Madelaine Newton Explained
Madelaine Newton is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Dolly in 1970s BBC television drama When the Boat Comes In.[1] [2] Since 1984 she has been married to actor Kevin Whately, known for his role as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in both Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis. They have two children.[3]
She has appeared alongside her husband several times: in the Inspector Morse episode "Masonic Mysteries" as Beryl Newsome - the love-interest of Morse - whom Morse was wrongly suspected of murdering;[4] as his on-screen wife in the 1988 Look and Read children's serial, Geordie Racer;[5] in the Alan Plater drama Joe Maddison's War, playing Jenny Barlow; and the love interest of Dennis Patterson (Tim Healy) in the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.[6] [7]
References
- Web site: Madelaine Newton. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705223448/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba267444a. dead. 5 July 2019. BFI.
- Web site: About When the Boat Comes in | When the Boat Comes in | Drama Channel. drama.uktv.co.uk.
- Web site: My Perfect Weekend: Kevin Whately. Sylvia. Roger. March 2, 2009. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: Masonic Mysteries (1990). https://web.archive.org/web/20170310011723/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a048361. dead. 10 March 2017. BFI.
- Web site: The days of the tv show Geordie Racer. Evening. Chronicle. January 11, 2013. nechronicle.
- Web site: Joe Maddison's War (2010). https://web.archive.org/web/20170321150439/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8e03ed80. dead. 21 March 2017. BFI.
- Web site: BBC - Press Office - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet facts. www.bbc.co.uk.