Sherrie Hewson

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Sherrie Hewson
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television personality
  • novelist
Years active1971–present
Spouses
Hector Blamey
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(m. 1972; div. 1974)​
Ken Boyd
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(m. 1983; div. 2011)​
PartnerRobert Lindsay (1970-1972)
Children1
RelativesGarry Birtles (cousin)

Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950),

Joyce Temple-Savage in Benidorm
(2012–2018).

Hewson was also a main panellist on lunchtime chat show

Celebrity Big Brother in 2015. She has also appeared as Doreen Nesbitt (1979-1980) and Mary Henshaw in In Loving Memory (1984–1986) and as Jean in Barbara (1999–2003) on television, and has starred in the films Carry On Behind (1975), The Slipper and the Rose (1976) and Hanover Street
(1979). Hewson has also written three books including a fiction book and a cookery book.

Early life

Born in

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she attended from age 18.[5] While studying at RADA, Hewson shared a flat with fellow students Sharon Maughan and Louise Jameson.[4]

Career

Hewson made her screen debut in two episodes of Z-Cars before appearing in The Moonstone and Within These Walls. In 1975, she joined the Carry On team for the film Carry On Behind and was subsequently cast in several episodes of the Carry On Laughing television series.

As well as further film roles in The Slipper and the Rose with Richard Chamberlain and Edith Evans and Hanover Street with Harrison Ford, Hewson became a regular fixture on television, most notably as part of a young cast of future stars in Love For Lydia. She also had a brief role in the 1979 Alan Bennett drama Afternoon Off as Iris, the ultimately unworthy object of the protagonist Lee's quest.

In the 1980s, as well as appearances in dramas such as Play for Today, The Sandbaggers, Minder, Juliet Bravo and The Gentle Touch, Hewson's talent for comedy saw her get invited to join Russ Abbot's Madhouse series, where she remained an integral part of his team for over ten years, later appearing in The Russ Abbot Show. Other comedy appearances included roles in Home to Roost, Home James!, Never the Twain and Haggard, while she was also a popular foil for various comedians, including Stanley Baxter, Les Dawson, Little and Large, Cannon and Ball and Les Dennis. Her most famous role during this period was as Mary Henshaw in the popular sitcom In Loving Memory with Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny.

In 1993, Hewson was cast as

Maureen Webster in the UK's longest-running soap opera, Coronation Street, a dizzy, accident-prone supermarket assistant dominated by her mother. In 1996, Hewson was due to leave the show to film the first series of the BBC's Oh, Doctor Beeching!, reprising her role of May Skinner from the 1995 pilot. Although the part had been written with her in mind, Hewson agreed to sign a new contract at the request of the Coronation Street producers, who had storylines planned for her character, and Julia Deakin took over the role of May. However, in 1997, Coronation Street's new producer Brian Park
axed a number of characters, including Maureen. Hewson's final episode was broadcast in October 1997. In December 2006, she returned as Maureen Webster for two episodes.

Hewson returned to the theatre – appearing in Billy Liar and several pantomimes – and radio, notably as the lead character in a series entitled The Circle. She was also in great demand for light entertainment programmes, and made appearances on Blankety Blank,[6][7][8] Noel's House Party and Call My Bluff among others. In 1999, Hewson was cast as Jean in the sitcom Barbara.

In 2001, Hewson joined the cast of another soap opera, as receptionist Virginia Raven in the revival of

Celebrity MasterChef, Dickinson's Real Deal and was runner-up in Soapstar Superchef, partnered with her former Emmerdale co-star Julia Mallam. Hewson also appeared on a celebrity special of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
.

