Cutting It as Caroline Ferraday
• 2001 · My Uncle Silas as Mrs. Betts
• 2001 · Waking the Dead as Dr. Grace Foley
• 1999 · Loose Women as Self
• 1998 · The Royle Family as Barbara Royle
• 1998 · Parkinson as Self
• 1997 · Face as Alice
• 1996 · Brassed Off as Vera
• 1996 · Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Helga Allowby
• 1995 · Hollyoaks as Sheila Grant
• 1993 · Luv as
• 1992 · A Touch of Frost as Phyllis Bowman
• 1991 · Performance as Mistress Overdone
• 1990 · Medics as
• 1987 · Inspector Morse as Mrs. Bailey
• 1982 · Brookside as Sheila Grant
• 1952 · Today as Self
• Future · Bilby as Nancy
• 2025 · Big Winners as Edith Thistle
• 2024 · Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two as Herself
• 2024 · The Big Snow of '47 as Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2023 · Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self
• 2021 · Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self
• 2021 · Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors as Narrator
• 2019 · The Cockfields as Sue
• 2019 · DNA Journey as Self
• 2018 · Death on the Tyne as Colleen
• 2018 · Age Before Beauty as Ivy-Rae Regan
• 2017 · Diana and the Paparazzi as Narrator (voice)
• 2017 · Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story as Narrator
• 2017 · Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
• 2016 · Rovers as Doreen
• 2016 · World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys as Self
• 2016 · Golden Years as Nancy
• 2014 · Caring for the Recently Deceased as Marjoram Bryon
• 2013 · Being Eileen as Eileen Lewis
• 2012 · Barbara's Old Ring as Barbara Royle
• 2012 · Gates as Miss Hunter
• 2011 · Sugartown as
• 2011 · Baby Hospital as
• 2010 · Joe's Crackers as Barbara
• 2010 · The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
• 2010 · A Passionate Woman as Betty (1980s)
• 2009 · Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It as Narrator (voice)
• 2008 · The New Sofa as Barbara Royle
• 2005 · Liverpool FC: One Night in May as
• 2002 · The Virgin Mary as Self - Presenter
• 2001 · Score as Maggie
• 2000 · New Year's Day as Mrs. Fisher
• 1999 · Finest Hour as Commentary
• 1999 · Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll as Irma
• 1999 · Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll as
• 1998 · Brookside: Friday the 13th as Sheila Grant
• 1998 · The Jump as Maeve Brunos
• 1998 · The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as Pat Phoenix
• 1998 · Duck Patrol as Val Rutland
• 1997 · Brookside: The Lost Weekend as Sheila Grant
• 1997 · Preaching to the Perverted as Esmeralda
• 1997 · Crime Traveller as
• 1994 · Measure for Measure as Mistress Overdone
• 1993 · Full Stretch as Grace Robbins
• 1992 · Bitter Harvest as Miriam Johnson