Carol Royle is an English actress.Born in Blackpool, Royle studied drama at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Her father, Derek Royle, was also an actor, as is her sister Amanda. She is known for her role as Jenny Russell in the BBC sitcom Life Without George which ran for three series from 1987 to 1989, as well as her role in ITV1's 1960s based drama Heartbeat, in which she plays Patricia Brewster. Other television shows Royle has appeared in are, Blake's 7, The Professionals, Bergerac, Cribb, Crossroads, The Outsider, Casualty, The Cedar Tree, Ladies in Charge, Blackeyes, Crime Traveller, The Bill and Doctors.Trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. The Breadwinner, Connie in Come Blow Your Horn and Ginny in Relatively Speaking, Harrogate. Ophelia (London Drama Critics Award) for John Barton, The Maid’s Tragedy for Barry Kyle, Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, Princess of France in Love’s Labour’s Lost, both for Terry Hands, and Mrs Arbuthnot in A Woman of No Importance for Philip Prowse, (Barbican, tour and West End), all Royal Shakespeare Company. Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Regents Park, Kate in Old Times, May in Fay Weldon’s The Four Alice Backers for Bill Alexander, Birmingham Repertory Company. Jan in I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, Sally in Dangerous Obsession, Susannah in Bedroom Farce and Sarah in Round and Round the Garden at Windsor. Amanda in Private Lives, Lady Croombe in Arcadia and Mdm. Ranavskya in The Cherry Orchard for Terry Hands at Theatrre Clwyd. Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at Northampton for Bill Alexander. Christine Brochant with Nigel Havers in See You Next Tuesday for Robin Lefevre, U.K. tour and West End. Francine in Going Straight at Windsor and on tour with Pauline Collins and John Alderton for Alan Strachan. Else in the West End run of Festen for Rufus Norris. Lady Chiltern, U.K. tour of Oscar Wilde’s Ideal Husband, Flora in Humble Boy at The New Vic Theatre, Stoke, for Theresa Heskins, Maria in Pinter’s Moonlight at The Donmar Warehouse for Bijan Sheibani and most recently Syrie Maugham in Anton Burge’s Storm in a Flower Vase at The Arts Theatre, London.T.V series The Cedar Tree, Heartland, Girl Talk (ITV), The Outsider (YTV), Oxbridge Blues (BBC), Ladies in Charge (Thames), three series of the sitcom Life Without George (BBC), Dennis Potter’s Blackeyes (ITV/EMI) and Heartbeat (ITV). T.V. films include FeetForemost, (ITV), Waxwork (Granada), When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down (ITV/EMI), and Hedgehog Wedding (BBC). T.V. plays include Possibilities (BBC), Judgement Day (Thames), and A Still Small Shout (BBC). Other T.V. includes The Racing Game (YTV), Blake’s 7 (BBC), Words on War (BBC), two episodes of The Professionals (ITV), The London Embassy (BBC), two episodes of Casualty (BBC), two episodes of The Bill (ITV), Thief Takers (ITV), Bergerac (BBC), Crime Traveller (ITV), Grange Hill (BBC), Second Sight (BBC), 36 episodes of the most recent Crossroads (ITV), The
Her son, Taran Spear, is a film compositor for the visual effects studio, Electric Theatre Collective, and also the drummer in the band, Anonymous Tip.
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She and Julian Spear have two children: a son Taran and a daughter Talitha.
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