Actors who have appeared in both soaps and sitcoms

ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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There are actually quite a lot of soapstars who have appeared in both sitcoms and soaps,

Barbara Windsor played Peggy Mitchell in Eastenders and was in an episode of one foot in the grave as a woman who fancied Victor.

The guy who played Mr Swainey turned up in Doctors as a regular.

Phil Daniels was also in one Foot in the grave as a jealous man who thought his girlfriend was having an affair with Patrick.

Then quite a substantial amount of the Dinnerladies cast also turned up in Coronation Street, there were also cast members from Brookie, Eastenders and Emmerdale in it too.

Can anyone think of any other actors who have turned up in both a soap and a sitcom?
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  • MrWoodySirMrWoodySir Posts: 8,480
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    Barbara was also in 'Worzel Gummidge'.

    And so was that woman who used to be in Emmerdale.
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    The guy who played Silas was in Faith in the Future and also I think was in a sitcom about a legal firm.

    Jake Wood and the guy who played Nigel were both in Red Dwarf as was Craig Charles from Corrie.
  • hetty100hetty100 Posts: 4,873
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    Craig Charles from corrie was in red dwarf
    sam womack was in quite a few comedies she was in one called game on which was good
    Hesten from docters played mr sweeney the neighbour in one foot in the grave
    nina wadia did loads of comedy's too
    pauline quirke was in birds of a feather
    Tony from hollyoaks was in 2 point 4 children
    silas from hollyoaks was in drop the dead donkey

    theres a few sure theres more
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 423
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    Sherree Murphy who played Tricia Dingle in Emmerdale appeared in Only Fools and Horses.

    Jake Wood who plays Max Branning in Eastenders appeared in Only Fools and Horses and One Foot in the Grave.

    Wendy Richard who played Pauline Fowler appeared in Are You Being Served? as Miss Brahms and a few other sitcoms (Dads Army, Steptoe and Son, Benidorm).

    Tony Marshall who plays Noel in Casualty appeared in 3 episodes of Only Fools and Horses as one of Rodney's friends.
  • danyelldanyell Posts: 10,856
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    Nina wadia was in vicer of dibley and Phil Daniels was in gimme gimme gimme.
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    Hilda Braid (Nana Moon) has been in One Foot In The Grave and Citizen Smith.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 64
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    Archie Mitchell in Eastenders and he was Mick in Gavin and Stacy
  • Melephunk2010Melephunk2010 Posts: 38,263
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    Scrabbler wrote: »
    The guy who played Silas was in Faith in the Future and also I think was in a sitcom about a legal firm.

    Jake Wood and the guy who played Nigel were both in Red Dwarf as was Craig Charles from Corrie.

    Jake Wood also appeared briefly in Only Fools and Horses (Jolly boy's Outing)
  • Melephunk2010Melephunk2010 Posts: 38,263
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    Do we count Casualty as a soap??

    If so, Elizabeth Carling (who played Selena) was in Goodnight Sweetheart & Barbara.
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    Jake Wood also appeared briefly in Only Fools and Horses (Jolly boy's Outing)

    As was Derek Martin who played Charlie Slater, he appeared in an episode where Derek was singing in the square and his character started shouting from the balcony.

    Tricia Dingle also appeared in OFAH as a mugger in the batman and robin episode,

    There are some very observant people on here!
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    Do we count Casualty as a soap??

    If so, Elizabeth Carling (who played Selena) was in Goodnight Sweetheart & Barbara.

    Why not!
  • Yoshi FanYoshi Fan Posts: 13,905
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    Perry Fenwick appeared in Watching.
    John Bardon and Derek Martin both appeared in Only Fools and Horses.
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    Doreen Mantle played Mrs Warboys and turned up in corrie as Joy Fishwick
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    Michelle Holmes was in Goodnight Sweetheart and played Britt in Emmerdale
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    Tom Ellis played Dr Cousins in Eastenders and Gary in Miranda.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,836
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    Wendy Richard would be the most famous example of this: very view actors have been in a huge comedy show and huge soap.

    Tracy Ann Oberman was in a sketch comedy show for a few years cant remember the name of it though atm.
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    Yoshi Fan wrote: »
    Perry Fenwick appeared in Watching.
    John Bardon and Derek Martin both appeared in Only Fools and Horses.

    John Bardon was in Birds of a Feather and the origal guy who played Sharons husband played Viv Windsors husband in emmerdale
  • royllsroyceroyllsroyce Posts: 1,163
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    Filiman wrote: »
    Wendy Richard would be the most famous example of this: very view actors have been in a huge comedy show and huge soap.

    Tracy Ann Oberman was in a sketch comedy show for a few years cant remember the name of it though atm.

    Ethel Eastenders
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mS80OYtqNy4#t=756s

    Edna Emmerdale done up like kat slater
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NZHHhXuG0-8#t=615s
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    Don't forget that Onslow appeared in Corrie and Daisy appeared in Eastenders
  • Melephunk2010Melephunk2010 Posts: 38,263
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    My god it's so weird seeing Edna from Emmerdale as this character!!!
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    Jean Alexander played Hilda Ogden and Auntie Wainwright in Last of the Summer Wine. Marina popped up in corrie too not so long ago.

    Didn't Trevor Banister also appear in corrie? Jeffrey Holland was in Corrie as a tax inspector not so long ago and he was in hi Di Hi and Doctor Beeching.
  • ScrabblerScrabbler Posts: 50,950
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    hetty100 wrote: »
    Craig Charles from corrie was in red dwarf
    sam womack was in quite a few comedies she was in one called game on which was good
    Hesten from docters played mr sweeney the neighbour in one foot in the grave
    nina wadia did loads of comedy's too
    pauline quirke was in birds of a feather
    Tony from hollyoaks was in 2 point 4 children
    silas from hollyoaks was in drop the dead donkey

    theres a few sure theres more

    Actually the guy who plays Tony was not in 2 point 4 children, but his brother Dom was. :D
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    Filiman wrote: »
    Wendy Richard would be the most famous example of this: very view actors have been in a huge comedy show and huge soap.

    Tracy Ann Oberman was in a sketch comedy show for a few years cant remember the name of it though atm.

    the name of the show that Tracy Ann Oberman was in is called Big Train, also Ian Lavender (Pike from Dads Army) was in EE as Pauline's friend Derek Harkinson :)
  • Melephunk2010Melephunk2010 Posts: 38,263
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    Dudley Sutton has appeared in porridge and Eastenders.. I believe he played a love interest for Nana Moon and he turned out to be a wrong 'un.
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    Marina (don't know the actresses name) from Last Of The Summer Wine was in Corrie fairly recently and Howard is due to join the Corrie cast very soon ;)
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