Kate Copstick
Encyclopedia
Kate Copstick is a Glasgow
-born Scottish
actress, television presenter, writer, critic
, director
and producer
.
and ChuckleVision
. She also played Marlene Marlowe in Marlene Marlowe Investigates
and performed as part of the ensemble cast of former Saturday morning kid's show, On the Waterfront
. Copstick executive produced Natural Born Racers TV series that follows the Virgin Media R6 cup which is currently filming its fifth series.
Copstick, who is bisexual, is also well known as a commentator on human sexuality
. After years writing for the Erotic Review
, she enjoyed it so much she bought the company.
At the Edinburgh Fringe
, she was a Perrier Comedy Award judge in 2003 and 2004 and a Malcolm Hardee
Award judge in 2008-2011. She is also chief comedy reviewer for The Scotsman newspaper
. She lends her voice to the announcements at Fort William
train station.
Recently she has been spending much time in Kenya
working with HIV+ women and their families. Through CWAC (Children With AIDS Charity), of which she is vice-chair, she has most recently started Mama Biashara (Business Mother) working to set these women up in small businesses thus making them financially independent. She made Positive Thinking for BBC1 - the UK's first television documentary on children and HIV/AIDS for children. She is a patron of the Waverley Care Trust.
Writer
Self
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
-born Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
actress, television presenter, writer, critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
, director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
.
Career
She is best known for her roles on the children's TV shows No. 73No. 73
No 73, later re-titled 7T3, was a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988...
and ChuckleVision
ChuckleVision
ChuckleVision is a popular British television series shown mainly on CBBC. New episodes are always first aired on BBC One, and occasionally episodes are shown on BBC Two. The first episode was shown on 26 September 1987. It follows the adventures of the Chuckle Brothers & the Patton Brothers, who...
. She also played Marlene Marlowe in Marlene Marlowe Investigates
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
Marlene Marlowe Investigates is a short-lived BBC children's programme based on the book by Roy Apps about an incompetent detective and her many adventures.-Series One:Transmitted: 25 September 1993 – 1 January 1994...
and performed as part of the ensemble cast of former Saturday morning kid's show, On the Waterfront
On The Waterfront (TV Series)
On the Waterfront was a BBC Saturday morning children's programme, filmed at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. It was hosted by Andrew O'Connor, Kate Copstick, Bernadette Nolan and Terry Randall...
. Copstick executive produced Natural Born Racers TV series that follows the Virgin Media R6 cup which is currently filming its fifth series.
Copstick, who is bisexual, is also well known as a commentator on human sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
. After years writing for the Erotic Review
Erotic Review
Erotic Review is a monthly UK-based lifestyle publication. Covering eroticism and sex-related topics, it was first published in 1995 as a print magazine, migrating to an eZine format in June, 2010...
, she enjoyed it so much she bought the company.
At the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
, she was a Perrier Comedy Award judge in 2003 and 2004 and a Malcolm Hardee
Malcolm Hardee
Malcolm Hardee was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist"....
Award judge in 2008-2011. She is also chief comedy reviewer for The Scotsman newspaper
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
. She lends her voice to the announcements at Fort William
Fort William, Scotland
Fort William is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles...
train station.
Recently she has been spending much time in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
working with HIV+ women and their families. Through CWAC (Children With AIDS Charity), of which she is vice-chair, she has most recently started Mama Biashara (Business Mother) working to set these women up in small businesses thus making them financially independent. She made Positive Thinking for BBC1 - the UK's first television documentary on children and HIV/AIDS for children. She is a patron of the Waverley Care Trust.
Filmography
Actress- The Basil Brush Show (1 episode, 2003)
- ChuckleVisionChuckleVisionChuckleVision is a popular British television series shown mainly on CBBC. New episodes are always first aired on BBC One, and occasionally episodes are shown on BBC Two. The first episode was shown on 26 September 1987. It follows the adventures of the Chuckle Brothers & the Patton Brothers, who...
(10 episodes, 1992–2000) - Marlene Marlowe InvestigatesMarlene Marlowe InvestigatesMarlene Marlowe Investigates is a short-lived BBC children's programme based on the book by Roy Apps about an incompetent detective and her many adventures.-Series One:Transmitted: 25 September 1993 – 1 January 1994...
(1993) TV series - A Bit of Fry and LaurieA Bit of Fry and LaurieA Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series and totalled 26 episodes, including a 35 minute pilot episode in 1987.As in The...
(1 episode, 1992) - On the WaterfrontOn The Waterfront (TV Series)On the Waterfront was a BBC Saturday morning children's programme, filmed at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. It was hosted by Andrew O'Connor, Kate Copstick, Bernadette Nolan and Terry Randall...
(12 episodes, 1988) - No. 73No. 73No 73, later re-titled 7T3, was a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988...
(20 episodes, 1986–1987)
Writer
- Hotel Getaway (8 episodes, 2000–2003)
- On the WaterfrontOn The Waterfront (TV Series)On the Waterfront was a BBC Saturday morning children's programme, filmed at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. It was hosted by Andrew O'Connor, Kate Copstick, Bernadette Nolan and Terry Randall...
(24 episodes, 1988–1989) - Lose A MillionLose A MillionLose A Million was an early 1990s British game show which was produced by Action Time for Carlton Television and was hosted by Chris Tarrant with voiceovers by Honor Blackman....
Self
- Show Me the Funny (2011) - Judge (TV)
- Dawn Goes Lesbian (2008) - Instructor
- The If.comedy Awards: A Comedy Cuts Special (2007) (TV)
- RIP 2002 (2002) (TV)
- Hotel Getaway (1 episode, 2000)
- No Kidding (1991) - Presenter
- CrosswitsCrosswitsCrosswits is a British TV quiz show, originally hosted by Barry Cryer, then comedian Tom O'Connor took over until the show ended in 1998....
- Regular Panelist - On the WaterfrontOn The Waterfront (TV Series)On the Waterfront was a BBC Saturday morning children's programme, filmed at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. It was hosted by Andrew O'Connor, Kate Copstick, Bernadette Nolan and Terry Randall...
(12 episodes, 1989) - So You Want to be Top? (1983) (TV)- Co-host