Amelia Bullmore

Amelia Mary Bullmore (born 31 January 1964)^[1][2] is an English actress, screenwriter and playwright.^[3] She is known for her roles in Coronation Street (1990–1992, 1995), I'm Alan Partridge (2002), Ashes to Ashes (2008–2009), Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and Scott & Bailey (2011–2014). Bullmore began writing in 1994.^[4][5] Her writing credits include episodes of This Life,^[6] Attachments,^[7] Black Cab,^[8] and Scott & Bailey.^[5]

Bullmore was born in Chelsea, London,^[1][9] to Jeremy Bullmore, an advertising executive, and Pamela Bullmore (née Green), a gardening writer.^[10] She has two older brothers, neuropsychiatrist and neuroscientist Edward Bullmore and documentary filmmaker Adam Bullmore.^[11]

She studied drama at Manchester University.^[1][3]

Bullmore was part of a cabaret group named Red Stockings, along with Helen Edmundson.^[12] While performing at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, a casting director for Coronation Street saw her performance. Bullmore played Steph Barnes in Coronation Street, and was a regular on the show from February 1990 to September 1991. She made brief returns in April 1992 and September 1995.^[3][11][13] She worked and lived in Manchester for 10 years, moving to London in 1995.^[11]

Bullmore appeared in the first series of the BBC comedy series Big Train broadcast in 1998.

Bullmore appeared opposite Steve Coogan as Sonja, the Ukrainian girlfriend of Alan Partridge in series two of the BBC2 comedy series I'm Alan Partridge.^[13] She also appeared on BBC Radio 4's phone-in spoof Down the Line.^[14]

From 2011 to 2014, Bullmore co-starred in the crime drama Scott & Bailey. She also wrote seven episodes of the show.^[1][5]

In 2016, she starred in the second series of Happy Valley, playing jealous mistress Vicky Fleming.^[15]

In 2005, Bullmore wrote her first play, Mammals, which was staged at Bush Theatre and went on to tour the UK regionally.^[16][17]

In 2013, Bullmore wrote a second play, Di and Viv and Rose, which was staged at Hampstead Theatre.^[18] Di and Viv and Rose is about the friendship of three women over the course of 30 years, from 1983 when they are in university to 2013.^[19] The play eventually transferred to the West End in early 2015,^[20] where it ran at the Vaudeville Theatre before closing in March.^[21][22]

In 1993, Bullmore married Scottish actor Paul Higgins.^[13][23] They met in Manchester in 1992 while they were performing A View from the Bridge.^[9] The couple have two daughters.^[1]

• 2012: "Sweet Tooth," Book at Bedtime, BBC Radio 4 – Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan^[55]
• 2016: "Delamere's Meadow," First for Radio, BBC Radio 4 – Delamere's Meadow by Nina Stibbe^[56]
• 2017: "The Beard," Drama,BBC Radio 4 – The Beard by Timothy X Atack^[57]

• 2007: "Down the Line," BBC Radio 4 – January 2007
• 2007: "Cash Flow," From Fact to Fiction, BBC Radio 4
• 2009: "The Bat Man," Afternoon Drama, BBC Radio 4
• 2009: "The Middle," Saturday Drama, BBC Radio 4
• 2009-2014: "Craven," 15 Minute Drama, BBC Radio 4 – Series 1 (2009), Series 2, 3 & 4 (2012), Series 5 (2013), Series 6 (2014)
• 2007: "County Lines (radio play], " BBC Radio 4 – June 2018

• Bullmore, Amelia (2005). Mammals. London: Methuen Pub. ISBN 978-0-413-77522-1. OCLC 82367220.
• Ibsen, Henrik; Bullmore, Amelia (new translation by) (2007). Ghosts. London: Methuen Drama. ISBN 978-0-713-68577-0. OCLC 891562141.
• Bullmore, Amelia (2013). Di and Viv and Rose. London: Bloomsbury Methune Drama. ISBN 978-1-472-50857-7. OCLC 843806192.

• Bullmore, Amelia (written by); Davis, Julia; McQuarrie, Stuart; Rabbit, Anne; Treves, Simon; Marinker, Peter (2007). "Cash Flow" (Radio program (15 min)). From Fact to Fiction. BBC Radio 4.
• Bullmore, Amelia (written by); Nighy, Bill; Parkinson, Katherine; Agutter, Jenny; Baker, Sean; Peate, Mary (directed by) (2009). "The Bat Man" (Radio program (45 min)). Afternoon Drama. BBC Radio 4.
• Bullmore, Amellia (written by); Peate, Mary (directed by); Cunniffe, Emma; Miles, Ben (2009). "The Middle" (Radio program (1 hr)). Saturday Drama. BBC Radio 4.
• Bullmore, Amelia (created by, written by); Peake, Maxine (2009). "Craven" (Radio program (15 min)). 15 Minute Drama. BBC Radio 4.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Bullmore, Amelia (written by); Crook, Mackenzie (2011). "Family Tree" (Radio program (45 min)). Afternoon Drama. BBC Radio 4.
• Bullmore, Amelia (written by) (2012). "Craven: Looking for Mr King" (Radio program (45 min)). Afternoon Drama. BBC Radio 4.

• Bullmore, Amelia (17 January 2015). "Amelia Bullmore: How I wrote my latest play with a little help from my friends". The Independent.

• Amelia Bullmore at the British Film Institute
• Amelia Bullmore at IMDb
• Amelia Bullmore at British Comedy Guide