Lucy Akhurst
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Lucy Akhurst is an English
actress, writer and director who has been working mainly in television since the 1990s. She starred alongside Neil Morrisey in The Vanishing Man and then came to prominence in a lead role in 1999's ITV
seven-part drama Wonderful you
.
She appeared as Tim's (Simon Pegg
's) girlfriend for 4 episodes of UK comedy Spaced
and also guest-starred as a zombie in Simon Pegg
and Edgar Wright
's comedy film Shaun of the Dead
.
She also appeared in the 2004 series of the BBC
's Monarch of the Glen.
More recently she wrote, produced and starred in Every Seven Years a short film that has won several awards. She also directed, co-produced and had a small part in the independent British film Morris: A Life with Bells On
, written, co-produced by and starring her husband Chaz Oldham
. She wrote an article in The Daily Mail about her experiences in making the film.
Akhurst provided the voiceovers for EastEnders
in March 2009 for the Mitchell family storyline.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress, writer and director who has been working mainly in television since the 1990s. She starred alongside Neil Morrisey in The Vanishing Man and then came to prominence in a lead role in 1999's ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
seven-part drama Wonderful you
Wonderful You
Wonderful You is a British drama television series made by Hartswood Films for the ITV network in 1999. The series was shown at 10 pm, after ITN moved their main evening newscast away from this traditional slot. It plots the lives of a group of people in their early thirties...
.
She appeared as Tim's (Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
's) girlfriend for 4 episodes of UK comedy Spaced
Spaced
Spaced is a British television sitcom written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. It is noted for its rapid-fire editing, frequent pop culture references and jokes, eclectic music, and occasional displays of surrealism and non-sequitur humour...
and also guest-starred as a zombie in Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
and Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright
Edgar Howard Wright is an English film and television director and writer. He is most famous for his work with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the TV series Spaced, and for directing the film Scott Pilgrim vs...
's comedy film Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather...
.
She also appeared in the 2004 series of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Monarch of the Glen.
More recently she wrote, produced and starred in Every Seven Years a short film that has won several awards. She also directed, co-produced and had a small part in the independent British film Morris: A Life with Bells On
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Morris: A Life with Bells On is a 2009 British independent film, a comic spoof documentary about morris dancing.-Development:Morris: A Life with Bells On was written by Charles Thomas Oldham , who also co-produced it with his wife, the film's director Lucy Akhurst...
, written, co-produced by and starring her husband Chaz Oldham
Charles Thomas Oldham
Charles Thomas Oldham, also known by his other professional name Tom Oldham and personally as Chaz Oldham, is a British actor, voiceover artist, screenwriter and film producer....
. She wrote an article in The Daily Mail about her experiences in making the film.
Akhurst provided the voiceovers for EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
in March 2009 for the Mitchell family storyline.
Filmography
- The Cinder PathThe Cinder PathThe Cinder Path is a 1972 novel by Catherine Cookson and a 1994 film directed by Simon Langton and based on the novel.-Plot introduction:In the English countryside of the early 20th Century the working-class main protagonist must deal with a cruel and tyrannical father and later with a romantic...
(1994) - The Vanishing Man (1996)
- All Quiet on the Preston FrontAll Quiet on the Preston FrontAll Quiet on the Preston Front was a BBC comedy drama about a group of friends in the fictional Lancashire town of Roker Bridge, and their links to the local Territorial Army infantry platoon. It was created by Tim Firth.-Episodes:Three series were made...
(1997) - The SaintThe Saint (film)The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija...
(1997) - The Land GirlsThe Land Girls (film)The Land Girls is a 1998 movie directed by David Leland and starring Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh and Ann Bell. It is based on the book Land Girls by Angela Huth.-Synopsis:...
(1998) - The Vanishing Man (1998)
- Wonderful youWonderful YouWonderful You is a British drama television series made by Hartswood Films for the ITV network in 1999. The series was shown at 10 pm, after ITN moved their main evening newscast away from this traditional slot. It plots the lives of a group of people in their early thirties...
(1999) - Peak PracticePeak PracticePeak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...
(1999) - Holby CityHolby CityHolby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(2000) - Taggart: Skin DeepTaggartTaggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
(2000) - LongitudeLongitude (TV serial)Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Productions and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast in 2000 in the UK on Channel 4 and the US on A&E. It is an adaptation of the 1997 book of the same title by Dava Sobel...
(2000) - BeastBeast (TV series)Beast is a BBC One sitcom based in a veterinary surgery. Two series of six episodes each were made, with the first broadcast in early 2000 and the second in early 2001...
(2000) - CircusCircus (2000 film)Circus is a 2000 British crime thriller movie directed by Rob Walker and written by David Logan. The movie stars John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Brian Conley, and Eddie Izzard. It was released in the UK on May 5, 2000 and had its USA release on September 15, 2000.-Plot:Leo and Lily ...
(2000) - TrinityTrinity (film)Trinity is a 2001 cult science fiction film. It was written and directed by Gary Boulton-Brown, and stars Tom McCamus , Lucy Akhurst , and Stephen Moyer .-Plot summary:...
(2001) - SpacedSpacedSpaced is a British television sitcom written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. It is noted for its rapid-fire editing, frequent pop culture references and jokes, eclectic music, and occasional displays of surrealism and non-sequitur humour...
(2001) - In Deep (2002)
- EroicaEroica (2003 film)Eroica - The day that changed music forever is a BBC television film which dramatises the first performance of Beethoven's third symphony, the Eroica....
(2003) - Ultimate ForceUltimate ForceUltimate Force is a British television drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of the fictional Red Troop of the SAS...
(2003) ... as MI5 Liaison Officer Pru Banks - Shaun of the DeadShaun of the DeadShaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather...
(2004) - Every Seven Years (2004)
- Monarch of the Glen (2004)
- Morris: A Life with Bells OnMorris: A Life with Bells OnMorris: A Life with Bells On is a 2009 British independent film, a comic spoof documentary about morris dancing.-Development:Morris: A Life with Bells On was written by Charles Thomas Oldham , who also co-produced it with his wife, the film's director Lucy Akhurst...
(2009)