Pippa Haywood
Actor
May 6, 1961 (64 years)
Philippa "Pippa" Haywood is an English actress who trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Haywood was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She has an extensive television career which includes portraying the much put-upon Helen Brittas in the BBC One comedy series The Brittas Empire (1991-1997), Julie Chadwick in the 2007 BBC Two comedy Fear, Stress & Anger and the hot-tempered, sex-mad human resources director Joanna Clore in Green Wing (2004-2006), for which she won the "best comedy female performance" award at the 2005 Rose d'Or television festival in Lucerne, Switzerland).
She has also done many dramatic roles, including Jenny Thorne in the 1988 ITV drama serial The One Game, and Mrs. Upjohn in the 2008 Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Cat Among the Pigeons". In 2002 Haywood was a guest star in the last episode of the first series of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
In 2007 she played the role of Veronica Gray in the first episode of the second series of Lewis and also had a guest role in a 2009 episode of Kingdom, and portrayed the disgraced Miss Bunting in several episodes of the first series of Mr Selfridge (2013). Since 2012 she has played one of the lead roles, Harriet, on the BBC One drama Prisoners' Wives, and costarred as Detective Superintendent Julie Dodson on the ITV drama series Scott & Bailey. In 2015 she appeared in the BBC TV adaptation of E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia, as Susan Wyse.
In 2015, Haywood took over the role of Helen Golightly in the long-running BBC Radio 4 comedy Clare in the Community. The character was previously played by Liza Tarbuck.
Haywood has also worked in film and theatre. Recent stage credits include: House & Garden, Private Lives, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, Requiem and Landscape with Weapon at the National Theatre. She was then playing the lead role in Wanderlust at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. On December 18th 2016 she starred in Midsomer Murders with Hugh Dennis.
Haywood was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She has an extensive television career which includes portraying the much put-upon Helen Brittas in the BBC One comedy series The Brittas Empire (1991-1997), Julie Chadwick in the 2007 BBC Two comedy Fear, Stress & Anger and the hot-tempered, sex-mad human resources director Joanna Clore in Green Wing (2004-2006), for which she won the "best comedy female performance" award at the 2005 Rose d'Or television festival in Lucerne, Switzerland).
She has also done many dramatic roles, including Jenny Thorne in the 1988 ITV drama serial The One Game, and Mrs. Upjohn in the 2008 Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Cat Among the Pigeons". In 2002 Haywood was a guest star in the last episode of the first series of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
In 2007 she played the role of Veronica Gray in the first episode of the second series of Lewis and also had a guest role in a 2009 episode of Kingdom, and portrayed the disgraced Miss Bunting in several episodes of the first series of Mr Selfridge (2013). Since 2012 she has played one of the lead roles, Harriet, on the BBC One drama Prisoners' Wives, and costarred as Detective Superintendent Julie Dodson on the ITV drama series Scott & Bailey. In 2015 she appeared in the BBC TV adaptation of E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia, as Susan Wyse.
In 2015, Haywood took over the role of Helen Golightly in the long-running BBC Radio 4 comedy Clare in the Community. The character was previously played by Liza Tarbuck.
