Madelaine Newton

Madelaine Newton is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Dolly in 1970s BBC television drama When the Boat Comes In.[1][2] Since 1984 she has been married to actor Kevin Whately, known for his role as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in both Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis. They have two children.[3]

She has appeared alongside her husband several times: in the Inspector Morse episode "Masonic Mysteries" as Beryl Newsome - the love-interest of Morse - whom Morse was wrongly suspected of murdering;[4] as his on-screen wife in the 1988 Look and Read children's serial, Geordie Racer;[5] in the Alan Plater drama Joe Maddison's War, playing Jenny Barlow; and the love interest of Dennis Patterson (Tim Healy) in the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.[6][7]

References
  1. "Madelaine Newton". BFI.
  2. "About When the Boat Comes in | When the Boat Comes in | Drama Channel". drama.uktv.co.uk.
  3. Roger, Sylvia (March 2, 2009). "My Perfect Weekend: Kevin Whately" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. "Masonic Mysteries (1990)". BFI.
  5. Chronicle, Evening (January 11, 2013). "The days of the tv show Geordie Racer". nechronicle.
  6. "Joe Maddison's War (2010)". BFI.
  7. "BBC - Press Office - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet facts". www.bbc.co.uk.


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