Patsy Palmer

Patsy Palmer

Acting
1972-05-26
Bethnal Green, London, England

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julie Anne Merkell (née Harris; born 26 May 1972), known professionally as Patsy Palmer, is an English DJ and actress, known for her roles as Natasha in the children's drama series Grange Hill (1985–1987), and Bianca Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1993–1999, 2008–2014, 2019), which earned her the British Soap Award for Best Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patsy Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For & Full Filmography42 Titles

#1Top of the Pops

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Self

6.6 / 10
Reality

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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#2EastEnders

Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes as Bianca Jackson

4.2 / 10
SoapDramaCrime

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

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#3EastEnders

Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes as Bianca Butcher

4.2 / 10
SoapDramaCrime

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

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#4Grange Hill

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes as Natasha

6.7 / 10
Drama

Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.

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#5Pointless Celebrities

Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes as Self - Contestant

6.3 / 10
TalkReality

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

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#68 Out of 10 Cats

Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes as Self

7.2 / 10
Talk

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.

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#7Would I Lie to You?

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes as Self

7.8 / 10
Comedy

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

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#8Celebrity Juice

Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes as Self

6.7 / 10
ComedyTalk

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.

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#9Shooting Stars

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Self

7.7 / 10
Comedy

Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.

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#10Dancing on Ice

Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

5.3 / 10
Reality

Dancing on Ice is a British television show in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges consisting of Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Oti Mabuse, and Ashley Banjo. Presented by: Holly Willoughby (S1–7, S10–) and Stephen Mulhern (S16–). Former presented by: Philip Schofield (S1–S15), Christine Bleakley (S8–S9) Judged by: Christopher Dean (S10-), Jayne Torvill (S10-), Oti Mabuse (S14-), Ashley Banjo (S10–) Former judged by: Karen Barber (S1–5. S8-S9), Robin Cousins (S1-9), Jason Gardiner (S1-6, S8-11), Nicky Slater (S1-5), Karen Kresge (S1), Natalie Bestemianova (S2), Ruthie Henshall (S3–4), Emma Bunton (S5-6), Louie Spence (S7), Katarina Witt (S7), Ashley Roberts (S8–9), John Barrowman (S12-13)

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#11TFI Friday

Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

7.1 / 10
Comedy

TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.

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#12An Audience with...

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes as Self

5.3 / 10
Talk

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.

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#13The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes as Self - Guest

7.1 / 10
Reality

Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.

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#14Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes as Self

6.1 / 10
ComedyTalk

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.

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#15The Weakest Link

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes as Self - Contestant

6.0 / 10
Reality

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

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#16The Word

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
Talk

The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of youth TV, always coming close to going too far.

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#17GamesMaster

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

6.5 / 10
FamilyKids

GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.

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#18Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes as Self

5.2 / 10
TalkComedy

Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music.

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#19So Graham Norton

Drama Series - 1998, 16 episodes as Self

7.4 / 10
ComedyTalk

So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.

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#20Britain's Got More Talent

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes as Self

2.7 / 10
Reality

Stephen Mulhern presents the sister show of Britain's Got Talent where he interviews the judges and the latest performers from the show.

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#21The Gentle Touch

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

7.2 / 10
CrimeDrama

Notable as the first British series to feature a female police officer (predating Juliet Bravo by four months), Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes raises her teenage son while navigating a male-dominated police force following the murder of her police commissioner husband.

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#22Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes as Self

5.3 / 10
Reality

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night is a British television comedy panel game show, presented by Chris Moyles. The show was originally shown on Channel 4 at 10 p.m. on Sundays and repeated on Mondays at 11 p.m. It included three rounds in which he took on three celebrity contestants in a quiz where the prize was an item from his own home. As he was also competing, the questions were asked by a celebrity quiz master. The series has an all-female house band present in the studio who played the title music.

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#23Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes as Self - Housemate

4.5 / 10
Reality

Big Brother hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best present from a studio just a stone's throw from the Big Brother house, featuring celebrity guests and a live studio audience.

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#24Gimme Gimme Gimme

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes as Self

7.1 / 10
Comedy

Linda La Hughes shares a flat with Tom Farrell. Linda is overweight, loudmouthed and not particularly attractive. She thinks she's gorgeous and irrestible, however. She's also sex mad and obsessed with men. Tom is an aspiring actor. He's got an agent, but finds it difficult to get parts. He doesn't like Linda much, in spite of (or perhaps because of) the fact that they share a flat. She isn't completely comfortable with his homosexuality, perhaps because she finds it difficult to live with a man who doesn't find her sexually attractive.

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#25Celebrity Big Brother

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes as Self - Housemate

6.5 / 10
Reality

TV's most iconic reality show is back - get all the latest from the House.

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#26He Knew He Was Right

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes as Mrs Bozzle

7.6 / 10
Drama

A man's unfounded jealousy destroys his marriage after he forbids his wife from seeing her godfather, leading to suspicion, separation, and tragedy.

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#27Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes as Self

8.8 / 10
Comedy

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times is British comedy chat show hosted by comedian Justin Lee Collins which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The format is a weekly chat show that consists of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts and musical performances.

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#28Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes as Self - Housemate

2.5 / 10
Reality

Catch all the late night drama live and direct from the Big Brother house.

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#29The Country Boy

Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes as Lisa

8.8 / 10
DramaFamily

A young boy becomes involved in fighting environmental pollution by a chemical company.

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#30McCready and Daughter

Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

Michael and Clare McCready are an estranged father and daughter who are reunited through their work as private investigators within an Irish community in Kilburn, London, after Clare drops out of university and fails to find another job.

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#31An Evening with Lily Savage

Movie - 1996, 2h 15m as Self - Audience Member

10.0 / 10
Comedy

Enjoy the outrageous and flamboyant First Lady of British Comedy, Lily Savage, as she performs her incredibly hysterical live show before a star-studded audience.

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#32The Lock-In

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m as Bianca Butcher

8.8 / 10
Drama

The Lock-In never ends. Consisting entirely of pub footage from the British soap opera EastEnders, it is endless inasmuch as its source is endless and its makers living.

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#33Do or Die

Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes as Claire

9.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

Two-part UK drama set in London and Sydney spanning seven years. When Sam and Nicky's six year old son is diagnosed with leukaemia and a perfect blood match is all that can save him, Sam decides now is the right time to trace his real father - back to Sydney where she picked up a violent criminal while backpacking.

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#34EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford

Movie - 2010, 2h 15m as Bianca Jackson

8.8 / 10
Drama

With the second marriage of Ricky and Bianca fast approaching, their two children, Tiffany and Liam set out to film a video diary gift for their wedding. As EastEnders’ biggest stars, including Pat Evans, Ian Beale, Janine Butcher and Phil Mitchell, provide their own memories of the sometimes happy couple, Tiffany has a mystery to solve: why is Carol Jackson determined to miss Bianca’s big day? Meanwhile, determined to enjoy a romantic Valentine’s Day, Ricky and Bianca stroll through the streets of the square, reminiscing about their own experiences and looking forward to their dream wedding, even putting on their dancing shoes for an amazing tango treat. Last Tango In Walford explores the highs and lows of Ricky and Bianca’s 13-year relationship, chronicling their explosive arguments and moving love story, including how they met, their first date, their dramatic break-up and the emotional reconciliation.

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#35Love Story

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m as Sharon

9.0 / 10
Drama

Dave, a homeless man, shares a public toilet with narcotic users and alcoholics. Struggling to survive, he resorts to theft to provide for his pregnant girlfriend. Joined by his friend, they steal goods to sell for cash. However, in a world of desperation and exploitation, nothing is simple.

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#36First and Last

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m as Young Girl

7.0 / 10
DramaComedyTV Movie

The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.

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#37Ricky and Bianca

Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes as Bianca Jackson

8.8 / 10
Soap

Nearly three years after their parting, Ricky tracks Bianca and their son Liam down to a bedsit in Manchester. Chaos ensues. Spin off from Eastenders

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#38Jacked

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m as Russell's Mother

8.0 / 10

Russell and Waylen jack a car, the wrong car, will they do the right thing?

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#39The Friday Night Project

Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes as Self

6.0 / 10
Comedy

The Friday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project. Originally broadcast on Friday nights, the show moved to Sunday nights for its seventh series in 2008. Each week the regular hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are joined by a celebrity guest host. These guests provide an opening monologue, are interviewed by Alan and Justin and take questions from the studio audience. They also take part in comedy sketches, hidden camera stunts and a game show where someone from the audience is selected to win prizes. When the show was called The Friday Night Project, it was not live; it was recorded at The London Studios on the night before it was broadcast on Channel 4. When the show became The Sunday Night Project, the show retained its Thursday night taping schedule.

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#40An Audience with the Bee Gees

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m as Self / Audience Member

7.7 / 10
Music

Veteran pop trio, the Bee Gees, perform some of their greatest hits and take questions from a celebrity audience.

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#41An Audience with Freddie Starr

Movie - 1996, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
Comedy

A celebrity audience pays tribute to the inimitable Freddie Starr, one of Britain's zaniest comedians.

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#42Jade: As Seen on TV

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Narrator (voice)

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryTV Movie

Two months after she lost her battle against cervical cancer, this one-hour film, featuring previously unseen archive footage, explores the Jade Goody phenomenon.

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