Kate Copstick

Kate Copstick is a Scottish actress, television presenter, writer, critic, director and producer.

Kate Copstick
Born	Glasgow, Scotland
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Occupations	Actress television presenter writer critic director producer
Years active	1982-present

Early life

She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and studied for a law degree at the University of Glasgow.^[1]

Career

As a comedy actor, Copstick appeared on children's TV shows No. 73 in the 1980s, and ChuckleVision in the 1990s. She played the titular role in children's series Marlene Marlowe Investigates, and performed as part of the ensemble cast of former Saturday morning BBC children's show On the Waterfront. Copstick executive-produced the Natural Born Racers TV series^[2] that followed the Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup.^[3]

Copstick is a commentator on human sexuality. After years writing for the Erotic Review,^[4] she became its owner in 2009.^[5][6][7][8]

At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Copstick was a Perrier Comedy Award judge in 2003^[9] and 2004^[10] and a Malcolm Hardee Award judge in 2008–2015.^[11] She lends her voice to the announcements at Fort William railway station.^[12]

Work with charitable organisations

Copstick has worked in Kenya with HIV+ women and their families. Through the Children With AIDS Charity, of which she is vice-chair, she started Mama Biashara ("Business Mother") in 2008,^[13] working to set these women up in small businesses, thus making them financially independent.^[14][15][16] She made Positive Thinking for BBC 1, a documentary on HIV/AIDS aimed at children.^[17] She is a patron of the Waverley Care Trust.^[18]

Personal life

Copstick was attacked and robbed close to her home in west London in September 2022. The robbers took £8,500 that she had raised for her charity Mama Biashara.^[19]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Company	Director	Notes
1982	The Shepherd Beguiled	Jean	Theatre Alba	Charles Nowosielski	play by Netta B. Reid

Filmography

Actress

• The Basil Brush Show (1 episode, 2003)
• ChuckleVision (10 episodes, 1992–2000)
• Marlene Marlowe Investigates (1993) TV series
• A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1 episode, 1992)
• On the Waterfront (12 episodes, 1988)
• No. 73 (20 episodes, 1986–1987)

Writer

• Hotel Getaway (8 episodes, 2000–2003)
• On the Waterfront (24 episodes, 1988–1989)
• Lose A Million^[12]

Self

• Show Me the Funny (2011) - Judge (TV)
• Dawn Goes Lesbian (2008) - Instructor
• The If.comedy Awards: A Comedy Cuts Special (2007) (TV)
• RIP 2002 (2002) (TV)
• Hotel Getaway (1 episode, 2000)
• No Kidding (1991) - Presenter
• Crosswits - Regular Panelist
• On the Waterfront (12 episodes, 1989)
• So You Want to be Top? (1983) (TV)- Co-host

Bibliography

• Masterclass: Girl on Girl: Erotic Print Society, January 2008. ISBN 1-904989-40-3 - ISBN 978-1-904989-40-0
• Porn Week: Erotic Print Society, May 2007. ISBN 1-904989-31-4 - ISBN 978-1-904989-31-8
• The Illustrated Book of Sapphic Sex: Erotic Print Society, May 2000. ISBN 1-898998-25-6 - ISBN 978-1-898998-25-9