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Susan Cookson is a Actor British born on 20 april 1965 at Manchester (United-kingdom)

Susan Cookson

Susan Cookson
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 20 april 1965 (58 years) at Manchester (United-kingdom)

Susan Cookson (born 20 April 1965 in Manchester) is an English television actress.

She was a cast member of BBC One's BAFTA winning medical drama Casualty, playing Dr Maggie Coldwell. This was Cookson's second role on the programme after appearing in Series 13-14 as an occasional character, anaesthetist Julie Day. She returned for one episode at the end of March 2009 on the day that co-stars Janine Mellor and Ivana Bašić left the series and returned once again in March 2015 for one episode.

Susan also appeared in the BBC Birmingham drama Doctors as Kath Wylie for three episodes in 2009.

On BBC Radio 4, she played Jodie in Spread A Little Happiness, a comedy by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a Yorkshire sandwich bar. The series first aired on 1 July 2009 with a repeat opening on 10 February 2011.

She lives in Sheffield with her husband, actor Malcolm Scates, and two children, Ruari and Dan.

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Filmography of Susan Cookson (2 films)

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Raining Stones, 1h30
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, La précarité
Actors Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey, Karen Henthorn, William Ash
Rating72% 3.6430253.6430253.6430253.6430253.643025
Bob, le personnage principal, vit avec sa femme Anne et sa fille Coleen dans une banlieue misérable de Manchester. Lui et son ami Tommy se débrouillent du mieux qu'ils peuvent pour vivre dans la Grande-Bretagne des années Thatcher. Le film dépeint la précarité de la société anglaise à l'époque, en montrant tous les emplois que Bob est forcé d'exercer, allant de la revente de viande au marché noir jusqu'à être vigile dans une discothèque. En dépit de sa situation pour le moins précaire, Bob tient par-dessus tout à acheter une robe de communion neuve pour sa fille, afin de ne pas perdre la face devant le voisinage. Dans ce combat pour la dignité de sa famille, il va prendre de terribles risques, se heurter à la cupidité et à la violence mais aussi redécouvrir la fraternité et la solidarité.