Michèle Winstanley

Michèle Winstanley

British actress and playwright, known for her works with cult director Alex Cox, including 'Straight To Hell' and 'Sid and Nancy', and for playing Cathy in Phil Redmond's seminal teenage television series, 'Going Out'. Michèle Winstanley is also known for her role as Karen the barmaid at The Nags Head in 'Only Fools and Horses', as well as for playing Harry's mother in Safeways' long-running series of commercials, which follow the adventures of Harry, a thoughtful toddler, voiced by Martin Clunes OBE. In 2024, she had a regular role in the BBC series Silent Witness as a sign language interpreter, a role she also does in real life. As a playwright, Winstanley's works have been produced at Hampstead Theatre, Arcola Theatre and The Space Theatre.

  • Title: Michèle Winstanley
  • Popularity: 2.344
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1964-01-26
  • Place of Birth: Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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  • Also Known As: Michele Winstanley
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Michèle Winstanley Movies

  • 1983
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    Fords on Water
    Fords on Water

    1 1983 HD

    Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and...

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  • 1988
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    Funseekers
    Funseekers

    1 1988 HD

    Tourists arrive in Ibiza for the 'funseekers' package holiday. Jamie is upset when the annoying Tony moves into his room. He gets his revenge when he...

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  • 1995
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    I.D.
    I.D.

    6.6 1995 HD

    Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between...

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  • 1986
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    Sid and Nancy
    Sid and Nancy

    6.7 1986 HD

    January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental...

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  • 1987
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    Straight to Hell
    Straight to Hell

    5.3 1987 HD

    A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full...

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  • 1987
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    Walker
    Walker

    6.3 1987 HD

    William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

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  • 1994
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    Staggered
    Staggered

    5.3 1994 HD

    Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil...

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  • 1981
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    Judo Champ
    Judo Champ

    1 1981 HD

    John Stewart is Scottish Junior Judo Champ. He has come to London to live. His new club and his new school want him to win competitions for them. His...

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  • 1982
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    Remembrance
    Remembrance

    4.8 1982 HD

    A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise, go out on the town on their last night in port,...

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  • 1988
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    The Zip
    The Zip

    1 1988 HD

    A man wakes one day to find a zip on the front of his body. Dare he see what's inside?

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  • 1983
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    Party Party
    Party Party

    4.5 1983 HD

    It's New Year's Eve. Larry's parents are at the vicarage dance leaving Larry in charge of the house. Big mistake, because Larry's a party animal and...

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  • 1982
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    Under the Skin
    Under the Skin

    1 1982 HD

    "When you get to a man in the case, they're like as a row of pins - For the colonel's lady an' Judy O'Grady are sisters under their skins." -...

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  • 1985
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    EastEnders
    EastEnders

    4.1 1985 HD

    The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End...

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  • 1979
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    Minder
    Minder

    6.7 1979 HD

    This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye...

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  • 1981
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    Only Fools and Horses
    Only Fools and Horses

    7.9 1981 HD

    The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' who scrape their living by selling...

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  • 1981
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    Going Out
    Going Out

    1 1981 HD

    With Marcus Francis. Gerard Kelly, Eric Richard, Andrew Paul, Perry Benson, Michele Winstanley, Linda Robson, Ray Burdis and others It was broadcast...

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  • 1982
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    The Comic Strip Presents...
    The Comic Strip Presents...

    7.4 1982 HD

    The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip...

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  • 1989
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    Birds of a Feather
    Birds of a Feather

    6.048 1989 HD

    Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson...

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