Christine Bottomley
Acting • Born 1979-04-27
Biography
Christine Bottomley (born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, 27 April 1979) is a British actress. She is best known for her regular roles as Melanie in the BBC comedy series Early Doors and Susie Ward in Heartbeat. Born in Rochdale, she went on to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, before taking her first role in an episode of Eastenders. Other film and television work has included Holby City, Shameless and as Yvonne O'Neill in The Street. Bottomley recently appeared in the eighth episode of the second series of Torchwood, "A Day in the Death". She appears in comedy series Massive on BBC Three and the BBC One drama Hope Springs and also a BBC drama: Land Girls. She has starred in a 2009 film, entitled Hush.
Filmography
60 credits
Hush
Movie • 2008
Beth
The Waiting Room
Movie • 2007
Fiona
Venus
Movie • 2006
Hospital Nurse
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Movie • 2010
Ann Walker
Lost Christmas
Movie • 2011
Helen
The Arbor
Movie • 2010
Lisa Thompson
Strawberry Fields
Movie • 2012
Emily
Out of Darkness
Movie • 2013
Typist Artist Pirate King
Movie • 2023
Joan
Keeping Rosy
Movie • 2014
Sarah
Robin and the Hoods
Movie • 2024
Bridget
Funny Cow
Movie • 2018
Funny Calf's Mum
Cowboy Dave
Movie • 2017
Debbie
All in Good Time
Movie • 2012
Molly Batt
Peterloo
Movie • 2018
Female Reformer
Torvill & Dean
Movie • 2018
Mavis Dean
Misper
Movie • 2025
Pam Shade
Sex, Footballers and Videotape
Movie • 2004
Charlie Says
Movie • 2013
Liz
Torchwood
TV • 2006
Maggie
Early Doors
TV • 2003
Melanie Dixon
The Bill
TV • 1984
The Innocence Project
TV • 2006
Sarah Shawcross
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Susie Ward
Dalziel & Pascoe
TV • 1996
The Nest
TV • 2020
Zoe
Survivors
TV • 2008
Clare
Massive
TV • 2008
The Palace
TV • 2008
Hope Springs
TV • 2009
Shoo Coggan
The Street
TV • 2006
Yvonne O'Neill
Land Girls
TV • 2009
Annie Barratt
Instinct
TV • 2007
Milly
In the Club
TV • 2014
Vicky
Moving On
TV • 2009
Caroline
Blue Murder
TV • 2003
Mandy Breeley
Undeniable
TV • 2014
Emma Rawlins
DCI Banks
TV • 2011
Katy Heath
Frankie
TV • 2013
Back to Life
TV • 2019
Mandy
Cucumber
TV • 2015
Lynne
Vera
TV • 2011
Lisa Strachan
Great Night Out
TV • 2013
Julie
The End of the F***ing World
TV • 2017
Gwen
Silent Witness
TV • 1996
Florence Clarke
Simon Schama's Power of Art
TV • 2006
Fillide
Flack
TV • 2019
Sally Henderson
Sea of Souls
TV • 2004
Mary Dunbar
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Blaze Leadbetter
Secrets and Words
TV • 2012
Valerie King
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
TV • 2008
Kate
Domina
TV • 2021
Scribonia
Sherwood
TV • 2022
Rachel Crossley
The Wives
TV • 2024
Annabelle Morgan
Inspector George Gently
TV • 2008
Terri Molloy
Waterloo Road
TV • 2006
Sam Drake
Grease Monkeys
TV • 2003
Tracie
Ridley
TV • 2022
Katharine Penrose
Shameless
TV • 2004
Zoe Wyatt
Murder Prevention
TV • 2004
Sally Brook