Claire Benedict

{{Short description|British actress (born 1951)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| awards = Time Out Award for Best Performance, 1988

| alma_mater = London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

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Claire Benedict (born 28 July 1951) is a British actress known for her work in classical productions on the British stage, but best known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the continuing radio adaptations of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. She won a Time Out Award for Best Performance for her portrayal of Sophia Adams in Errol John's Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, directed by Maya Angelou.{{Cite web|url=https://bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk/people/claire-benedict|title=Claire Benedict | BBA Shakespeare|website=bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk}} She lives in Todmorden in the Pennines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/2012/069.html|title=Hebden Bridge Web News 2011: University of the Third Age - Claire Benedict talks acting to Todmorden U3A|website=www.hebdenbridge.co.uk}}

Early life

Benedict was born in Antigua and began to act at Norwood Secondary School for Girls, then Kingsway Further Education College on Gray's Inn Road, London. After two years at Kingway College, she gained entrance to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). After leaving LAMDA, Benedict worked with Theatre in Education (TIE) in London then trained with the Black Theatre Workshop of Montréal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.britishafrocaribbean.com/index.php/media2/24-claire-benedict |title=Claire Benedict - Is Lenny Henry Right? – Paul Rose, British Afro Caribbean Society, 1 January 2016 |access-date=25 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424010601/http://www.britishafrocaribbean.com/index.php/media2/24-claire-benedict |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Career

In her first ten years after completing her training, Benedict worked on the British stage in leading roles for smaller theatre companies and supporting roles for larger theatre companies until in 1988, when she received a Time Out award for Best Performance for her portrayal of Sophia Adams in Errol John's Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, directed by Maya Angelou.

In 1992, Benedict joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to do three plays, Odyssey, Cleopatra and Tamburlaine. On Cleopatra, Benedict was taken on as an understudy for Clare Higgins when not many people of colour were playing the character of Cleopatra. In November 1992, Benedict was needed to step in at short notice and had not had time to fully rehearse the role. Carol Chillington-Rutter's book Enter the Body explores this subject with reference to Benedict's performance, where she explores why women of colour have traditionally been cast as Charmain and white women Cleopatra.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5qFAgAAQBAJ|title=Enter The Body: Women and Representation on Shakespeare's Stage|first=Carol Chillington|last=Rutter|date=11 September 2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-76779-3 |via=Google Books}}

By 1994, The Independent included Benedict in a shortlist of "seasoned thoroughbred Shakespearians, gutsy actors who are assured verse speakers".{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-25-under-35-it-s-the-role-for-actresses-of-that-uncertain-age-today-imogen-stubbs-tomorrow-georgina-brown-plays-casting-director-1416519.html|title=THEATRE / 25 under 35: It's the role for actresses of that uncertain age. Today, Imogen Stubbs. Tomorrow . . ? Georgina Brown plays casting director |first=Georgina|last=Brown|newspaper=The Independent |date=26 July 1994|via=www.independent.co.uk}} She is now an associate artist at the RSC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/about-us/whos-who/associate-artists|title=Associate artists | Royal Shakespeare Company|website=www.rsc.org.uk}}

Benedict has for many years worked in radio drama, where she is known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the radio adaptations of Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels. On television, she played a series regular in Call Red, and numerous supporting roles.

Benedict has played the part of Iyaloja in four separate productions of Wole Soyinka's play Death and the King's Horseman: Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester directed by Phyllida Lloyd in 1990; Royal National Theatre directed by Rufus Norris in 2009; and two productions for BBC Radio 3 directed by Alby James in 1995 and directed by Pauline Harris in 2014.

Benedict has worked with Lenny Henry on many occasions: supporting roles in his television series; playing his character's father's girlfriend then wife in all four series of Rudy's Rare Records on BBC Radio 4; playing the lead role in the first radio play he wrote Corrinne Come Back and Gone; and in two of the series of Bad Faith radio plays in which he played the lead role. In February 1994, during rehearsals for the Young Vic's Omma, the entire cast, including Benedict and Toby Jones, quit the production when they thought director Tim Supple was failing to give them appropriate direction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-all-together-exit-stage-left-why-did-a-whole-cast-walk-out-on-the-young-vic-robert-butler-1395275.html|title=Theatre: All together: exit, stage left: Why did a whole cast walk out on the Young Vic? Robert Butler hears both sides of the story |website=Independent.co.uk }}

Credits

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class="wikitable sortable"

! Date !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Company
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id="Hey You, Light Man"

| {{dts|1978-4-12|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1978-4-16|format=dmy}}

Hey You, Light ManMabel Le GrainTerry DonaldBlack Theatre Workshop,
Montréal, Québec
{{Cite web|url=http://www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca/1977-1978-season|title=Black Theatre Workshop, Montréal, Québec 1977-1978 Season}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca/btw-archives/40-years-of-btw-1970s-decade|title=Black Theatre Workshop Promotional Material and Reviews}}
id="The Gingerbread Lady"

| {{dts|1978-11-11|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1978-11-14|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Gingerbread Lady}}Evy MearaTerry DonaldBlack Theatre Workshop,
Montréal, Québec
{{Cite web|url=http://www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca/1979-1980-season|title=Black Theatre Workshop, Montréal, Québec 1978-1979 Season}}
id="Dreadful Tales"

| {{dts|1979|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}Dreadful Tales{{sortname|Frank|Whitten}}Common Stock Theatre Company
id="Away From It"

| {{dts|1979-8|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}Away From ItTeenager{{sortname|Frank|Whitten}}Common Stock Theatre Company
id="Mama Decemba"

| {{dts|1982|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}Mama DecembaThe Best FriendBirmingham Repertory Theatre Company
id="Don Juan"

| {{dts|1983-8-29|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1984-2-1|format=dmy}}

Don JuanDonna Elvira{{sortname|John|Retallack}}Actors Touring Company{{Cite web |url=http://www.atctheatre.com/productions/don-juan |title=Don Juan, Actors Touring Company |access-date=28 March 2017 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510123212/http://www.atctheatre.com/productions/don-juan |url-status=dead }}
id="Twelfth Night"

| {{dts|1984-3-26|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1984-6-26|format=dmy}}

Twelfth NightMaria, Curio{{sortname|John|Retallack}}Actors Touring Company{{Cite web |url=http://www.atctheatre.com/productions/twelfth-night |title=Twelfth Night, Actors Touring Company |access-date=28 March 2017 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510123143/http://www.atctheatre.com/productions/twelfth-night |url-status=dead }}
id="So Long on Lonely Street"

| {{dts|1986|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}So Long on Lonely StreetAnnabel Lee{{sortname|Lou|Stein|nolink=y}}Palace Theatre, Watford
id="Flash Trash"

| {{dts|1986-12-16|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1987-1-24|format=dmy}}

Flash TrashMama Queenie{{sortname|Yvonne|Brewster}}Half Moon Theatre {{Cite web|url=http://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/flash-trash-1986/|title=Flash Trash (1986) : Stages of Half Moon|website=www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk}}
id="The Nine Night"

| {{dts|1987-1-6|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}The Nine NightGloria HamiltonUmoja Theatre Company {{Cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1161916/the-nine-night-poster-poster-david-rod/|title=The Nine Night poster|first= Rod|last=David|date=27 May 1987|via=Victoria & Albert Museum}}
id="11 Josephine House"

| {{dts|1987-3-30|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1987-6-13|format=dmy}}

11 Josephine HouseGloriaGloria HamiltonUmoja Theatre Company and
Black Theatre Co-operative
Ratcliffe, Michael (24 May 1987). Review of 11 Josephine House by Alfred Fagon. Umoja Theatre Company and Black Theatre Cooperative. The Observer. {{Cite web|url=http://www.futurehistories.org.uk/images/nitro/PT115200101.htm|title=11 Josephine Houseprogramme front page}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.futurehistories.org.uk/images/nitro/PT115200102.htm|title=11 Josephine Houseprogramme back page}}
id="The Cape Orchard"

| {{dts|1987-10-7|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1987-12-19|format=dmy}}

The Cape OrchardDianne CupidoRoland ReesFoco Novo{{Cite web|url=https://www.unfinishedhistories.com/history/companies/foco-novo/|title=Foco Novo – Unfinished Histories}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.genesreunited.com.au/account/signin?NextPage=%2Fsearchbna%2Fviewrecord%2Fbl%2F0001180%2F19871203%2F056%2F0010|title=Please sign in here - Genes Reunited|website=www.genesreunited.com.au}} {{Cite web |url=http://dspace1.isd.glam.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/10265/749/1/Michael%20Picardie%20-%20Ph.D.%20FINAL%20CORRECTIONS%20-%20%20TOWARDS%20A%20PHILOSOPHY%20OF%20THEATRE%20INSPIRED%20BY%20ARISTOTLE.pdf |title=Towards a Philosophy of Theatre Inspired by Aristotle's Poetics and Post-Structuralist Aesthetics in Relation to Three South African Plays – Michael Picardie, Ph.D. thesis, University of South Wales, April 2014 |access-date=28 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910043903/http://dspace1.isd.glam.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/10265/749/1/Michael%20Picardie%20-%20Ph.D.%20FINAL%20CORRECTIONS%20-%20%20TOWARDS%20A%20PHILOSOPHY%20OF%20THEATRE%20INSPIRED%20BY%20ARISTOTLE.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}
id="King of England"

| {{dts|1988-1-28|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1988-2-27|format=dmy}}

King of EnglandSusanPhilip HedleyTheatre Royal, Stratford East {{cite news|title=Poor Tom|first=Michael |last=Billington|author-link=Michael Billington (critic)|newspaper=The Guardian|date= 3 February 1988}}
id="Moon on a Rainbow Shawl"

| {{dts|1988-5|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}Moon on a Rainbow ShawlSophia Adams{{sortname|Maya|Angelou}}Almeida TheatreReview of Moon on a Rainbow Shawl – Irving Wardle, The Times, 6 May 1988
id="The Bacchae"

| {{dts|1988|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Bacchae}}Agave{{sortname|Nancy|Meckler}}Shared Experience{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/4wf/the-bacchae/production/cdk|title=Production of The Bacchae | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="The Doctor of Honour"

| {{dts|1989-2-22|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1989-5-15|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Doctor of Honour|El médico de su honra}}Doña Leonar{{sortname|Lindsay|Posner}}Cheek by Jowl{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheekbyjowl.com/productions/the-doctor-of-honour/|title=The Doctor of Honour}} {{Cite web|url=http://archive.cheekbyjowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1989-DocHonour.compressed.pdf|title=The Doctor of Honour – Programme – Cheek by Jowl}}
id="Macbeth"

| {{dts|1989-9|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1990-1|format=dmy}}

MacbethLady MacbethNigel JamiesonOdyssey Theatre Company
id="Romeo and Juliet"

| {{dts|1990-5|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1990-9|format=dmy}}

Romeo and JulietNurse{{sortname|Bill|Homewood}}Hull Truck {{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/14/theater/review-theater-pop-star-as-a-nontraditional-romeo.html|title=Review/Theater; Pop Star as a Nontraditional Romeo|first1=Stephen|last1=Holden|work=The New York Times |date=14 July 1990}}
id="Death and the King's Horseman"

| {{dts|1990-11-22|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1990-12-15|format=dmy}}

Death and the King's HorsemanYaloja{{sortname|Phyllida|Lloyd}}Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
id="The White Devil"

| {{dts|1991-6-8|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|White Devil}}Cornelia{{sortname|Philip|Prowse}}Olivier, National, London{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/zb/the-white-devil/production/cq7|title=Production of The White Devil | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="Medea"

| {{dts|1991-10-31|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1991-11-30|format=dmy}}

MedeaMedea{{sortname|Phyllida|Lloyd}}Royal Exchange, Manchester{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3gv/medea/production/k53|title=Production of Medea | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="The Odyssey"

| {{dts|1992-07-02|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Odyssey}}Eurycleia{{sortname|Greg|Doran}}Royal Shakespeare Company
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
{{Cite web|url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances|title=Search | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}}
id="Tamburlaine the Great"

| {{dts|1992-9-1|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1993|format=dmy}}

Tamburlaine the GreatZenocrate{{sortname|Terry|Hands}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Swan, Stratford
Barbican Theatre, London
{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-sher-s-seizing-power-paul-taylor-applauds-terry-hands-magnificent-production-of-marlowe-s-tamburlaine-the-great-1549024.html|title=THEATRE / Sher's seizing power: Paul Taylor applauds Terry Hands' magnificent production of Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great |first=Paul|last=Taylor|newspaper=The Independent |date=2 September 1992|via=www.independent.co.uk}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-marlowe-s-rambo-triumphant-tamburlaine-swan-merry-wives-of-windsor-royal-shakespeare-stratford-amphibians-pit-1549709.html|title=THEATRE / Marlowe's Rambo triumphant: Tamburlaine - Swan; Merry Wives of Windsor - Royal Shakespeare, Stratford; Amphibians - Pit |first=Irving|last=Wardle|newspaper=The Independent |date=5 September 1992|via=www.independent.co.uk}}
id="Antony and Cleopatra"

| {{dts|1992-10-29|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}Antony and CleopatraCharmian{{sortname|John|Caird|dab=director}}Royal Shakespeare Company
id="Antony and Cleopatra (Newcastle)"

| {{dts|1993-3-2|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1993-3-9|format=dmy}}

Antony and CleopatraCharmian{{sortname|John|Caird|dab=director}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
id="The Odyssey (London)"

| {{dts|1993-06-22|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Odyssey}}Eurycleia{{sortname|Greg|Doran}}Royal Shakespeare Company
The Pit, Barbican Arts Centre, London
id="The Odyssey ()"

| {{dts

format=dmy}} – {{dtsformat=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Odyssey}}Helen of Troy{{sortname|Greg|Doran}}Royal Shakespeare Company
id="A Midsummer Night's Dream"

| {{dts|1997|format=dmy}} – {{dts

format=dmy}}{{sortname|A|Midsummer Night's Dream}}Titania, Hippolyta{{sortname|Phelim|McDermott}}
Julian Crouch
English Shakespeare Company
id="To Kill A Mockingbird"

| {{dts|1997|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1998|format=dmy}}

To Kill A MockingbirdTheatre Royal, Bath{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/5mh/to-kill-a-mockingbird/production/dvt|title=Production of To Kill a Mockingbird | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="So Special"

| {{dts|1998-12-3|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1998-12-19|format=dmy}}

So SpecialThe Mother, Nurse{{sortname|Matthew|Lloyd|nolink=y}}Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
id="The Tempest"

| {{dts|1999-1-28|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1999-2-27|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Tempest}}Antonio{{sortname|Jude|Kelly}}West Yorkshire Playhouse,
Leeds
Losing the magic – John Peter, Sunday Times, 14 February 1999 Small storm in teacup, not many dead – John Gross, Sunday Telegraph, 14 February 1999
id="The Gift"

| {{dts|2000-5-25|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2000-8-19|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Gift|nolink=y}}Bernice{{sortname|Annie|Castledine}}Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company
Tricycle Theatre Kilburn, London
{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=22ljAgAAQBAJ&pg=PP4|title=The Gift|first=Roy|last=Williams|date=22 January 2014|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-4834-1 |via=Google Books}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2000/jul/29/theatre.artsfeatures|title=Lost and found|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=28 July 2000|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/light-treatment-for-tangled-tale-of-family-allegiances-715687.html|title=Light treatment for tangled tale of family allegiances |first=Zoe|last=Green|newspaper=The Independent |date=24 July 2000|via=www.independent.co.uk}}
id="The Critic"

| {{dts|2000-10-11|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2000-11-11|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Critic|dab=play}} / The DisputeMrs. Dangle{{sortname|Matthew|Lloyd|nolink=y}}Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/misappliance-of-science-638385.html|title=Misappliance of science |first=Rhoda|last=Koenig|newspaper=The Independent |date=23 October 2000|via=www.independent.co.uk}}
id="Eastward Ho!"

| {{dts|2002-4-25|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2002-9-14|format=dmy}}

Eastward Ho!Mistress TouchstoneLucy Pitman-WallaceRoyal Shakespeare Company
Swan, Stratford
{{Cite web|url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/eat200204|title=Search | RSC Performances | EAT200204 - Eastward Ho! | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}} {{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/15c/eastward-ho/production/3dt|title=Production of Eastward Ho! | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="The Island Princess"

| {{dts|2002-7-2|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2002-9-14|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Island Princess}}Quisana{{sortname|Gregory|Doran}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Swan, Stratford
{{Cite web|url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/isp200207|title=Search | RSC Performances | ISP200207 - The Island Princess | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}} {{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/15e/the-island-princess/production/3dz|title=Production of The Island Princess | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="The Malcontent"

| {{dts|2002-8-20|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2002-9-13|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Malcontent}}Maquerelle{{sortname|Dominic|Cooke}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Swan, Stratford
{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/aug/25/featuresreview.review1|title=Give us a mouthful|first=Susannah|last=Clap|newspaper=The Observer |date=25 August 2002|via=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-malcontent-rsc-swan-statforduponavon-174859.html|title=The Malcontent, RSC Swan, Statford-upon-Avon |first=Paul|last=Taylor|newspaper=The Independent |date=27 August 2002|via=www.independent.co.uk}} {{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/15f/the-malcontent/production/3e5|title=Production of The Malcontent | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="The Malcontent (Newcastle)"

| {{dts|2002-9-25|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2002-10-11|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Malcontent}}Maquerelle{{sortname|Dominic|Cooke}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
{{Cite web|url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/mag200209|title=Search | RSC Performances | MAG200209 - The Malcontent | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}}
id="Eastward Ho! (Newcastle)"

| {{dts|2002-9-30|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2002-10-10|format=dmy}}

Eastward Ho!Mistress TouchstoneLucy Pitman-WallaceRoyal Shakespeare Company
Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
id="The Island Princess (Newcastle)"

| {{dts|2002-10-9|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2002-10-12|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Island Princess}}Quisana{{sortname|Gregory|Doran}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
{{Cite web|url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/isp200210|title=Search | RSC Performances | ISP200210 - The Island Princess | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}}
id="The Malcontent (London)"

| {{dts|2002-12-7|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2003-3-22|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Malcontent}}Maquerelle{{sortname|Dominic|Cooke}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Gielgud Theatre, London
{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2002/dec/09/theatre.artsfeatures|title=The Malcontent|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=9 December 2002|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/15f/the-malcontent/production/3ep|title=Production of The Malcontent | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="Eastward Ho! (London)"

| {{dts|2002-12-21|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2003-3-19|format=dmy}}

Eastward Ho!Mistress TouchstoneLucy Pitman-WallaceRoyal Shakespeare Company
Gielgud Theatre, London
{{Cite web|url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/eat200212|title=Search | RSC Performances | EAT200212 - Eastward Ho! | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}} {{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/15c/eastward-ho/production/3er|title=Production of Eastward Ho! | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="The Island Princess (London)"

| {{dts|2002-12-28|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2003-3-17|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Island Princess}}Quisana{{sortname|Gregory|Doran}}Royal Shakespeare Company
Gielgud Theatre, London
{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/15e/the-island-princess/production/3et|title=Production of The Island Princess | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
id="Fix Up"

| {{dts|2004-12-16|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2005-3-23|format=dmy}}

Fix UpNormaAngus JacksonNational Theatre
Cottesloe Theatre, London
{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2004/fix-up-review-at-cottesloe-london|title=Fix Up review at Cottesloe London – Peter Hepple, The Stage, 17 December 2004}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/dec/17/theatre|title=Fix Up|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=17 December 2004|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/fix-up-cottesloe-national-theatre-london-696837.html|title=Fix Up, Cottesloe, National Theatre, London |first=Paul|last=Taylor|newspaper=The Independent |date=21 December 2004|via=www.independent.co.uk}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/aladdin-old-vic-london-chimes-southwark-playhouse-london-fix-up-nt-cottesloe-london-26307.html|title=Aladdin, Old Vic, London Chimes, Southwark Playhouse, London Fix Up, NT Cottesloe, London |first=Kate|last=Bassett|newspaper=The Independent |date=26 December 2004|via=www.independent.co.uk}}
id="The Canterbury Tales"

| {{dts|2005-12-6|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2006-9-30|format=dmy}}

{{sortname|The|Canterbury Tales}}The Wife of Bath{{sortname|Gregory|Doran}},
Rebecca Gatwood,
Jonathan Munby
Royal Shakespeare Company{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2005/the-canterbury-tales-review-at-royal-shakespeare-theatre-stratford-upon-avon|title=The Canterbury Tales review at Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon – Peta David, The Stage, 14 December 2005}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/dec/10/theatre1|title=The Canterbury Tales|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=10 December 2005|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-canterbury-tales-swan-theatre-stratford-upon-avon-519453.html|title=The Canterbury Tales, Swan Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon |first=Paul|last=Taylor|newspaper=The Independent |date=14 December 2005|via=www.independent.co.uk}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-canterbury-tales-swan-stratford-519748.html|title=The Canterbury Tales, Swan, Stratford |first=Kate|last=Bassett|newspaper=The Independent |date=18 December 2005|via=www.independent.co.uk}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-canterbury-tales-gielgud-theatre-london-6095154.html|title=The Canterbury Tales, Gielgud Theatre, London |first=Paul|last=Taylor|newspaper=The Independent |date=16 July 2006|via=www.independent.co.uk}}
id="Angel House"

| {{dts|2008-2-4|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2008-4-5|format=dmy}}

Angel HouseJeanPaulette RandalNew Wolsey Theatre{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2008/angel-house-review-at-the-playhouse-nottingham|title=Angel House review at The Playhouse Nottingham – Pat Ashworth, The Stage, 28 February 2008}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/feb/06/theatre3|title=Angel House|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=6 February 2008|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/angel-house-new-wolsey-ipswich-780627.html|title=Angel House, New Wolsey, Ipswich |first=Rhoda|last=Koenig|newspaper=The Independent |date=11 February 2008|via=www.independent.co.uk}}
id="Romeo and Juliet"

| {{dts|2008-6-9|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2008-8-2|format=dmy}}

Romeo and JulietNurse{{sortname|Timothy|Sheader}}New Shakespeare Company
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2008/romeo-and-juliet-review-at-open-air-regents-park|title=Romeo and Juliet review at Open Air Regents Park – Susan Elkin, The Stage, 10 June 2008}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/romeo-and-juliet-open-air-theatre-regent-s-park-london-844201.html|title=Romeo and Juliet, Open Air Theatre Regent's Park, London |first=Rhoda|last=Koenig|newspaper=The Independent |date=10 June 2008|via=www.independent.co.uk}}Marlowe, Sam (11 June 2008), The Times. McGinn, Caroline (19 June 2008), Time Out London.
id="Twelfth Night"

| {{dts|2008-6-13|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2008-7-30|format=dmy}}

Twelfth NightMaria{{sortname|Edward|Dick}}New Shakespeare Company
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/jun/18/theatre.reviews1|title=Twelfth Night|first=Lyn|last=Gardner|date=18 June 2008|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2008/twelfth-night-review-at-open-air-theatre-regents-park-london|title=Twelfth Night review at Open Air Theatre – Regents Park London – Lalayn Baluch, The Stage, 16 June 2008}}
id="Death and the King's Horseman"

| {{dts|2009-4-8|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2009-6-17|format=dmy}}

Death and the King's HorsemanIyaloja{{sortname|Rufus|Norris}}Olivier, National, London{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2009/death-and-the-king-s-horseman-review-at-olivier-national-london|title=Death and the King's Horseman review at Olivier National London – Susan Elkin, The Stage, 9 April 2009}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/apr/09/death-kings-horsemen-review-national|title=Death and the King's Horseman|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=8 April 2009|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/apr/12/theatre-reviews-london|title=Shadow of the king's death|first=Clare|last=Brennan|newspaper=The Observer |date=11 April 2009|via=theguardian.com}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/death-and-the-king-s-horseman-national-theatre-london-1667710.html|title=Death and the King's, Horseman, National Theatre, London |first=Michael|last=Coveney|newspaper=The Independent |date=12 April 2009|via=www.independent.co.uk}}
id="Hamlet"

| {{dts|2014-9-11|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2014-10-25|format=dmy}}

HamletPlayer King, Marcella{{sortname|Sarah|Frankcom}}Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester {{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2014/hamlet-19|title=Hamlet – The Stage, 17 September 2014}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/12/this-weeks-new-theatre|title=This week's new theatre|first1=Mark|last1=Cook|first2=Lyn|last2=Gardner|first3=Mark Cook & Lyn|last3=Gardner|date=12 September 2014|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/17/hamlet-review-maxine-peake-caustic-prince|title=Hamlet review – Maxine Peake stresses character with a caustic, spry prince|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=17 September 2014|newspaper=The Guardian}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/hamlet-royal-exchange-manchester-review-maxine-peake-brings-emotional-ferocity-9737753.html|title=Hamlet, Royal Exchange Manchester, review: Maxine Peake plays Shakespeare's starring part with emotional ferocity |first=Paul|last=Vallely|newspaper=The Independent |date=18 September 2014|via=www.independent.co.uk}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/21/hamlet-maxine-peake-royal-exchange-review-delicate-ferocity|title=Hamlet review – Maxine Peake is a delicately ferocious Prince of Denmark|first=Susannah|last=Clapp|newspaper=The Observer |date=20 September 2014|via=The Guardian}}

This list from the original author to be verified and moved into table above:

:1985 The Contact Theatre Co. Manchester. Oedipus Rex; The Messenger; Director: Anthony Clark.

:1994 The Young Vic Theatre, London. Oedipus Rex; Antigone/Jocasta; Director: Tim Supple.
[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-all-together-exit-stage-left-why-did-a-whole-cast-walk-out-on-the-young-vic-robert-butler-1395275.html This suggests Benedict left this production during rehearsals]

:1999 Centre Line Productions. Women on the Verge of H.R.T. Get away; Tassa.
[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/women-on-the-verge-of-hrt-vaudeville-theatre-london-1271079.html The Independent's review doesn't mention Claire]
[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/vergeHRT-rev The British Theatre Guide's review doesn't mention Claire]

:2005 The Royal Shakespeare Co. Canterbury Tales;Wife of Bath/ Miller's Wife/ Pertelote.

:2006 The Royal Shakespeare Co. Canterbury Tales;Wife of Bath;/ Miller's Wife/ Pertelote; Directors' :Greg Doran / Jonathan Munby /and Rebecca Gatward.

:2010 R.S.C. Silly Masque (opening of the new R.S.T); Goddess Juno; Director: Greg Doran.

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
YearTitleRoleclass="unsortable" | Notes
1996Merisairas aka SeasickCook Saba
1997The Fifth Province
1999Felicia's JourneyMiss Calligary
2015Jupiter AscendingBureaucrat
2015HamletMarcella / Player King
2019The InvisibleGertrude

