Mary Jo Randle

Mary Jo Randle (born 26 April 1954) is an English actress from Rochdale, Lancashire working in theatre and television.

Mary Jo Randle
Born	(1954-04-26) 26 April 1954 (age 71) Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Alma mater	University of Birmingham
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Known for	The Bill The Lakes

After a childhood in Littleborough, Randle left home to study for a degree in drama at the University of Birmingham but switched course to Social Administration.^[1] Upon graduation she applied and was accepted for a place at RADA,^[2] where she was the recipient of the Bancroft Gold Medal.^[3] In 1981 she won Most Promising Actress at the Ronson awards.^[4]

Mary Jo Randle is best known for her roles as Jo Morgan in The Bill^[5] (1993–1995) and Bernie Quinlan in The Lakes. She has also featured in Holby City, Emmerdale, Victoria Wood as Seen on TV, The Royal, Casualty, Doctors, Heartbeat, Inspector Morse, Dalziel and Pascoe, Bad Behaviour, Wire in the Blood and a public information film on smoke alarms.

Career

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Bad Behaviour	Winifred Turner[6]
2000	Hollow Man	Janice Walton[7]
2003	Gifted	Mrs Gilliam[8]
2006	Pierrepoint	Mrs Corbitt[9]
2007	Control	Deborah Curtis' mother[10]
2008	Affinity	Mrs. Jelf[11]
2010	Soul Boy	Rose McCain[12]
2010	Another Year	Mourner[13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Play for Today: Another Flip for Dominick	Pilar[14]
1985	Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV	Sarah Wells[15]	Series 1; episode 3
1986	Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV	Kelly-Marie's Friend[16][17]	Series 2; episodes 2 and 4
1986	London's Burning	Marion Cartwright II	Pilot
1989	Act of Will	Sister Rodgers[18]	Episode 1
1990	Inspector Morse	Detective Sergeant Siobhan Maitland[19]	Episode: "Driven to Distraction"
1991	The Bill	Moira Smith[20]	Episode: "Samaritan"
1991	Screen One	Jill[21]	Episode: "Ex"
1992	Screen Two	Television producer[22]	Episode: "My Sister-Wife"
1992	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Renie Thompson[23]	Episode: "The Speaker of Mandarin"
1992	Between the Lines	Kate Norton	Episode: "The Only Good Copper"
1992	A Time to Dance	Mrs. Atkinson[24]	Episode 1
1993	Olly's Prison	Vera[25]
1993–1995	The Bill	WDS Jo Morgan[26]	Series regular; 78 episodes
1997	Born to Run	Teresa[27]	Recurring role; 6 episodes
1997–1999	The Lakes	Bernie Quinlan[28]	Series regular; 14 episodes
1999	Holby City	Marie[29]	Episode: "Brave Heart"
1999	Casualty	Marie Davies[30]	Episode: "Mother's Day"
1999	Heartbeat	Shirley Colbourne[31]	Episode: "No Surrender"
2002	Cutting It	Laverne Butt[32]	Series 1: episode 2; Series 2: episode 2
2003	Cambridge Spies	Marge[33]	Episode 2
2003	Between the Sheets	Christine Ellis[34]	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2004	Midsomer Murders	Janet Pennyman[35]	Episode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
2005	The Royal	Fay Wallace[36]	Episode: "While the Cat's Away"
2006	Dalziel and Pascoe	Moira Henshaw	Episode: "Fallen Angel"
2007	The Street	Jean's mother[37]	Episode: "The Promise"
2008	Wire in the Blood	Janet Williams[38]	Episode: "The Dead Land"
2009	Small Island	Queenie's mother[39]	Episode 1
2009	Blue Murder	Carol Aspen[40]	Episode: "Inside"
2009	Red Riding	Eddie's mother[41]	Episode: "In the Year of Our Lord 1974"
2009	Inspector George Gently	Mrs Chadwick[42]	Episode: "Gently in the Night"
2011	Waking the Dead	Trish Somers	Episode: "Care"
2013	The Syndicate	Dawn	Series 2; episodes 2 and 6
2015	Wolf Hall	Mercy Pryor	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2020	The English Game	Publican	Episodes 1 and 6

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	A View from the Bridge	Catherine[43]	Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
1982	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Helena[44]	New Vic Theatre, Newcastle under Lyme
1982	Macbeth	Lady Macbeth[45]	New Vic Theatre, Newcastle under Lyme
1984	As You Like It	Company[46]	Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon
1985	Steaming	Josie[47]	Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
1985	Philistines	Marya Tsvtaeva / Peasant[48]	Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
1985	Troilus and Cressida	Cassandra[49]	Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
1985	Les Liaisons Dangereuses	Emilie[50]	Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
1986	Dearly Beloved	Devised by / Performer[51]	Royal Shakespeare Company, Almeida Theatre
1987	A Yorkshire Tragedy: Not so New as Lamentable and True	Wife[52]	National Theatre, Dorfman Theatre
1988	The Public	Company[53]	Theatre Royal Stratford East
1995	Renegades	Pippa[54]	Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Royal
2015	Big Pants and Botox	Performer[55]	Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar