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Sheila Hancock

Sheila Hancock



United Kingdom

Age: 93

Born: 22 Feb, 1933

Known for

In A Discovery of Witches as Goody Alsopas Goody Alsop

in A Discovery of Witches
In The Sixth Commandment as Elizabeth Zettlas Elizabeth Zettl

in The Sixth Commandment
In Delicious as Mimi Vincentas Mimi Vincent

in Delicious
In The Buccaneers (1995) as Dowager Duchessas Dowager Duchess

in The Buccaneers (1995)

TV Series Starring Sheila Hancock

The Sixth CommandmentThe Sixth Commandment
BBC One, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Drama | ► Trailer
4.2


Follows the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in the village of Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, and the extraordinary events that unfolded in the following years.


A Discovery of WitchesA Discovery of Witches
Sky 1, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | ► Trailer
4.5


A Discovery of Witches is a TV adaptation of the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. It follows the story of Diana Bishop, an alchemical history professor at The University of Oxford who, after accidentally calling an elusive, long-thought-lost manuscript, is compelled to embrace the magic in her blood she has sought to keep out of her life and engage in a forbidden romance with charming vampire Matthew Clairmont.


DeliciousDelicious
Sky 1, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama | ► Trailer
3.2


Set in the stunning Cornish countryside, Delicious is a surprising and compelling story of love, heartbreak, food and female friendship. When your best friend is your husband's ex, can you ever really be friends or will your secrets eventually overwhelm you?"Sensual and passionate cook Gina (Dawn French) was once married to Leo Vincent, a successful entrepreneur, chef and hotel owner, with whom she has a daughter. Leo made his fortune from his exceptional Italian cooking - a family tradition he inherited from his ex-wife - and runs the idyllic Penrose Hotel in the Tamar Valley."Since divorcing Gina, Leo's culinary empire has continued to grow, with the fruits of success now being shared with his new wife Sam. However, Leo is keeping a secret which is set to upturn all of their lives. In a friendship already born out of betrayal, Gina and Sam face the secrets and scandal that will bind them together in the most unlikely of circumstances.


Great Canal JourneysGreat Canal Journeys
Channel 4, 2014 On Hiatus | Travel, Documentary



To celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on four spectacular canal journeys, sharing a passion that they've enjoyed for decades. To start the series, Tim and Pru revisit the Kennet and Avon Canal in the West Country. Back in 1990, to promote the fully restored canal, Tim and Pru were invited to be the first boat in 42 years to travel the full length of the K&A. Almost a quarter of a century later, they navigate the 21 miles along its most picturesque stretch, starting in Bath and ending in Devizes.


The Dumping GroundThe Dumping Ground
CBBC, 2013 Running | Comedy, Family, Children | ► Trailer
3.8


Spin-off from the British hit TV series The Story Of Tracy Beaker based on the best-selling novel by Jaqueline Wilson. 'The Dumping Ground' follows the lives of the characters from 'The Story of Tracy Beaker' and 'Tracy Beaker Returns' after Tracy has left. Set in a children's home known as the "dumping ground" the children face many fun adventures together as they grow up in foster care. Nevertheless this is a fab, fun-filled show packed with lots of great adventures.


FortySomethingFortySomething
ITV, 2003 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama
3.3


Hugh Laurie plays a sexually frustrated, red-tape wrapped GP Paul Slippery in a six-part comedy drama adapted by Nigel Williams from his bawdy novel set in the west London suburb of Putney.


The Buccaneers (1995)The Buccaneers (1995)
BBC One, 1995 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Adventure, Romance, Mini-Series



Because of their "new money" background, four American girls have difficulty breaking into the upper-crust society of New York. Laura Testvalley, the governess of one of the girls, suggests a London season and thus the young women set sail for England and the unsuspecting English aristocracy. In England, all the girls soon find eligible husbands and the youngest girl, Nan, seems to land the best husband of them all: the handsome and very wealthy Julius, Duke of Trevennick. The girls soon discover that English upper-class men are not at all what they expected and hoped for.


The Rag TradeThe Rag Trade
BBC One, 1961 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy



Life in the Fenner Fashion's workshop is constantly disrupted by wildcat industrial action as firebrand shop steward Paddy takes on penny-pinching proprieter Harold Fenner over anything and everything. It seems like every day Paddy's blowing her whistle and yelling "Everybody out!" Poor foreman Reg is stuck in the middle of the battle, just trying to keep everyone happy.