2024 | Truelove | Phil | Channel 4 miniseries; lead role |
2023 | The Wheel of Time | Anvaere Damodred | Series (Amazon Prime Video), 2nd season |
2023 | The Morning Show | Martha Ellison | Series (Apple TV+), 3rd season |
2022 | The Split | Countess Caroline | Series 3 |
2022 | Sherwood | Jennifer Hale | Series, episode 1.4 |
2021 | Inside No. 9 | Loretta | Episode: “Simon Says” |
2021 | Around the World in 80 Days | Jane Digby | Series, episode 1.3 |
2020–2022 | His Dark Materials | Octavia | Voice |
2018–2022 | A Discovery of Witches | Ysabeau | 15 episodes |
2017 | The Leftovers | Grace | 5 episodes |
2017 | Carnage | Maude | Mockumentary |
2016 | Churchill’s Secret | Clementine Churchill | |
2016 | Close to the Enemy | Frau Bellinghausen | BBC2 mini-series, written & directed by Stephen Poliakoff |
2015 | Toast of London | Herself | Episode: “Global Warming” |
2014–2017 | Sherlock | Lady Smallwood | Episodes: “His Last Vow”, “The Six Thatchers”, and “The Lying Detective” |
2014 | The Honourable Woman | Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle | |
2013 | You, Me and Them | Lydia Walker | Series Regular |
2013 | Count Arthur Strong | Dame Agnes | |
2012 | Absolutely Fabulous | Jeanne Durand | Episode: “Job” |
2012 | White Heat | Lilly | Series (BBC2), written by Paula Milne |
2012 | Richard II | Duchess of York | Telefilm (BBC2) – filmed production of Shakespeare’s play |
2012 | Spy | The Director | Episodes ‘Codename: Citizen Lame’ and ‘Codename – Show Stopper’ |
2012 | Wallander | Monika Westin | Episode ‘Before the Frost’ |
2011 | The Sinking of the Laconia | Elisabeth Fullwood | Miniseries (BBC), all episodes. Written by Alan Bleasdale |
2011 | Christopher and His Kind | Kathleen Isherwood | Telefilm, written by Kevin Elyot after Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography |
2011–2012 | Merlin | Queen Annis | Series (BBC1), 4th season, 5th season |
2011 | Black Mirror | Home Secretary Alex Cairns | Miniseries, first episode: “The National Anthem” (Channel 4). Written by Charlie Brooker |
2011 | Against the Wall | Faith Kowalski | Police-crime drama television series, episode ‘We Have a Cop in Trouble Here’ |
2010 | Agatha Christie’s Marple | Marina Gregg | Episode: ‘The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side’ |
2010 | Mission: 2110 | Cybele | Children game show |
2010–2011 | Come Fly with Me | Narrator (voice) | Series, all episodes |
2009 | Margaret | Margaret Thatcher | Nominated – Scottish BAFTA Award for Best Actress |
2009 | Doctor Who | Adelaide Brooke | Autumn 2009 Special: “The Waters of Mars” |
2009 | Margot | Ninette de Valois | Telefilm (BBC) |
2008 | Criminal Justice | Alison Slaughter | Miniseries, episodes 3–5 |
2008 | Lost in Austen | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | Miniseries, episodes 3 and 4 |
2007 | Frankenstein | Professor Jane Pretorius | Telefilm |
2006 | Longford | Lady Longford | Telefilm |
2005 | Agatha Christie’s Poirot | Lady Tamplin | Series, episode ‘The Mystery of the Blue Train’ |
2005–2006 | Spooks | Angela Wells | Episodes ‘Diana’ and ‘Gas and Oil, Part One’ |
2005–2007 | Rome | Servilia of the Junii | Series, 18 episodes |
2001 | Perfect Strangers | Alice | Series, all episodes. Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Nominated – TV BAFTA for Best Actress |
2001 | Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders | Narrator’s Voice | Telefilm |
2000 | Dirty Tricks | Alison | Telefilm |
2000 | Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings | Pam | Christmas special, segment ‘Women Institute’ |
1999 | The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling | Lady Bellaston | Miniseries, episodes 1, 3, 4, 5. After the novel by Henry Fielding |
1999 | Shooting the Past | Marilyn Truman | Telefilm (BBC), written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Nominated – TV BAFTA for Best Actress |
1999 | Oliver Twist | Elizabeth Leeford | Miniseries, all episodes. Adapted by Alan Bleasdale after Charles Dickens’ novel |
1998 | Get Real | Louise | Series, all episodes |
1995 | Just William | Lady Walton | Series, episode ‘William Clears the Slums’ |
1995 | Jake’s Progress | Monica | Miniseries, episodes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6 |
1994 | The Rector’s Wife | Anna Bouverie | Series, all episodes. After the novel by Joanna Trollope. Being shown on Channel 4’s catchup as of 24 October 2023 |
1993 | A Year in Provence | Annie Mayle | Miniseries, all episodes. After Peter Mayle’s book |
1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Medea | Series, episode ‘Theseus & the Minotaur’ |
1991 | Screenplay | Kath Peachey | Series, episode ‘Redemption’ |
1991 | G.B.H. | Barbara Douglas | Mini-series, written by Alan Bleasdale, episodes ‘Only Here on a Message’, ‘Send a Message to Michael’, ‘Message Sent’, ‘Message received’, ‘Message Understood’, ‘Over and Out’. Nominated – TV BAFTA for Best Actress |
1990 | TECX | Laura Pellin | Series, episode ‘Getting Personnel’ |
1989 | These Foolish Things | Gutrune Day | BBC The Play on One |
1989 | Traffik | Helen Rosshalde | Mini-series, written by Simon Moore, all episodes |
1988–1990 | Colin’s Sandwich | Rosemary | Series, episodes ‘Enough’ (1988) and ‘Zanzibar’ (1990) |
1986 | Dead Head | Dana | Series, episodes ‘Why me?’, ‘Anything for England’, ‘The Patriot’ |
1986 | Kit Curran | Pamela Scott | Series, all episodes |
1984 | Rainy Day Women | Karen Miller | BBC Play for Today |
1984 | Travelling Man | Andrea | Series, episodes ‘First Leg’, ‘The Collector’, ‘The Watcher’, ‘Grasser’, ‘Moving On’, ‘Sudden Death’ |
1983 | Reilly, Ace of Spies | The Plugger | Series, episode ‘After Moscow’ |
1982 | Muck and Brass | Jean Torrode | Series, episodes ‘Public Relations’ and ‘Our Green and Pleasant Land’ |
1982 | On Approval | Helen Hayle | Filmed production of Frederick Lonsdale’s On Approval, BBC Play of the Month |
1980 | Dick Turpin | Catherine Langford | Series, episode ‘Deadlier Than the Male’ |
1980 | Grown-Ups | Christine Butcher | BBC2 Playhouse, directed by Mike Leigh |
1979 | The Winkler | Diane | ITV Playhouse |
1977 | The New Avengers | Jane | Series, episode ‘The Angels of Death’ |
1976 | One-Upmanship | | Series (BBC), episode ‘Woomanship’ |
1975 | Up Pompeii! | Scrubba | Series (BBC), special episode ‘Further Up Pompeii!’ |