Paula Wilcox
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Paula Wilcox (born 13 December 1949) is an English actress. She played Chrissy Plummer in the ITV sitcom Man About the House from 1973 to 1976, and also had roles in TV shows such as The Lovers, Miss Jones and Son, The Queen’s Nose, The Smoking Room, Emmerdale, Mount Pleasant, Boomers, Upstart Crow and Girlfriends. From 2020 to 2023, Wilcox appeared as Elaine Jones in Coronation Street.
Infobox
Born
(1949-12-13) 13 December 1949 (age 76)Manchester, England
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1969–present
Spouses
mw- Derek Seaton (m. 1970; died 1979) Nelson "Skip" Riddle (m. 1991)
Tables
· Filmography › Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | The Lovers! | Beryl Battersby | |
| 1974 | Man About the House | Chrissy Plummer | |
| 1993 | The Higher Mortals | Miss Bird | |
| 1998 | The Stalker's Apprentice | Heather Walwyn | |
| 2006 | Scoop | Garden Party Guest | |
| 2007 | Outlaw | Iris |
· Filmography › Television
1969
Her Majesty's Pleasure
Role(s)
Jennifer Bottomley
Notes
Episode: "All God's Chillun"
1969–1970
Role(s)
The Dustbinmen
Notes
Naomi
1970
1970–1971
Role(s)
The Lovers
Notes
Beryl Battersby
Biography
Role(s)
Hilde
Notes
Episode: "I Measured the Skies"
1971
Role(s)
Beryl Bagley
Notes
Episode: "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?"
1971–1972
Role(s)
The Liver Birds
Notes
Gloria Titlark
1972
Scene
Role(s)
Trish
Notes
Episode: "Quiet Afternoon"
1973
Full House
Role(s)
Alice
Notes
Episode #1.12
1975
Whodunnit?
Role(s)
Self-Panelist
Notes
TV Game Show
1973–1976
Role(s)
Man About the House
Notes
Chrissy Plummer
1977–1978
Role(s)
Miss Jones and Son
Notes
Elizabeth Jones
1977
The Cost of Loving
Role(s)
Thelma Baynes
Notes
Episode: "The Human Element"
1980
Peter Cook & Co.
Role(s)
Various
Notes
TV film
1985
The Bright Side
Role(s)
Cynthia Bright
Notes
All 6 episodes
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
Role(s)
Maureen
Notes
TV film
1994
Smokescreen
Role(s)
Sara Bean
Notes
All 6 episodes
1995–2001
Role(s)
The Queen's Nose
Notes
Audrey Parker
1996
Life After Birth
Role(s)
Sylv
Notes
All 6 episodes
It Must Be Love
Role(s)
Irene
Notes
TV film
2002
2004
2004–2005
Role(s)
The Smoking Room
Notes
Lillian
All About Me
Role(s)
Sheila
Notes
Episode: "The First Mrs Craddock"
2005
2006
2007
2007–2008
Role(s)
Emmerdale
Notes
Hilary Potts
2007–2010
Role(s)
The Large Family
Notes
Linda Large
2010
2010–2011
Role(s)
Rock & Chips
Notes
Violet Trotter
2014
2014–2016
Role(s)
Boomers
Notes
Carol
2015
2016–2018
Role(s)
Upstart Crow
Notes
Mary Shakespeare
2017–2019
Role(s)
Living the Dream
Notes
Maureen
2018
2020
2020–2021
Role(s)
Trying
Notes
Sandra
2020–2023
Role(s)
Coronation Street
Notes
Elaine Jones
2023
Man About The House: 50 Years Of Laughter
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Documentary
2024
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1969 | The Wednesday Play | Linda | Episode: "The Apprentices" |
| Her Majesty's Pleasure | Jennifer Bottomley | Episode: "All God's Chillun" | |
| Coronation Street | Janice Langton | 5 episodes | |
| Z-Cars | Joan | 2 episodes | |
| Hadleigh | Lolly | Episode: "Patron of the Arts" | |
| 1969–1970 | The Dustbinmen | Naomi | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | Kate | Rosemary Phelps | Episode: "The Love of Two Women" |
| 1970–1971 | The Lovers | Beryl Battersby | All 13 episodes |
| 1970 | Biography | Hilde | Episode: "I Measured the Skies" |
