Sarah Moyle

Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Valerie Pitman in the BBC soap opera Doctors, for which she won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the 2019 British Soap Awards. She also has appeared in stage productions since the 1990s, with various West End and Broadway theatre credits. Moyle has also appeared in recurring television roles in Extras and Emmerdale.

Career 1992–2011: Early work and breakthrough Moyle trained at Bodywork Dance Studios, has a BA in Performance Art from Middlesex University, and studied for six months at State University of New York. From 1988 to 1991, she was a member of National Youth Theatre. Moyle began her career in 1992 with roles in theatre, her first being in Lust at Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Bob Carlton. In her early career, Moyle portrayed roles in An Inspector Calls, Oliver!, Les Misérables and My Fair Lady. She also made appearances in Drowning on Dry Land and Private Fears in Public Places, written for her by Sir Alan Ayckbourn.

As well as her early stage appearances, Moyle was also making numerous television appearances in British series. Her television debut was in 1997, when she appeared in an episode of the BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire. In 2009, Moyle played the role of Linda Fawcett in Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theatre and the Apollo Theatre, before taking it to Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. She made her first appearance as receptionist Valerie Pitman on 15 October 2012. Her role was initially recurring and she began with three brief stints as Valerie. In-between her Doctors appearances, she continued with theatre work, appearing in The Schoolmistress, A Bunch of Amateurs and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

Moyle was nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance and Best Comedy Performance at the 2016 British Soap Awards, but lost out to Lacey Turner and Patti Clare who play Stacey Fowler and Mary Taylor, respectively. In 2018, she made her writing debut after writing an episode of Doctors, titled "The Wager", which aired on 31 May 2018. In 2019, Moyle won Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards. In 2020, Moyle wrote another episode of Doctors, titled "Targeted Individual". Moyle announced her decision to leave Doctors in August 2022. Her final episode aired on 16 December 2022.

2023–present: Return to theatre work Following her exit from Doctors, Moyle appeared in an episode of the Britbox period series Sister Boniface Mysteries. She then returned to theatre work when she toured the UK in the production Jumping the Shark. Moyle then appeared in two Royal Shakespeare Company productions: The Empress and Falkland Sound. Afterwards, she starred in the King's Head Theatre's 2024 production of queer comedy Northbound Boy.

In 2024, Moyle reunited with her former Doctors co-stars for an episode of the BBC programme Bargain Hunt. Later that year, Moyle returned to My Fair Lady, this time as Mrs Eynsford-Hill and Mrs Pearce at the Curve Theatre. Her first role of 2025 saw her portray Queen Elizabeth II in Handbagged at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch. She then joined a touring production of Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright.

Personal life In September 2018, Moyle cycled 282 km across Rwanda to raise money and awareness for Hope and Homes for Children. She is also an advocate for the Alzheimer's Society, and ran the 2000 London Marathon to raise money for the charity. In 2020, Moyle raised money for the charity of which she is patron, Embracing Arts, by cycling 46 miles around London.

