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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-12-09

Place of Birth

Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Maria McErlane

Biography

Maria McErlane (born 9 December 1957, in Buckinghamshire, England) is a British actress and presenter specialising in comedy. She has been acting since 1984. She has appeared in several TV series, including The Fast Show, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Thin Ice and Happiness, "straight" roles in The Bill and Holby City and as the narrator for Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier's Eurotrash. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

The Bill

The Bill

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

Killing Eve

Killing Eve

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

Eurotrash

Eurotrash

The likes of Antoine de Caunes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Davina McCall, and Lolo Ferrari are your guides to the weird and wonderful in Europe and beyond. How else would you learn about pubic hairdressers, the Penis Olympics, or the latest Japanese sex toys?

Children of Men

Children of Men

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon is a British television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel.

The Fast Show

The Fast Show

The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.

Press Gang

Press Gang

The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.

This Life

This Life

Five aspiring lawyers are aiming for the top - but behind the scenes they're a mess of love, drugs and excess.

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Linda La Hughes shares a flat with Tom Farrell. Linda is overweight, loudmouthed and not particularly attractive. She thinks she's gorgeous and irrestible, however. She's also sex mad and obsessed with men. Tom is an aspiring actor. He's got an agent, but finds it difficult to get parts. He doesn't like Linda much, in spite of (or perhaps because of) the fact that they share a flat. She isn't completely comfortable with his homosexuality, perhaps because she finds it difficult to live with a man who doesn't find her sexually attractive.

Nigella

Nigella

The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?

The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?

A variety of sketches that have never been seen before. Featuring Road Rage Richard, the King and the Mid-Life Crisis Man.

Carnal Knowledge

Carnal Knowledge

Carnal Knowledge was a short-lived British television game show relating to sex. It was shown very late at night, in accordance with its explicit subject matter. It was one of only a handful of shows to transfer from Channel 4 (where the pilot edition was shown as part of a sex-themed weekend) to ITV. Each edition featured two different couples being asked personal questions by Maria McErlane about their sex lives. Graham Norton acted as the assistant. One of his roles was keeping the scores.

If I Ruled the World

If I Ruled the World

If I Ruled the World is a BBC comedy panel show parodying politics and politicians. Hosted by Clive Anderson, with team captains, Graham Garden and Jeremy Hardy. Guests included Mark Steel, Rebecca Front, Tony Hawks, Andy Hamilton and Doon MacKichan.