Susan Jameson Explained

Susan Jameson
Birthname:	Susan I. M. Jameson^[1]
Birth Date:	1941 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1962–present
Spouse:	James Bolam (m. 1971)
Children:	2

Susan I. M. Jameson (born 13 August 1941) is an English actress. She is best known for three roles: portraying Esther Lane in the BBC crime drama series New Tricks between 2003 and 2013, voicing Mrs Wibbsey opposite the Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in a series of Doctor Who audio dramas.,^[2] and portraying Great Aunt Loretta in the CBeebies show Grandpa in My Pocket.

She is married to fellow actor James Bolam, with whom she has appeared in numerous episodes of various television series, including The Likely Lads, New Tricks, Heartbeat (playing three different characters), When The Boat Comes In and Grandpa in My Pocket.

Filmography

• Coronation Street (1963–64, 1968) as Myra Booth
• The Likely Lads (1964 – episode "Double Date") as Pat
• Z-Cars (1965) as WPC Nelson
• Last of the Long-haired Boys (1968)
• I, Monster (1970)
• Take Three Girls (1969–70)
• "Say Goodnight to Your Grandma" (1970 – episode of Armchair Theatre)
• UFO (1971 – episode "The Sound of Silence")
• Special Branch (1974 – four episodes) as Detective Sergeant Mary Holmes
• (1975 – episode "Dragon's Domain") as Professor Juliet Mackie
• When the Boat Comes In (1976–77, 1981 / series 1–4 / 30 episodes) as Jessie Ashton, née Seaton
• International Velvet (1978)
• To Serve Them All My Days (1980–1981) as Chris Forster
• Terry on the Fence (1985)
• Home to Roost (1986) as Ms Trevelyan
• Two Days, Nine Lives (1991)
• The Girl (TV movie, 1996) as Daisy Loam
• New Tricks (2003–2013) as Esther Lane
• The Queen (2009) as Queen Elizabeth II
• Grandpa in My Pocket (2009–2014) as Great Aunt Loretta
• Midsomer Murders (2017 – episode “Last Man Out”) as Germaine Troughton^[3]
• All Creatures Great and Small (2020) as Lillian Calvert

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
23 August 2004	The Coast of Maine: Miss Tempy's Watchers	Sarah Ann Binson		BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour Drama
3 March 2005	The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch^[4]	Grandmother		BBC Radio 3, The Wire
16 March 2005 – 6 April 2005	The Great Pursuit	Cynthia Bogden		BBC Radio 4
5 May 2005	Stone Baby^[5]	Nurse	Toby Swift	BBC Radio 3, The Wire
6 May 2005	Claw Marks on the Curtain: The Open Window	Caroline Nuttel	Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour Drama
5 December 2005 – 30 December 2005	David Copperfield	Peggotty / Mrs Gummidge		BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour Drama

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index entry . 9 March 2011 . . Office for National Statistics.
2. England & Wales Birth Register Index; Jameson, Susan I. M.; September quarter 1941; Registration District: Bromsgrove; Registration County: Worcestershire; Volume 6c; page 572
3. Web site: 2020-12-10. Susan Jameson. 2021-05-26. TresA. en.
4. Web site: The Wire – The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr Punch . BBC . 3 March 2005 . 27 November 2013.
5. Web site: The Wire – A new wave of dramaStone BabyBy Sean Buckley . BBC . 5 May 2005 . 27 November 2013.