In 2012, Hewson joined the cast of the sitcom

Mrs. Slocombe in a remake of the BBC's 1970s and 1980s sitcom Are You Being Served?, taking over the part made famous by the late Mollie Sugden. Only the pilot of this revival was made. In 2018, she took part in ITV's 100 Years Younger in 21 Days.[12]

Writing

In March 2008, Hewson won BBC reality show

Pan Macmillan as one of their 'quick reads', released annually as part of the World Book Day celebrations. In 2011, she released her autobiography entitled Sherrie: Behind The Laughter. On 13 February 2014, Hewson published a cookbook called Nana's Kitchen.[13]
On 20 January 2024 she partnered with Lisa Maxwell in a Celebrity version of pointless, unfortunately they didn't win the jackpot. The episode was recorded

Personal life

After studying at

RADA, Hewson dated and then lived with fellow student Robert Lindsay. The pair became engaged to be married, yet a few days before the wedding, Hewson discovered Lindsay was having an affair and cancelled it.[4] Hewson also had one date with Steve McQueen; he urged Hewson to try some seafood which she did not like - after she vomited all over him, Hewson got a taxi home and never saw McQueen again.[4]

In 1972, Hewson began a live-in relationship with John Rowlands, a banker, but he physically abused her. In her autobiography, Hewson detailed how Rowlands would "knock her from one side of the room to the other" while she "cowered in terror".[4] Rowlands became both increasingly possessive and jealous of Hewson to the extent that when they went out to a bar, Rowlands followed her into the ladies toilets and started banging on the cubicle doors to get her out. Deciding to end the relationship as it was damaging her mental health, after Rowlands returned to their table, Hewson began making her way out of the bar when Rowlands came up behind her and hit her across the head with a cricket bat. The first blow knocked Hewson unconscious yet Rowlands continued to hit her with it until members of the public came to her aid. Although the police were called, Rowlands avoided trouble claiming it was a domestic argument. Although Hewson tried to distance herself from Rowlands, he would follow her around and give her "menacing" phone calls for several years afterwards.[4]

Hewson married the artist Hector Blamey; their marriage ended in divorce in 1974. In May 1983, Hewson married Ken Boyd, whom she had met in 1976, and had a daughter with him in 1984. The couple separated in 2001, after he admitted having an affair, and divorced in 2011.[14]

In 2007, after over 30 years in show business, Hewson declared bankruptcy. She described the experience as like having "a dreadful, contagious disease".[15]

Hewson is a cousin of retired footballer Garry Birtles.[2] Hewson's mother died in 2012.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Carry On Behind Carol Supporting Role
1976
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
 Palatine
1979 Hanover Street Phyllis

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Z-Cars Tina Williams Episodes: Grandstand Finish: Parts 1 & 2"
BBC Play of the Month
 		Anna's servant Episode: "Rasputin"
1972 The Moonstone Charity Ablewhite Series 1: Episode 1
Thirty-Minute Theatre Christine Episode: "Ronnie's So Long at the Fair"
1973 Z Cars Susan Rawlings Episode: "Suspicion"
1975 Churchill's People Girl Episode: "King Alfred"
Within These Walls Lynn Hayes Episode: "Protest"
Carry On Laughing Nurse Millie Teazel Episode: "The Case of the Screaming Winkles"
Virginia Episode: "And in My Lady's Chamber"
Irma Klein Episode: "The Case of the Coughing Parrot"
Virginia Episode: "Who Needs Kitchener?"
1977 Love for Lydia Nancy Holland 11 episodes
1978
ITV Playhouse
 		Liz Episode: "Forty Weeks"
Z Cars Thelma Roberts Episode: "Quilley on the Spot"
Play For Today
 		May Episode: "Butterflies Don't Count"
1979 My Son, My Son Nellie Moscrop 2 episodes
1979–1980 In Loving Memory Doreen Nesbitt 2 episodes
1980
Play For Today
 		Kate Episode: "Kate the Good Neighbour"
The Sandbaggers Betty Galthorpe Episode: "Sometimes We Play Dirty Too"
Flickers Letty 4 episodes
Minder Olive Episode: "The Old School Tie"
Juliet Bravo Rosemarina Coop Episode: "Oscar"
1981 Honky Tonk Heroes Priscilla Episode: "It's Only Make Believe"
BBC2 Playhouse Marjorie Garfield Episode: "The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe"
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Mrs. Pearman 5 episodes
1982 The Gentle Touch Steph Episode: "Joker"
1982–1984 Russ Abbot's Saturday Madhouse Various 16 episodes
1984 Dream Stuffing Housing Officer Series 1: Episode 3
1984–1986 In Loving Memory Mary Henshaw 8 episodes
1984 Dramarama Noreen Episode: "Fowl Pest"
1985 Full House Phyllis Episode: "Baby Talk"
1986
All At Number 20
 		Mrs. Melchett Episode: "All at No. 20"
1987 Never the Twain Doreen Miller Episode: "The Battle of Deveraux Dale"
1987–1988 Home James! Paula 12 episodes
1987 Home to Roost Cynthia Episode: "Family Ties"
1987–1988 The Little and Large Show Various 2 episodes
1988
And There's More
 		Various Series 4: Episode 1
1988–1991 The Russ Abbot Show Various 39 episodes
1991
Lovejoy
 		Lily Gruber Episode: "Lily's Pearls"
The Les Dennis Laughter Show Various 2 episodes
1992 The Bill Annie Mower Episode: "Lip Service"
Haggard Henrietta Masham Episode: "Beau Haggard"
1993–1997, 2006 Coronation Street
Maureen Webster
 Regular role; 401 episodes
1995 Oh, Doctor Beeching! May Skinner Episode: "Pilot"
1999–2003 Barbara Jean Nesbitt Main role; 21 episodes
2001–2003 Crossroads Virginia Raven All episodes
2003–2016, 2017 Loose Women Panellist, Guest Panellist Series 4 - 20
2004 The Courtroom Maureen Smith Episode: "Twice Bitten"
2004–2006 Emmerdale
Lesley Meredith
 Regular role; 108 episodes
2012–2018 Benidorm
Joyce Temple-Savage
 Regular role; 44 episodes
2016 Are You Being Served? Mrs. Slocombe One-off special
2022 Murder, They Hope Patricia Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Scream"

