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Parkinson is more familiar as Jen Barber, the long-suffering boss of the IT department featured in {{wi|The IT Crowd}}. She is also well-known as [[Martin Clunes]]' secretary in several series of {{wi|Doc Martin}}, a programme in which [[Ian McNeice]] also plays a major role. | Parkinson is more familiar as Jen Barber, the long-suffering boss of the IT department featured in {{wi|The IT Crowd}}. She is also well-known as [[Martin Clunes]]' secretary in several series of {{wi|Doc Martin}}, a programme in which [[Ian McNeice]] also plays a major role. | ||
A much-in-demand comedic actor, she has been a member of the regular casts of several series in the 2000s and 2010s, including: {{wi|The Great Outdoors ( | A much-in-demand comedic actor, she has been a member of the regular casts of several series in the 2000s and 2010s, including: {{wi|The Great Outdoors (British TV series)|The Great Outdoors}}, co-starring [[Ruth Jones]] and [[Gwyneth Keyworth]]; {{wi|Whites (TV series)|Whites}}, written by ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'' actor [[Matt King]]; and {{wi|The Old Guys}} starring [[Roger Lloyd Pack]], [[Clive Swift]] and [[Jane Asher]]. | ||
She was also a main character in {{wi|The Grinning Man (Jonathan Creek)|The Grinning Man}}, the feature-length episode of the originally [[Verity Lambert]]-produced {{wi|Jonathan Creek}}, which introduced [[Sheridan Smith]] as a member of the regular cast. | She was also a main character in {{wi|The Grinning Man (Jonathan Creek)|The Grinning Man}}, the feature-length episode of the originally [[Verity Lambert]]-produced {{wi|Jonathan Creek}}, which introduced [[Sheridan Smith]] as a member of the regular cast. | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 24 March 2024
Katherine Parkinson (born 9 March 1978[1]) is an English actor who voiced engineer Danika Meanwhile, effectively the one-off assistant of the Seventh Doctor in the Big Finish audio adventure The Death Collectors.
Career
Parkinson is more familiar as Jen Barber, the long-suffering boss of the IT department featured in The IT Crowd. She is also well-known as Martin Clunes' secretary in several series of Doc Martin, a programme in which Ian McNeice also plays a major role.
A much-in-demand comedic actor, she has been a member of the regular casts of several series in the 2000s and 2010s, including: The Great Outdoors, co-starring Ruth Jones and Gwyneth Keyworth; Whites, written by The Shakespeare Code actor Matt King; and The Old Guys starring Roger Lloyd Pack, Clive Swift and Jane Asher.
She was also a main character in The Grinning Man, the feature-length episode of the originally Verity Lambert-produced Jonathan Creek, which introduced Sheridan Smith as a member of the regular cast.
Personal life
She is married to Harry Peacock and is the sister-in-law of Daniel Peacock.
