Madelaine Newton

Madelaine Newton

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
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BiographySheila Madelaine Whately, better known by her stage name Madelaine Newton, is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Dolly in 1970s BBC television drama When the Boat Comes In. Since 1984 she has been married to actor Kevin Whately, known for his role as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in both Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis. They have two children.

Newton has appeared alongside her husband several times: in the Inspector Morse episode "Masonic Mysteries" as Beryl Newsome - the love-interest of Morse - whom Morse was wrongly suspected of murdering; as his on-screen wife in the 1988 Look and Read children's serial, Geordie Racer; in the Alan Plater drama Joe Maddison's War, playing Jenny Barlow; and the love interest of Dennis Patterson (Tim Healy) in the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

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Known For

The Spoils of War
Ended

The Spoils of War

as Jean Hayward
When the Boat Comes In
Ended

When the Boat Comes In

as Dolly

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