Haywood has also worked in film and theatre. Recent stage credits include: House & Garden, Private Lives, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, Requiem and Landscape with Weapon at the National Theatre. She was then playing the lead role in Wanderlust at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. On December 18th 2016 she starred in Midsomer Murders with Hugh Dennis.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Dexter Procter: The 10-Year-Old Doctor · as Dr. Marigold |
| 2025 | Bergerac (2025) · as Margaret Heaton |
| 2024 | The Regime · as Susan Goin |
| 2023 | The Doll Factory · as Mrs Slater |
| 2023 | Best Interests · as Judge Spottiswood |
| 2022 | Peacock · as Teresa |
| 2022 | Deep Heat · as Pam |
| 2022 | Magpie Murders · as Claire Jenkins / Clarissa Pye |
| 2022 | The Chelsea Detective · as Gillian Compton |
| 2022 | Trigger Point (2022) · as Dr. Macandrew |
| 2021 | FBI: International · as Scarlett Garretson |
| 2021 | Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break · as Jayney |
| 2020 | Bridgerton · as Mrs. Colson |
| 2020 | Supernova · as Lilly |
| 2020 | Four Kids and It · as Bookshop Owner |
| 2020 | Feel Good · as Felicity |
| 2018 | Agatha and the Truth of Murder · as Mabel |
| 2018 | Bodyguard (2018) · as Lorraine Craddock |
| 2018 | Stath Lets Flats · as Antonia |
| 2018 | Requiem · as Dr. Verity Satlow |
| 2017 | Porridge (2016) · as Governor Hallwood |
| 2017 | Loaded (2017) · as Pam |
| 2017 | Henry IX · as Prime Minister Oxlade |
| 2016 | Porridge · as Governor Hallwood |
| 2016 | Brief Encounters · as Bunny |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies · as Mrs. Long |
| 2016 | Tracey Ullman's Show · as Claire Hollis |
| 2016 | 5 Greedy Bankers · as Catherine Stone |
| 2014 | Mapp and Lucia (2014) · as Susan Wyse Mbe |
| 2014 | Agatha Raisin · as Reverend Grace Lancing |
| 2014 | Millie Inbetween · as Gloria |
| 2014 | Undeniable · as Di Alison Hall |
| 2013 | Moonfleet (2013) · as Aunt Lydia |
| 2013 | Breathless · as Valerie Smallwood |
| 2013 | Plebs · as AntoniaOn Plex |
| 2013 | Father Brown (2013) · as Eileen Slither |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge · as Flora Bunting |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls · as Wax Lizzie Borden (voice) |
| 2012 | 8 Minutes Idle · as KathyOn Plex |
| 2012 | Prisoners Wives · as Harriet |
| 2011 | Without You · as Frances Shaw |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise · as Charlotte Hamilton |
| 2011 | Scott & Bailey · as Dci Julie Dodson |
| 2010 | Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge · as Councillor Bronwyn Matthews |
| 2010 | Tamara Drewe · as Tess |
| 2010 | Huge · as Jongleurs Boss |
| 2008 | hotel trubble · as Mrs. Beasley |
| 2008 | Lost in Austen · as Frankie |
| 2008 | The Wrong Door · as Various |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase · as Mother Of Fanny |
| 2007 | Kingdom · as Mrs. Anderson |
| 2007 | Confessions of a Diary Secretary · as Julie Jones |
| 2007 | Green Wing Special · as Joanna Clore |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The Commander: Blacklight · as Helen Dirkwood |
| 2006 | Lewis · as Veronica Gray |
| 2006 | Children's Christmas Collection · as Nancy Kitchen |
| 2005 | Like Father Like Son · as Mrs. Sutton |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple · as Mrs Price |
| 2004 | Green Wing · as Joanna CloreOn Plex |
| 2004 | If Only · as LaviniaOn Plex |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2001 | Love or Money · as Bridget |
| 2001 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries · as Juliet Spence |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | My Family · as DoreenOn Plex |
| 1999 | Holby City · as Siân Wooldridge |
| 1998 | Roger Roger · as Helen Jackson |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek · as Lorna Claithorne |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders · as Andrea CravenOn Plex |
| 1996 | Cuts · as Cynthia Hyde-Lemon |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Silent Witness · as Justine Greenwood |
| 1994 | Budgie the Little Helicopter · as Mrs. Kitchen |
| 1993 | Goodnight Sweetheart · as Mrs. Flanagan |
| 1991 | The House of Eliott · as Clara Rhoades |
| 1991 | Chimera · as Diane Rohmer |
| 1991 | The Brittas Empire · as Helen Brittas |
| 1990 | She Wolf of London · as Betty Biddles |
| 1989 | Capital City · as Liz Armitage |
| 1989 | Mike and Angelo · as Tiara Thickerton-Plank |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot · as Mrs Upjohn |
| 1988 | The One Game · as Jenny Thorne |
| 1987 | Home James! · as Fiona |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Peggy Raeburn |
| 1986 | Brush Strokes · as Francesca |
| 1986 | Boon · as DominiqueOn Plex |
| 1984 | The Bill · as Celia Barrett |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain · as Self |
| 2005 | MasterChef · as Self |
| 1997 | Light Lunch · as Self |