Acting
Sue Johnston
Susan Johnston, OBE (née Wright; born 7 December 1943) is an English actress known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2000, 2006, 2008–2010, 2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama Waking the Dead (2000–2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2012–2014) and Miss Denker in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2014–2015). She won the 2000 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the 2000 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance for The Royle Family.
Filmography
Welcome to Borovia
Film · 2026
The Broken Arrow
Film · 2026
Ann Droid
Series · 2026
Big Winners
Film · 2025
Stuffed
Film · 2025
Fackham Hall
Film · 2025
Dexter Procter
Series · 2025
Play for Today
Series · 2025
The Big Snow of '47
Film · 2024
Generation Z
Series · 2024
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Series · 2024
Truelove
Series · 2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Film · 2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Film · 2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Film · 2023
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Film · 2022
The Responder
Series · 2022
Help
Film · 2021
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Film · 2021
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Series · 2021
Time
Series · 2021
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
Series · 2021
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Film · 2020
The Cure
Film · 2019
The Cockfields
Series · 2019
DNA Journey
Series · 2019
Celebrity Gogglebox
Series · 2019
Walk Like a Panther
Film · 2018
Death on the Tyne
Film · 2018
Age Before Beauty
Series · 2018
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Film · 2017
Diana and the Paparazzi
Film · 2017
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Film · 2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Series · 2017
Golden Years
Film · 2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Film · 2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Film · 2016
Rovers
Series · 2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Film · 2015
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Film · 2014
Being Eileen
Series · 2013
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Film · 2012
Gates
Series · 2012
Lapland
Film · 2011
Baby Hospital
Series · 2011
Sugartown
Series · 2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Series · 2011
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Film · 2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Film · 2010
A Passionate Woman
Series · 2010
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
The Turn of the Screw
Film · 2009
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Film · 2009
The Golden Egg Cup
Film · 2009
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Film · 2008
Little Dorrit
Series · 2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Series · 2007
Would I Lie to You?
Series · 2007
Imagine Me & You
Film · 2006
The Street
Series · 2006
Jam and Jerusalem
Series · 2006
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Film · 2005
Strictly Come Dancing
Series · 2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
Series · 2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series · 2004
The Virgin Mary
Film · 2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Film · 2002
Cutting It
Series · 2002
Timeshift
Series · 2002
New Year's Day
Film · 2001
Score
Film · 2001
Waking the Dead
Series · 2001
My Uncle Silas
Series · 2001
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Film · 1999
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Series · 1999
Loose Women
Series · 1999
Finest Hour
Series · 1999
Brookside: Friday the 13th
Film · 1998
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Film · 1998
The Royle Family
Series · 1998
Duck Patrol
Series · 1998
The Jump
Series · 1998
Parkinson
Series · 1998
Verdict
Series · 1998
Preaching to the Perverted
Film · 1997
Face
Film · 1997
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Film · 1997
Crime Traveller
Series · 1997
Brassed Off
Film · 1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Series · 1996
Into the Fire
Series · 1996
Hollyoaks
Series · 1995
Measure for Measure
Film · 1994
Luv
Series · 1993
Full Stretch
Series · 1993
Bitter Harvest
Film · 1992
A Touch of Frost
Series · 1992
Goodbye Cruel World
Series · 1992
Performance
Series · 1991
In Suspicious Circumstances
Series · 1991
Medics
Series · 1990
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
Brookside
Series · 1982
Today
Series · 1952
Bilby
Film