Jacqueline Boatswain

Jacqueline Boatswain is an English actress of Vincentian origin.

Career She is known for playing headmistress Mrs Bassinger in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 2003 to 2006. The character's first name has never been revealed, but according to the sign outside her head teacher's office it starts with "S". Mrs Bassinger was not seen during the 2007 series, her function in the programme taken over by Cathy Tyson as deputy head, Miss Gayle. It was not known if Boatswain would return to Grange Hill, however the show has now been cancelled. In addition to Grange Hill, Boatswain has appeared in Casualty, and as a police custody sergeant in the BBC daytime drama Doctors. She also has extensive stage experience. In October 2013, she appeared in Sarah Rutherford's Adult Supervision at Park Theatre (London).

She has also appeared in Life on Mars and The Royal. In 2013, she joined the cast of popular Channel 4 comedy drama series, Shameless, for the final ever series playing Patreesha St. Rose. She also played Victoria Sweeney in Wolfblood from 2014-2016 and Eileen the Crow in the 2015 video game Bloodborne. Boatswain joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks as regular cast member, Simone Loveday on 20 February 2015. Hollyoaks aired a Come Dine with Me special week to celebrate their twentieth anniversary, with Boatswain as one of the cast members hosting. Boatswain left Hollyoaks in late 2018 with her exit airing on 23 January 2019. In 2018, she also played a role as Monique in the BBC Drama Collateral. In 2020, Boatswain appeared in the BBC TV series Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators in episode 3.6 "Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!" as Odette Dixon. Then in October 2021, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Heather Derby. In 2023 she played the part of bar owner/singer Babette Francois in series 12, episode 8 of Death in Paradise.

Filmography

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Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Goldeneye Candice Television film 2004 London Voodoo Ruth 2013 Working Lunge Boss Short film 2020 Agatha and the Midnight Murders Audrey Evans Television film 2021 The Visit Ansa Short film 2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Ida Webb

Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 Red Dwarf Dancer Episode: "Parallel Universe" 1990 A Bit of Fry & Laurie Dancer Episode: "Series 2, Episode 1" 2001 Doctors WPC Linda Derwent Episode: "Cop Out" 2004Doctors Sergeant Bevan Episode: "Look Ma, No Hands" 2005 Casualty Karen Blythe Recurring role; 3 episodes 2007 Life on Mars DC Brown Episode: "Series 2, Episode 8" 2008 Mistresses Jenny Episode: "Men Behaving Badly" 2011 Silk Alicia Episode: "All Plain Sailing" 2014 In the Club Louise Stretton Recurring role; 3 episodes Bad Education Governor Episode: "Strike" Doctors Celeste Baptiste Episode: "Baked" 2014–2016 Wolfblood Victoria Sweeney Series regular; 10 episodes 2014–2018 Cuckoo Jane Defreitas Recurring role; 6 episodes 2015 Banana Pamela Scott Episode: "Episode 2" 2015–2019 Hollyoaks Simone Loveday Series regular; 246 episodes 2017 Hospital People Doctor Recurring role; 3 episodes 2018 Collateral Monique Miniseries; 3 episodes 2020 Bancroft Chief Constable Frances Holland Recurring role; 3 episodes Vera Sarah Ashers Episode: "Dirty" Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Odette Dixon Episode: "Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!" Miracle Workers Queen Gamillagoor Episode: "Dark Ages: Holiday" Strike Claire Morbury Episode: "Lethal White: Part 1" 2021 Finding Alice Administrator Episode: "Episode 5" Midsomer Murders Rachel Taylor Episode: "Scarecrow Murders" Doctors Heather Derby Episode: "The Favourite" 2022 Ridley Janet Venables Episode: "Hospitality" 2023 Extraordinary Miriam Episode: "Magic Bullets" The Chemistry of Death Diana Maitland Episode: "Where the Wind Blows" The Madame Blanc Mysteries Chloe Episode: "Series 2, Episode 6" Carnival Row Mima Blodwen Recurring role; 4 episodes The Diplomat Elaine Simms Episode: "Don't Call It a Kidnapping" Still Up Anne Cooper Episode: "The Pharmacy" The Good Ship Murder Wendy Watson Episode: "At Sea" 2024–2026 After the Flood Sarah Mackie Series regular; 9 episodes 2025 Little Disasters Sheila Foster Episode: "The Perfect Mother" The Sandman Prime Minister Zewde Episode: "Season of Mists" 2026 Red Eye Prime Minister Recurring role; 2 episodes The Marlow Murder Club Debbie Smith Recurring role; 2 episodes Jasmine Dunn Post-production

Video games

Theatre credits YearTitleRoleVenue Notes 1990–1991 Cats Tantomile New London Theatre, London 1992–1994 Carousel Mrs Mullins Shaftesbury Theatre, London 2003 The White Devil Zanche Mercury Theatre, Colchester 2004–2005 Cinderella Fairy Godmother Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple 2005–2006 Cinderella Fairy Godmother The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare 2006 Sleeping Beauty The Wicked Fairy Harlequin Theatre, Redhill 2008 Gone with the Wind Dilcey New London Theatre, London 2008–2009 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mrs Beaver / Mrs McCready Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham 2009 Looking for Buddy Zelda Live Theatre, Newcastle 2009–2010 The Way You Look Tonight Woman Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury 2011 To Kill a Mockingbird Calpurnia Theatre Royal, York & UK tour with Touring Consortium Theatre Company One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Mrs Caldwell / Mozelle Tricycle Theatre, London 2012 Doubt: A Parable Mrs Muller Town Hall Theatre, Galway & Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork 2013 The Amen Corner Sister Boxer Olivier Theatre, London Adult Supervision Angela Park Theatre, London 2013–2014 Coriolanus Valeria Donmar Warehouse, London 2019 Small Island Miss Ma Olivier Theatre, London 2024 Pericles Cerimon / Bawd Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon & Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago with Royal Shakespeare Company