
Sarah Lancashire
Lancashire graduated from drama school in 1986 and began her career in local theatre. She went on to play regular characters on Coronation Street (1991–1996, 2000), Where the Heart Is (1997–1999), and Clocking Off (2000). In July 2000, she signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, making her the UK's highest-paid television actress at that time. Subsequent roles included Cherished (2005), Oliver Twist (2007), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011), and Five Daughters (2010).
Since the 2010s, Lancashire has garnered critical acclaim for her roles in series such as The Paradise (2012), Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020), Happy Valley (2014–2023), Kiri (2018), and Julia (2022–2023). On stage, she has starred in West End productions of Blood Brothers (1990), Guys and Dolls (2005–2006), and Betty Blue Eyes (2011). She is married and has three children.
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Known For

Black Doves

Coronation Street

The Shift: Women on the Force

All the Small Things

Celebrities on the NHS Frontline

Edwardian Britain in Colour

Happy Valley

Julia

Kiri

Lark Rise to Candleford

Last Tango in Halifax

MotherFatherSon

Rose and Maloney

The Accident

The Paradise

Upstairs Downstairs

Where the Heart Is

Wuthering Heights
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