Victoria Alcock

Victoria Alcock
Born
Victoria Alcock

(1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 (age 56)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Victoria Alcock (born 13 May 1968)[1][2] is a British actress.

Notable roles

Alcock played the prisoner Julie Saunders in all eight series of the television drama series, Bad Girls[3] and Agnes Clarke in The House of Eliott.[4] In January 2012, Alcock was cast as Lorraine Stevens (née Salter), the ex-prostitute mother of Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton), in the BBC soap opera EastEnders,[5][6] reviving the role from Linda Henry, who starred as Salter until 1992. Her first episode was broadcast on 1 March.[7]

Alcock appeared in the 2009 Easter Special Doctor Who episode titled Planet of the Dead, playing Angela Whittaker alongside the Tenth Doctor (played by David Tennant). She also appeared alongside the Sixth Doctor (played by Colin Baker) on the Doctor Who Lost Story audio titled Power Play, playing Marion Tudor (who disliked being called "Mary"), a leading protester against a controversial nuclear power plant.

She is also known for playing Carol in all five series of the BBC's BAFTA-winning sitcom People Just Do Nothing, [8] dinner lady Val in Alan Carr's semi-autobiographical sitcom Changing Ends for ITV, [9] and as Sue in Sky's sitcom Mr Bigstuff alongside Danny Dyer and Ryan Sampson. [10]

Filmography

Film

1991 Under Suspicion 2nd Chambermaid
1998 Far from the Madding Crowd Temperance Miller
2008 Incendiary Trophy Woman
2021 No-One Gets out Alive Mary

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Agatha Christie's Poirot Ellie One Episode: The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
1991–1992 EastEnders Laura Two Episodes: Episode dated 11 June 1991 and Episode dated 21 January 1992
1991–1994 The House of Eliott Agnes Clarke Twenty-Five Episodes:
1991–2008 The Bill Sonya Derby, Belinda Crawley and Maggie Roscoe Three Episodes: Vital Statistics, 473 and Over the Limit
1992 Lovejoy Kay One Episode: Kids
1995 Chiller Phoebe Hawkins One Episode: Prophecy
Castles Kate Schofield One Episode: Episode No. 1.16
1997 Grange Hill Ruth Two Episodes: Episode No. 20.9 and Episode No. 20.10
1998 Coronation Street Mary Docherty Two Episodes: Episode No. 1.4383 and Episode No. 1.4384
1999–2006 Bad Girls Julie Saunders Series One to Eight − Ninety-six episodes
2005 Casualty Sandra McClean One Episode: Antisocial Behaviour
2009 Doctor Who Angela Whittaker One Episode: Planet of the Dead
Banged Up Abroad Maggie One Episode: Barbados
2009–2010 Missing Laura Callow Two Episodes: Episode No. 1.5 and Episode No. 2.4
2011 Call the Midwife Pregnant character One episode
2012 EastEnders Lorraine Stevens Five episodes
2013, 2018 The Dumping Ground Denise Jackson Four Episodes

Series 1: SOS
Special: Jody in Wonderland
Series 6: Jody on the Ropes and Saved by the Bell

2014–2018 People Just Do Nothing Carol
2015 Birds of a Feather Michelle Series 11; Episode: "The Girls with the Pearl Buttons"
2018 Holby City Karen Duggan One episode, Best Christmas Ever
2019 Doctors Shelly Chapman One episode
2023–present Changing Ends Val Recurring role
2024 Spent Claire First episode

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Victoria Alcock". IMDb. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Essex Jailbreak: Prisoners flee Chelmsford Prison with Bad Girls Victoria Alcock cheering on | Essex Chronicle". essexchronicle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ "BBC One – the House of Eliott, Series 2, Episode 10".
  5. ^ "'EastEnders' Victoria Alcock 'loved poor wardrobe for Lorraine role'". Digital Spy. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Interview Extra – Victoria Alcock, EastEnders". TV Choice. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (24 February 2012). "'Enders star embraces poor wardrobe". Digital Spy.
  8. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3762198/
  9. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23576878/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_2_act
  10. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30226479/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_1_act