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
DateTitleRoleNetworkclass="unsortable" | Notes
Dream TeamChannel 5 Inconsistency in the referenced theatre programme: this series was Sky not Channel 5.
Text In TimeBBC tv This might be "Texts in Time", but Benedict is not credited for any of those on the BBC web site
1988{{sortname|The|Bill}}: Country Cousin (S 4: Ep 9)Mrs WilliamsThames Television{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/claire-benedict |title=Claire Benedict|publisher= tv.com}}
1992Prime Suspect 2Esme AllenGranada Television 
1994{{sortname|The|Bill}}: Land of the Blind (S 10: Ep 127)Miranda KerrThames Television
1996Call RedJude PattonThames Television
1997Grange HillMrs PhillipsBBC tv
1998Still Here: Just So Much A Body Can TakeEthelBBC tv {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/795a19373eb744cfa432ae3262786f4d|title=BBC Programme Index|date=10 August 1998|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
2003Doctors: Docwatch (S 5: Ep 156)Christine BabbageBBC tv
2004Casualty: Taking CareLesley ChambersBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cbe3fa3ef9774b3f9b0c28c079f79ec2|title=BBC Programme Index|date=21 February 2004|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
2004Feather BoyMatronBBC tv
2005{{sortname|The|Lenny Henry Show}}NurseBBC tv
2006Eleventh Hour: ResurrectionAmanda RossGranada Television{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8b8f0726|title=Resurrection (2006) | BFI|date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430064519/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8b8f0726 |archive-date=30 April 2018 }}
2007Holby City: The ApprenticeElizabeth McFarlaneBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4ae5e10fca1843bfbd2efcb141ca9652|title=BBC Programme Index|date=6 November 2007|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
2008Poppy ShakespeareRosettaChannel 4{{Cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/poppy-shakespeare |title=Poppy Shakespeare – Channel 4 |access-date=26 March 2017 |archive-date=15 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015173010/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/poppy-shakespeare |url-status=dead }} {{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c963969|title=Poppy Shakespeare (2008) | BFI|date=14 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514223837/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c963969 |archive-date=14 May 2018 }}
2009UnforgivenElaine (psychotherapist)ITV{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d1cdfcb|title=Unforgiven[19/01/2009] (2009) | BFI|date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214213/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d1cdfcb |archive-date=10 April 2017 }}
2010Above Suspicion: The Red Dahlia (S 2: Ep 1)Mrs JenkinsITV
2010Thorne: Scaredy Cat (Ep 1, 3)Maeve ReynoldsSky Television {{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/53d043f872a26|title=Scaredy Cat[28/07/2014] (2014) | BFI|date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410133133/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/53d043f872a26 |archive-date=10 April 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/53ee78b7a4e3b|title=Scaredy Cat[11/08/2014] (2014) | BFI|date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410133121/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/53ee78b7a4e3b |archive-date=10 April 2017 }}
2011Waking the Dead: Conviction (S 9: Ep 7–8)Lisbetta BarclayBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f8rn0|title=BBC One - Waking the Dead, Series 9, Conviction - Part 1|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f8rn2|title=BBC One - Waking the Dead, Series 9, Conviction - Part 2|website=BBC}}
2012{{sortname|The|One Lenny Henry|Lenny Henry}}EstherBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0195r41|title=BBC One - The Ones, Series 1, The One Lenny Henry|website=BBC}}
2012Secrets and Words: A Study in TimeConnieBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01f87y0|title=BBC One - Secrets and Words, A Study in Time|website=BBC}}
2012Holby City: Taxi for SpenceMargaret O'SullivanBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01md401|title=BBC One - Holby City, Series 14, Taxi for Spence|website=BBC}}
2015Casualty: A Child's Heart: Part One and Part TwoOlivia CostelloeBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068xqc0|title=BBC One - Casualty, Series 30, A Child's Heart, Part One|website=BBC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068yzc2|title=BBC One - Casualty, Series 30, A Child's Heart, Part Two|website=BBC}}
2015–2016In the Club (2 episodes)Myleene BrowningBBC tv{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cgp3q|title=BBC One - In the Club, Series 2, Episode 3|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07d3scj|title=BBC One - In the Club, Series 2, Episode 4|website=BBC}}
2017{{sortname|The|Frankenstein Chronicles}}: ep 9, ep 10, ep 12Mrs WildITV Encore

=Radio=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Date !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Station

