Actor
Carol Drinkwater
April 22, 1948 · London, England, UK
Carol Drinkwater (born 22 April 1948) is an Anglo-Irish actress, author and filmmaker. She portrayed Helen Herriot (née Alderson) in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books All Creatures Great and Small, which led to her receiving the Variety Club Television Personality of the Year award in 1985.
Drinkwater is the daughter of the bandleader and agent, Peter Regan (born Peter Albert Drinkwater) and Irish nurse, Phillis McCormack.
Notable work
Often works with
John Clive
2 titles together
A Clockwork Orange, Queen Kong
Susan Wooldridge
2 titles together
The Shout, The Play on One
Peter Firth
2 titles together
An Awfully Big Adventure, Joseph Andrews
Robert Hardy
2 titles together
All Creatures Great and Small, Raffles
Kenneth Cranham
2 titles together
Joseph Andrews, The Play on One
James Hazeldine
2 titles together
Chocky, Chocky's Children
Full filmography · 27
Coming Home
as Aunt Biddy
1998
A Mind to Kill
cast
1994
Peak Practice
as Helen Barton
1993
Captain James Cook
as Elisabeth Cook
1988
The Play on One
as Maggie
1988
Casualty
as Frances Lawson
19866.2
Golden Pennies
as Rebecca Greenwood
1985
Chocky
as Mary Gore
1984
The Agatha Christie Hour
as Violet Eversleigh
1982
Lady Killers
as Margaret Seddon
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
as Linda Larch
19796.8
All Creatures Great and Small
as Helen Herriot
19787.8