Madelaine Newton is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Dolly in 1970s BBC television drama When the Boat Comes In. 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.
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; as his on-screen wife in the 1988 Look and Read children's serial, Geordie Racer; 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.
References
- "Madelaine Newton". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019.
- "About When the Boat Comes in | When the Boat Comes in | Drama Channel". drama.uktv.co.uk.
- Roger, Sylvia (2 March 2009). "My Perfect Weekend: Kevin Whately" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- "Masonic Mysteries (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
- Chronicle, Evening (11 January 2013). "The days of the tv show Geordie Racer". nechronicle.
- "Joe Maddison's War (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
- "BBC - Press Office - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet facts". www.bbc.co.uk.
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