Stage Year Title Role Theatre Director 1992 Lust Chastity/Hag Theatre Royal Haymarket Bob Carlton 1992 An Inspector Calls Sheila Birling Aldwych Theatre Stephen Daldry 1996 Oliver! Ensemble London Palladium Sam Mendes 1997 Les Misérables Ensemble Palace Theatre Trevor Nunn 1998 The Rocky Horror Show Columbia The English Theatre Frankfurt Mark Urquhart 1999 Stripped Erica/Chloe Riverside Studios Tony Craven 2000 The Shakespeare Revue Various Salisbury Playhouse Doug Rintoul 2000 Second From Last in the Sack Race Doris/Mabel New Vic Theatre Laurie Sansom 2002 My Fair Lady Clara Eynsford Hill Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Royal National Theatre Trevor Nunn 2003 Wind in the Willows Gaoler's Daughter West Yorkshire Playhouse Ian Brown 2003 Bedtime Stories Joni Stephen Joseph Theatre Laurie Sansom 2004 Private Fears in Public Places Imogen Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn 2004 Drowning on Dry Land Marsha Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn 2004 A Chorus of Disapproval Hannah Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn 2005 The Champion of Paribanou Princess Nouronihar Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn 2005 Private Fears in Public Places Imogen 59E59 Theaters Alan Ayckbourn 2006 Men of the World Frank Hull Truck Theatre John Godber 2007 Daddy Cool Ma Baker Shaftesbury Theatre Andy Goldberg 2007 Forget-Me-Not Lane by Peter Nichols Ursula Stephen Joseph Theatre Bob Eaton 2008 A Trip to Scarborough Amanda Courtney/Mrs Loveless/Mrs Love Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn 2008 Wolves at the Window Various Arcola Theatre Thomas Hescott 2008 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Miss Mackay Northampton Theatres Laurie Sansom 2009 Funny Turns Viv Hull Truck Theatre John Godber 2009 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Royal Court Theatre Ian Rickson 2009 Wolves at the Window Various 59E59 Theaters Thomas Hescott 2010 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Apollo Theatre Ian Rickson 2010 A Christmas Carol Mrs Cratchitt West Yorkshire Playhouse Nikolai Foster 2011 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Music Box Theatre Ian Rickson 2011 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Apollo Theatre Ian Rickson 2012 She Stoops to Conquer Housekeeper National Theatre Jamie Lloyd 2012 The Spire Lady Allison Salisbury Playhouse Gareth Machin 2013 The Schoolmistress Miss Dyott Stephen Joseph Theatre Chris Monks 2014 A Bunch of Amateurs Mary/Dorothy Watermill Theatre Caroline Leslie 2015 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Peppa's Concierge Playhouse Theatre Bartlett Sher 2023 Jumping the Shark Pam UK tour Michael Kingsbury 2023 The Empress Susan Matthews/Mary Royal Shakespeare Company Pooja Thai 2023 Falkland Sound Mary/Mum Royal Shakespeare Sound Aaron Parsons 2024 Northbound Boy Ivy King's Head Theatre Alex Jackson 2024 My Fair Lady Mrs Pearce Curve Theatre Nikolai Foster 2025 Handbagged Queen Elizabeth II Queen's Theatre Alex Thorpe 2025 Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright Antonia/Cragg UK tour Simon Evans

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1997 The Brittas Empire Carole's Double Episode: "Wake Up the Lion Within" 1997 Keeping Mum Mother Episode: "The Accident" 1997 Get Well Soon The Nurse 3 episodes 1998 Roger Roger Deborah Kelly Episode: "There Are No Minicabs in Heaven" 2004 Born and Bred Daisy Meek Episode: "A House Divided" 2006 City Lights Cheryl 3 episodes 2006 Ultimate Force Lynette Episode: "Violent Solutions" 2006–2007 Extras Kimberley Recurring role; 6 episodes 2007, 2009, 2015 Emmerdale Caroline Swann Recurring role 2011 White Van Man Margaret Episode: "Turf" 2011 Candy Cabs Monica Chadwick 2 episodes 2012 Threesome Dr Hayler Episode: "Vacuum" 2012–2022 Doctors Valerie Pitman Regular role 2013 WPC 56 Miss Rosemary Lawrence Episode: "Nature of the Beast" 2013 Mount Pleasant Cynthia Episode: "3.5" 2015 The Gunman Ruth Film 2017 Loose Ends Jeanette Short film 2018 Celebrity Eggheads Herself Contestant 2019 This Morning Herself Guest 2023 Sister Boniface Mysteries Connie Dumas Episode: "The Shadow of Baron Battenberg" 2024 Bargain Hunt Herself Contestant

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2014 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance 2015 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance 2016 British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance 2016 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance 2016 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting Performance 2019 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance 2019 RTS Midlands Awards Best Female Acting Performance 2021 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2022 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star 2022 RTS Midlands Awards Leading Acting Performance