{{dts|1994-12-12|format=dmy}} – {{dts|1994-12-16|format=dmy}}Invisible Cities Tessa WattBBC Radio 3
{{dts|1995-04-06|format=dmy}}Charley Tango {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ff18bb4f76ac49e6adeb7d522fc03d84|title=BBC Programme Index|date=6 April 1995|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Bettina & Sister Euphonia{{sortname|Jeremy|Mortimer}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|1995-09-17|format=dmy}}Death and the King's Horseman {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/174e63558f014282a23c7b0c2d9d8c64|title=BBC Programme Index|date=17 September 1995|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Iyaloja{{sortname|Alby|James}}BBC Radio 3
The Sunday Play
{{dts|1995-10-02|format=dmy}}Rainmaker {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/177814523e894082a629afca997e6952|title=BBC Programme Index|date=2 October 1995|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}{{sortname|Hamish|Wilson}}BBC Radio 4
Monday Play
{{dts|1996-03-03|format=dmy}}{{sortname|A|Raisin in the Sun}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/afdc6ca5583f4494aad8e5b50259cbcb|title=BBC Programme Index|date=3 March 1996|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Claire GroveBBC Radio 3
The Sunday Play
{{dts|1996-05-09|format=dmy}}Out of the Woods {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1efe9559775248098b64a0b829a5246f|title=BBC Programme Index|date=9 May 1996|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}BonnieGordon HouseBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|1996-06-17|format=dmy}}United States {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/445d7cf8c6b14caba96d2b21a113d68f|title=BBC Programme Index|date=17 June 1996|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}{{sortname|Andy|Jordan|nolink=y}}BBC Radio 4
The Monday Play
{{dts|1996-08-12|format=dmy}}Spell Number 7 {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7dbcc275a4c547c48d3e0fb5284097f7|title=BBC Programme Index|date=12 August 1996|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Bettina{{sortname|Pam|Fraser Solomon}}BBC Radio 4
The Monday Play
{{dts|1996-08-26|format=dmy}}Song of a Bluefoot Man {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ffa7b68a7e5c4f67b11932472dff9c44|title=BBC Programme Index|date=26 August 1996|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Mother Africa{{sortname|Alby|James}}BBC Radio 4
The Monday Play
{{dts|1996-11-05|format=dmy}}Short Story: Dilemma {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bcc7c740ee854f1a9b738404fc8a7ccd|title=BBC Programme Index|date=5 November 1996|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Read By{{sortname|Pam|Fraser Solomon}}BBC Radio 4
Short Story
{{dts|1998-11-01|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Late Story|nolink=y}}: {{sortname|A|Living Legend|Gaynor Macfarlane#A Living Legend}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7284b9225f2c43fca86615f9ed78d836|title=BBC Programme Index|date=1 November 1998|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}} Read By{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
The Late Story
{{dts|1999-06-08|format=dmy}}Those Old Metal Things {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d295a13d1d7946dabb170c5cd6394f7a|title=BBC Programme Index|date=8 June 1999|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}} BerthaPauline HarrisBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|1999-07-11|format=dmy}}Document of Identity {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/02325d7b76474390a2cb175594cdfef1|title=BBC Programme Index|date=11 July 1999|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04b24vj|title=BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Document of Identity|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.naswa.net/journal/2000/04/ezl200004|title=NASWA Journal Columns · Easy Listening, April 2000}}KiisuPauline HarrisBBC Radio 3
The Sunday Play
{{dts|2000-08-13|format=dmy}} (R){{sortname|The|Late Story|nolink=y}}: Miss Joyce and Bobcat {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4a0eec9d0b2a4c8fbcd8f468f5f38324|title=BBC Programme Index|date=12 August 2000|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Read ByMelanie HarrisBBC Radio 4
The Late Story
{{dts|2001-01-01|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2001-01-05|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Book of the City of Ladies}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/68d51a84aff84728bc5dd7e1bb70f8b2|title=BBC Programme Index|date=1 January 2001|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}ReasonPolly ThomasBBC Radio 4
Woman's Hour Drama
{{dts|2001-11-28|format=dmy}}Always the Bridesmaid {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/139bbcd66ca8427ab90fcd7e69ff315e|title=BBC Programme Index|date=28 November 2001|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}SarahPauline HarrisBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2002-02-21|format=dmy}}When {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bf02d5dbf2aa4cf18fcf5d3ba069cf87|title=BBC Programme Index|date=21 February 2002|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Sahara{{sortname|Vanessa|Whitburn}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2003-04-22|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Other Side of Truth}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6372c4bc30ed485998c52f573018265e|title=BBC Programme Index|date=22 April 2003|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Aunt Gracie / Mrs BankolePauline HarrisBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2004-02-01|format=dmy}}Measure for Measure {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c6ce1f1286e445b8911330dc6737aa51|title=BBC Programme Index|date=1 February 2004|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}} Mistress OverdoneClaire GroveBBC Radio 3
Drama on 3
{{dts|2004-02-08|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Winter's Tale}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/112d753f93b043bea7569f2c022d24fa|title=BBC Programme Index|date=8 February 2004|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}} PaulinaNadia MolinariBBC Radio 3
Drama on 3
{{dts|2004-05-17|format=dmy}}I Was a Stranger {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ed55b45b3f8a41eeaa8602d4d77bfe87|title=BBC Programme Index|date=17 May 2004|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}Lakiyaye & Queen VictoriaPauline HarrisBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2004-5-29|format=dmy}}Amen Corner{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2004/radio-review-drama-8|title=Radio Review – Drama – The Stage, 7 Jun 2004}}Sister Margaret AlexanderRishi SankarBBC World Service
{{dts|2004-09-10|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Daddy|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Daddy}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2d8t|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 1, The Daddy|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2004/radio-review-drama-3|title=Radio Review – Drama – The Stage, 27 Sep 2004}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2004-09-17|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Bone|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Bone}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2lzp|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 1, The Bone|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2004-09-24|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Maid|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Maid}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2nk9|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 1, The Maid|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2004-10-01|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: Tears of the Giraffe {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2s0q|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 1, Tears of the Giraffe|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2005-08-30|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Chief Justice of Beauty|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Chief Justice of Beauty}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k3myc|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 2, The Chief Justice of Beauty|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2005-09-06|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Confession|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Confession}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k7xcy|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 2, The Confession|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2005-09-13|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Kalahari Typing School for Men|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Kalahari Typing School for Men}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k89mk|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 2, The Kalahari Typing School for Men|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2005-09-20|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Admirer|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Admirer}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k8t2y|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 2, The Admirer|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2007-01-18|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: How to Handle Men through the Application of Psychology {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6rg3|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 3, How to Handle Men through the Application of Psychology|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Kirsty|Williams|dab=drama}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2007-01-25|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: House of Hope {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6ttr|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 3, House of Hope|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Kirsty|Williams|dab=drama}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2007-02-01|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Return of Note|Kirsty Williams (drama)#The Return of Note}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00773n2|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Return of Note|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Kirsty|Williams|dab=drama}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2007-02-08|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Ceremony|Kirsty Williams (drama)#The Ceremony}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00773yg|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Ceremony|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Kirsty|Williams|dab=drama}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2007-11-25|format=dmy}}Blood Wedding {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cky0w|title=BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Lorca's Rural Trilogy, Blood Wedding|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9d1fa7d9b3f54c838ad7420657b70ac5|title=BBC Programme Index|date=25 November 2007|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}MoonPauline HarrisBBC Radio 3
Drama on 3
