
Martha Howe-Douglas
Actor · b. 1980 · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Martha Howe-Douglas (born 19 September 1980) is an English actress and writer. She is best known for TV series Horrible Histories (2009–2013), Yonderland (2013–2016) and Ghosts (2019–). She also starred in films such as Nativity! (2009) and Bill (2015). From 2006 until 2007, she played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. In 2009, she landed one of the main multi-role parts on a new children's TV history sketch show programme, CBBC's Horrible Histories where over five years/series, she played numerous characters including the queens Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots and Victoria. In 2011, she appeared in The Proms, in a special live "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party" performance. In 2013, she appeared as 33-year-old Debbie Maddox in Sky1's series Yonderland. Other acting roles have included appearing in The Armstrong & Miller Show (2009) on BBC One. In 2018, she appeared in EastEnders as Annie Pritchard. In 2019, Martha Howe-Douglas appeared in the new BBC One comedy series Ghosts. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Martha Howe-Douglas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Series8
TV4.8SoapDramaSet in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.
Doctors
2000 · 46 votes
TV7.9ComedySci-Fi & FantasyA cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.
Ghosts
2019 · 267 votes
TV8.0FamilyComedyBased on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Horrible Histories
2009 · 69 votes
TV6.8ComedyPsychobitches is a British sketch comedy programme created by Jeremy Dyson for Sky One Arts. Rebecca Front stars as The Therapist, who holds sessions with famous historical and spiritual women, exploring their psychological issues via anachronistic humour, with such individuals like Mary Magdalene, Bonnie Parker, and Lucille Ball appearing in contemporary settings. Blending historical figures with modern comedy, it features a cast of well-known British talent in a variety of roles as the iconic women.
Psychobitches
2013 · 12 votes
TV7.0DramaA woman suspects her husband of having an affair. After following several lines of enquiries far more unravels including a streak of violence below the surface.
Doctor Foster
2015 · 167 votes
TV7.3ComedySci-Fi & FantasyA bored young mum steps through a portal and discovers a world of incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of lying, and a race of people intent on firing the cleverest amongst them into the sun.
Yonderland
2013 · 28 votes
TV5.5DramaDrama following WPC Gina Dawson, the first Woman Police Constable to join Brinford Constabulary, a fictional police force in the West Midlands, in 1956. The show focuses on WPC Gina Dawson's struggle to gain acceptance in the male-dominated police station whilst having to deal with the sexist attitudes that were commonplace at the time.
WPC 56
2013 · 14 votes
TV6.8ComedyDramaCrackanory is a storytelling television series aimed at adults, inspired by the popular children's series Jackanory. Each episode features two 15-minute tales narrated by contemporary comedians and actors, containing a mix of live action and animation and all read from the same oversized chair.
Crackanory
2013 · 4 votes
Movies6
Movie5.6CrimeDramaLondon, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.
King of Thieves
2018 · 468 votes
MovieFantasyComedyIt's a matter of life and death for Alison, Mike, Mia and the Ghosts.
Movie6.3ComedyFamilyPaul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.
Nativity!
2009 · 232 votes
Movie6.8ComedyFamilyWhat really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
Bill
2015 · 87 votes
MovieComedyMusicHorrible Histories Prom was a free family concert showcasing the original songs from the British television series Horrible Histories, along with classical music. It was held on 30 July 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and was that year's children's entry in the BBC's annual Proms series.
MovieComedyA desperate-for-work actor auditions for Shakespeare's Henry IV Part II, and is forced to perform increasingly ridiculous characters by two good cop/bad cop directors.