Ruth Gemmell

Ruth Katrin Gemmell is an English actress. She starred in the film Fever Pitch in 1997 which was followed by supporting roles in television series EastEnders, Casualty, Home Fires, and Penny Dreadful. She has played Carly Beaker, the mother of the title character in the Tracy Beaker franchise since 2004. In 2020, she began playing Violet, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton in the Netflix series Bridgerton.

Midsomer Murders · S9, E1

The House in the Woods

A couple is murdered near a house in Midsomer Newton that is supposedly haunted. Barnaby and Jones must separate truth from rumour in order to solve the case.
Spooks · S2, E6

Without Incident

When the American president makes an unexpected visit to the UK, Tom is thrown together with a CIA agent named Christine, and it soon appears there's more to their relationship than just work. However, with each new threat turning the operation into a power struggle between the rival organisations, they need to keep their minds firmly on the job.
Primeval · S3, E3

Episode 3

Cutter must return cute but dangerous burrowing creatures, known as diictodons, to the Permian era while dodging a tenacious journalist.
Primeval · S3, E4

Episode 4

The vicious giganotosaurus must be dealt with by the team, without too much information leaking out to the press.

Ruth Gemmell

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