| 1971 | ITV Sunday Night Drama | Julie | Episode: "The Girl Upstairs" |
| On the House | Beryl Bagley | Episode: "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?" | |
| The Onedin Line | Agnes Bascombe | Episode: "Salvage" | |
| 1971–1972 | The Liver Birds | Gloria Titlark | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | The Benny Hill Show | Carol Fox | Episode: "Show 12" |
| Scene | Trish | Episode: "Quiet Afternoon" | |
| Z-Cars | Nancy Roberts | Episode: "Public Relations" | |
| Thirty Minutes Worth | Various | Episode | |
| 1973 | Full House | Alice | Episode |
| 1975 | Whodunnit? | Self-Panelist | TV Game Show |
| 1973–1976 | Man About the House | Chrissy Plummer | All 39 episodes |
| 1977–1978 | Miss Jones and Son | Elizabeth Jones | All 12 episodes |
| 1977 | The Cost of Loving | Thelma Baynes | Episode: "The Human Element" |
| 1978 | Play for Today | Miss Selby | Episode: "The After-Dinner Joke" |
| 1980 | Peter Cook & Co. | Various | TV film |
| 1981 | Crown Court | Gillian Seymour | Episode: "Leonora" |
| 1985 | The Bright Side | Cynthia Bright | All 6 episodes |
| Mrs. Capper's Birthday | Maureen | TV film | |
| 1988 | Boon | Dorothy North | Episode: "Topspin" |
| 1991 | Fiddlers Three | Ros West | All 14 episodes |
| 1992 | Brookside | Angela Heery QC | Episode |
| 1993 | Casualty | Rosalind Paynter | Episode: "Getting Involved" |
| 1994 | Smokescreen | Sara Bean | All 6 episodes |
| Blue Heaven | Ivy Sandford | All 6 episodes | |
| 1995–2001 | The Queen's Nose | Audrey Parker | 24 episodes |
| 1996 | Life After Birth | Sylv | All 6 episodes |
| It Must Be Love | Irene | TV film | |
| 1999 | Peak Practice | Amanda Blake | Episode: "Alone" |
| 2002 | Footballers' Wives | Marguerite Laslett | 3 episodes |
| Holby City | Helen Johnson | Episode: "Touch and Go" | |
| 2004 | Merseybeat | Sheila O'Brien | Episode: "Distant Vices" |
| The Afternoon Play | Kathy Hughes | Episode: "Viva Las Blackpool" | |
| 2004–2005 | The Smoking Room | Lillian | All 17 episodes |
| 2004 | All About Me | Sheila | Episode: "The First Mrs Craddock" |
| 2005 | Down to Earth | Frank's Wife | Episode: "Trouble 'n' Strife" |
| Murder in Suburbia | Wendy Archer | Episode: "Estate Agents" | |
| 2006 | Doctors | Selena McKinnon | Episode: "Running Time" |
| The Green Green Grass | Petunia Lane | Episode: "Brothers and Sisters" | |
| 2007 | Blue Murder | Pamela Halliwell | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
| 2007–2008 | Emmerdale | Hilary Potts | Regular role; 71 episodes |
References
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- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/15/naughty-rather-than-dirty-50-years-of-man-about-the-house-the-sitcom-that-introduced-sex-to-british-tv
- Castaway.org.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120402085427/http://www.castaway.org.uk/clients/voices/pawi.htm
- "Paula Wilcox has Great Expectations about playing Miss Havisham at Birmingham's New Alexandra Theatre « Express & Star"https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre/2012/10/08/paula-wilcox-has-great-expectations-about-playing-miss-havisham/
- "The Benny Hill Show - Season 3, Episode 3: Show 12"https://web.archive.org/web/20180623085107/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-benny-hill-show/show-12-324395/
- "Miss Jones And Son | Nostalgia Central"https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/miss-jones-son/
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