Linda Bassett
Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by her typist mother and police officer father. She became interested in acting as a child when she was frequently taken to see plays in London, most notably at the Old Vic, the famous classical theater. On leaving school, Linda went to work at the Old Vic as an usherette and catering manager, before going to read English at Leeds University. However, she dropped out after a year and became involved in a local drama group wh...
Filmography
Grandma's House
12 Episode s . as Grandma
Grandma's House
12 Episode s . as Grandma
Spies of Warsaw
2 Episode s . as Malka Rosen
Spies of Warsaw
2 Episode s . as Malka Rosen
The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby
5 Episode s . as Mrs. Smike
The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby
5 Episode s . as Mrs. Smike
The Brief
8 Episode s . as Maureen Tyler
The Brief
8 Episode s . as Maureen Tyler
No Bananas
10 Episode s . as Ellen Slater
No Bananas
10 Episode s . as Ellen Slater
Call the Midwife
103 Episode s . as Phyllis Crane
Call the Midwife
103 Episode s . as Phyllis Crane
Sense and Sensibility
3 Episode s . as Mrs. Jennings
Sense and Sensibility
3 Episode s . as Mrs. Jennings
Lark Rise to Candleford
40 Episode s . as Queenie Turrill
Lark Rise to Candleford
40 Episode s . as Queenie Turrill