Helen Worth

Helen Worth

Acting
1951-01-07
Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles

#1Coronation Street

Drama Series - 1960, 16 episodes as Gail Platt

5.3 / 10
Soap

The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.

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#2Doctor Who

Drama Series - 1963, 16 episodes as Mary Ashe

7.9 / 10
DramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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#3The South Bank Show

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes as Self

5.6 / 10
DocumentaryTalk

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.

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#4GMTV

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Self

5.8 / 10
News

GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.

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#5Going Live!

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Self

8.0 / 10

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Simon, Emma Forbes, and puppet Gordon the Gopher. The show was broadcast during the autumn to spring seasons, with other shows such as the 8:15 from Manchester and Parallel 9 taking over during the summer months. It was preceded by Saturday Superstore, and succeeded by Live & Kicking. In 1988, when the second series started, Greene was hurt in a helicopter crash with her then boyfriend, Mike Smith. Guest presenters stood in for her including T'Pau's Carol Decker. Similarly, in 1992-93 during the final series, Schofield was starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was unable to present the show. A third presenter took his place. Originally, Neighbours actor Kristian Schmid took the role but soon left after problems with his work permit. Various other celebrities to stand in included Shane Richie and Robbie Williams during his Take That days.

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#6The Paul O'Grady Show

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

5.1 / 10
ComedyTalk

The Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4, where the show was produced by Olga TV. The programme is a teatime chat show consisting of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts, musical performances, and occasionally viewer competitions.

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#7The Betty Driver Story

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m as Self

10.0 / 10
Documentary

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#8The Carnforth Practice

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as Ann Pollock

10.0 / 10
Drama

A six-part BBC2 drama about the Honourable Greville Carnforth, an aristocratic solicitor based in a small village community in the Lake District.

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#9East Street

Movie - 2010, 2h 15m as Gail McIntyre

8.8 / 10
DramaComedy

EastEnders hit the cobbles of Coronation Street and Rovers regulars turn up on Albert Square to discuss and celebrate the concept of twinning the boroughs of Walford in East London and Weatherfield in Greater Manchester.

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#10Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Mary Ashe

6.6 / 10
Sci-FiDramaAdventure

When the Master steals the Time Lords' secret file on the Doomsday Weapon, they grant the Doctor a temporary reprieve from his exile on Earth to deal with the crisis. He and Jo arrive on the planet Uxarieus and become enmeshed in a struggle between an agrarian colony and a powerful mining corporation.

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#11Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m as Self

6.5 / 10
Documentary

Featuring a whole host of Coronation Street stars past and present, this special explores the legacy of the world's longest-running soap opera.

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#12The Unforgettable Pat Phoenix

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Profile of the actress who found fame in Coronation Street and whose life offscreen was as colourful as that of Elsie Tanner, the character she played for 21 years. Close friends and co-stars including Julie Goodyear, Helen Worth, Tony Booth, and Tony Warren, the creator of Coronation Street, share their touching and hilarious memories of this larger-than-life, spirited woman.

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