Rachel Bell
Biography
Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress.
Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985).
Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love.
In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK.
In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors.
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Filmography
From Time to Time
2009
as Perkins
Red Mercury
2005
as Mrs Iqbal
Superstition
2001
as Forewoman of the Jury
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
1995
as Lorna
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Night Voice
1990
as Annie Jonas
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988
as Priscilla P
Song of Experience
1986
as Mrs. Lumb
Chance of a Lifetime
1980
as School secretary