Diana Hardcastle

Diana Hardcastle Wilkinson (born 12 July 1949) is an English actress who has appeared largely in television roles.

Career Hardcastle has appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, Inspector Lynley and Taggart. She played recurring roles in the series First Among Equals and Fortunes of War.

In 2011, Hardcastle and actor Tom Wilkinson, her husband, portrayed real-life husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy in the mini series The Kennedys.

In 2012, she had a supporting role in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, in which her husband starred (their characters did not interact), and a returning role in the 2015 sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Wilkinson and Hardcastle again played husband and wife in Good People (2014) and played brother-in-law and sister-in-law in the television series Belgravia (2020).

Filmography Film Year Title Roles Notes 2004 If Only Claire 2004 A Good Woman Lady Plymdale 2005 Chromophobia Mrs. Wharton 2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Carol Parr 2014 Good People Marie Halden 2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Carol Parr 2015 Jenny's Wedding Ellen O'Leary 2016 The Boy Mrs. Heelshire

Television Year Title Roles Notes 1982 East Lynne Wilson Television film 1984 The House Mrs. Janek Television film 1985 Love Song Philippa Jameson Hatchard Television film 1983 Reilly, Ace of Spies Anna Episode: "Anna" 1984 Charlie Ainsworth's secretary Episode: "Charlie Is My Darling" 1986 Screen Two Judith Walters Episode: "Frankie and Johnnie" 1986 First Among Equals Louise Fraser 9 episodes 1987 Fortunes of War Edwina Little 3 episodes 1988–92 That's Love Patsy 26 episodes 1992 Boon Kate Newsome Episode: "Message in a Bottle" 1993 Punchdrunk Vikki Brown 6 episodes 1993 Resnick: Rough Treatment Claire Millinder Television film 1996 The Tide of Life Rona Birch Episode: "No. 1.2" 1997 Midsomer Murders Barbara Lessiter Episode: "The Killings at Badger's Drift" 1997 Bugs Elaine Harman Episode: "Identity Crisis" 1999 The Bill Ruth Watts Episode: "Kiss Chase" 1999 Taggart Mariah Strange Episode: "Fearful Lightning" 2003 Holby City Pam Wilkinson Episode: "On the Inside" 2004 Rosemary & Thyme Crystal Episode: "The Gongoozlers" 2006 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Deborah Proctor Episode: "Chinese Walls" 2008 Doctors Penny Healey-Henderson Episode: "Very Important Prisoner" 2010 Silent Witness Mary Bradburn 2 episodes 2010 Doctors Pam Phillips Episode: "Man in the Mirror" 2011 The Kennedys Rose Kennedy 7 episodes 2012 Doctors Wendy Barron Episode: "Reports of My Death" 2012 Holby City Faith Pearson Episode: "Eastern Promise" 2012 DCI Banks Defence Barrister Vizard Episode: "Innocent Graves: Part 1" 2013 Utopia CIA Woman Episode: "No. 1.2" 2017 The Kennedys: After Camelot Rose Kennedy 4 episodes 2020 Belgravia Grace Bellasis TV series2020Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private InvestigatorsLady Athena Forbes-Allenepisode 3.5 "Thy Fury Spent"

Personal life Hardcastle was married to English actor Tom Wilkinson until his death in December 2023. They have two daughters, Alice, born in 1988, and Molly, born in 1991.