{{dts|2008-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: There Is No Such Thing as Free Food {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008khxs|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, There Is No Such Thing as Free Food|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2008-01-02|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Best Profession for a Blackmailer|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Best Profession for a Blackmailer}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008kljl|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Best Profession for a Blackmailer|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2008-01-03|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|A|Very Rude Woman|Gaynor Macfarlane#A Very Rude Woman}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008kmqs|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, A Very Rude Woman|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2008-01-04|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: Talking Shoes {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008kv7x|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Talking Shoes|website=BBC}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2008/jan/06/features.review57|title=Jack's a dull boy. Bring on Oscar|first=Stephanie|last=Merritt|newspaper=The Observer |date=6 January 2008|via=The Guardian}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2008-02-26|format=dmy}}Rudy's Rare Records: Take Me Home, Country Roads {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nsfzp|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 1, Take Me Home, Country Roads|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5b5ab08abe0d4b04b905c53ce07b1669|title=BBC Programme Index|date=26 February 2008|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}DoreenLucy ArmitageBBC Radio 4
{{dts|2008-03-04|format=dmy}}Rudy's Rare Records: Roots Manoeuvres {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nvyzv|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 1, Roots Manoeuvres|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/02563cd06ac84cc4abc7a2e059dc3997|title=BBC Programme Index|date=4 March 2008|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}DoreenLucy ArmitageBBC Radio 4
{{dts|2008-12-25|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency}}: {{sortname|The|Miracle at Speedy Motors|Gaynor Macfarlane#The Miracle at Speedy Motors}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00g3h5g|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency|website=BBC}}Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2009-09-21|format=dmy}} – {{dts|2009-09-22|format=dmy}}Blame the Parents {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mqhqy|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Blame the Parents, Episode 1|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mr31n|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Blame the Parents, Episode 2|website=BBC}}Linda Swann{{sortname|Steven|Canny}} and Peter Leslie WildBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2009-10-14|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2009-10-28|format=dmy}}
Rudy's Rare Records:
* "Ill Communication" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n594p|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 2, Ill Communication|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/26cb87f44f944fe3a754f821ecfc7a0a|title=BBC Programme Index|date=14 October 2009|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
* "Oh Carolina" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n8nk9|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 2, Oh Carolina|website=BBC}}{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f10bd7d9c87c4ac8b1e2968fd7879275|title=BBC Programme Index|date=21 October 2009|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
* "Daddy Cool" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nfqzj|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 2, Daddy Cool|website=BBC}}{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/da490795f5a640ea819191d4d00affa9|title=BBC Programme Index|date=28 October 2009|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
roles by episode:
* Doreen / Ms Rogers
* Carolina
* Doreen
Lucy ArmitageBBC Radio 4
{{dts|2009-12-25|format=dmy}}
(holiday double)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency:
* "Tea Time for the Traditionally Built" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p93sy|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built|website=BBC}}
* "The Seller of Beds" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p94r2|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Seller of Beds|website=BBC}}
Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Eilidh|McCreadie}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2010-9-26|format=dmy}}Lorca's Rural Trilogy: Yerma {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00twygj|title=BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Lorca's Rural Trilogy, Yerma|website=BBC}}DoloresPauline HarrisBBC Radio 3
Drama on 3
{{dts|2011-1-18|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2011-2-22|format=dmy}}
Rudy's Rare Records:
* "No Richie, No Cry" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xhh6w|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 3, "No Richie, No Cry"|website=BBC}}
* "It's a Family Affair" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xpp6b|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 3, "It's A Family Affair"|website=BBC}}
* "Redemption Song" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y2cvn|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 3, Redemption Song|website=BBC}}
* "Rudy's Rare Record" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y8vkb|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 3, Rudy's Rare Record|website=BBC}}
* "Lights Out" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yj2hq|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 3, Lights Out|website=BBC}}
* "Girls and Boys" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yqsj3|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 3, Girls and Boys|website=BBC}}
DoreenLucy ArmitageBBC Radio 4
{{dts|2011-5-30|format=dmy}}Corrinne Come Back and Gone {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011j7v9|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Corrinne Come Back and Gone|website=BBC}}CorrinneClaire GroveBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2011-10-7|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2011-10-14|format=dmy}}
Bad Faith:
* "Insha'Allah" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015ctwd|title=BBC Radio 4 - Bad Faith, Insha'Allah|website=BBC}}
* "Opiate of the Masses" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015pbhn|title=BBC Radio 4 - Bad Faith, Opiate of the Masses|website=BBC}}
Marianne BrownMary PeateBBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2011-11-03|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2011-11-04|format=dmy}}
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency:
* "A Late Van Just Glimpsed" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016ljhy|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, A Late Van Just Glimpsed|website=BBC}}
* "The Saturday Big Tent Wedding" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016lkgj|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding|website=BBC}}
Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2012-10-9|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2012-11-13|format=dmy}}
Rudy's Rare Records:
* "Three's a Crowd" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n7hhp|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 4, Three's a Crowd|website=BBC}}
* "Best Local Business" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nb1s7|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 4, Best Local Business|website=BBC}}
* "Let It Grow" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ng835|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 4, Let It Grow|website=BBC}}
* "It's Grim up North" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nl77d|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 4, It's Grim Up North|website=BBC}}
* "Miss Reenie Comes to Stay" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nq1c8|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 4, Miss Reenie Comes to Stay|website=BBC}}
* "Sound of da Police" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ntfw9|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 4, Sound of da Police|website=BBC}}
DoreenKatie TyrrellBBC Radio 4
{{dts|2013-03-20|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2013-03-21|format=dmy}}
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency:
* "A Man from a Far Place" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r9r45|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, A Man from a Far Place|website=BBC}}
* "The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r9sl1|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection|website=BBC}}
Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2014-02-05|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2014-02-06|format=dmy}}
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency:
* "The Modern Husband Course" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03szts2|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Modern Husband Course|website=BBC}}
* "The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03szx7n|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon|website=BBC}}
Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Eilidh|McCreadie}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2014-07-13|format=dmy}}Death and the King's Horseman {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0495nrm|title=BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Death and the King's Horseman|website=BBC}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/28/bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/28/drama-on-3/|title=Drama On 3: Death And The King's Horseman|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}IyalojaPauline HarrisBBC Radio 3
Drama on 3
{{dts|2015-03-12|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2015-03-13|format=dmy}}
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency:
* "The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054t79g|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe|website=BBC}}
* "The Dish of Yesterday" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054tl7c|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Dish of Yesterday|website=BBC}}
Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Eilidh|McCreadie}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2016-08-04|format=dmy}}–
{{dts|2016-08-05|format=dmy}}
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency:
* "This Is Not a Rubbish Boy" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m7qhz|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, This Is Not a Rubbish Boy|website=BBC}}
* "The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine" {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m7z0w|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine|website=BBC}}
Mma Ramotswe{{sortname|Gaynor|Macfarlane}}BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
{{dts|2019-06-23|format=dmy}}{{sortname|The|Invisible|nolink=y}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00066nr|title=BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, The Invisible|website=BBC}}GertrudeNadia MolinariBBC Radio 3
Drama on 3

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