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Stepping Out Vera Duke of York's Theatre, London
1988-1989 Cinderella Fairy Godmother Dominion Theatre, London
1986 Run for Your Wife Mary Smith Criterion Theatre, London
1997-1998 Mother Goose Fairy Modesty Chichester Festival Theatre
1998 Billy Liar Alice Fisher King's Head Theatre, London
2000-2001 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Queen Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
2001-2002 Aladdin Princess Manchester Opera House
2004-2005 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Queen Derby Assembly Rooms
2006 Arsenic & Old Lace Martha Brewster UK tour
2006-2007 Sleeping Beauty Fairy Godmother
Sheffield Lyceum
2008-2009 Cinderella Fairy Godmother Southport Theatre
2012-2013 Jack and the Beanstalk Fairy Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
2013-2014
Dick Whittington
 		Fairy Bowbells Theatre Royal Stratford East
2014-2015 Aladdin Fairy Godmother Hull New Theatre
2015-2016 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Queen De Montfort Hall, Leicester
2016-2017 Aladdin Fairy Godmother Manchester Opera House
2017-2018 Beauty and the Beast Queen Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2019-2020 Sleeping Beauty Fairy Godmother Venue Cymru, Llandudno
2021-2022 Fat Friends: The Musical Julia Fleshman UK tour

References

  1. ^ "SHERRIE HEWSON: GOODBYE TO BENIDORM". Steveorme.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Not always been sunshine in Sherrie's life of laughter". Nottingham Post. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Findmypast.co.uk". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0007416257
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  5. ^ "Iceni Interviews Sherrie Hewson". Iceni Magazine. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. Challenge TV
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  7. Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 8 April 2001. ITV
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  8. ^ Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 29 April 2001. ITV.
  9. ^ "Sherrie has emotional announcement". Itv.com. August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Sherrie Hewson". IMDb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  11. ^ "ITV challenges celebrities to Get Your Act Together". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  12. ^ "100 Years Younger in 21 Days Episode 1". Itv.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Nana's Kitchen". Panmacmillan.com.
  14. ^ Loose Women, 12 September 2008
  15. ^ "Sherrie Hewson: 'Bankruptcy was like suffering a disease'". 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  16. ^ Loose Women, 7 February 2013

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