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Tnofficial fansite for English actress Jane Asher, one of the most beautiful muses from the 20th century. In this site you will find many SCREEN CAPTURES from her acting career spanning over 70 years, documentaries and much more!

Acting career

Here you will find the most complete list of Jane's acting roles that I've managed to do. They are posted in a chronologically way and you'll find the information posted in the following way: 
Year – Title, type of production (stage, film, TV series – episode number and title) and role. Company & Venue (if stage work). Notes (awards and other important credits).
You'll be able to get more details of Jane's role/production by clicking it. The links open in a new window. 




  • 1952 – Mandy (film), Nina. Acting debut.
  • 1954 – Adventure in the Hopfields (film), McBain child. Uncredited.
  • 1954 – Third Party Risk (film), Girl. Uncredited.
  • 1955 – Dance Little Lady (film), 1st Girl. Uncredited.
  • 1955 – The Quatermass Xperiment (film), Little Girl. Uncredited.  
  • 1956 – Robin Hood (TV series –1x28. 'Children of the Greenwood), Alice A'Bland.
  • 1956 – Charley Moon (film), Benesta.
  • 1957 – The Buccaneers (TV series –1x32. 'Flip and Jenny'), Jenny Purdy.
  • 1957 – The Buccaneers (TV series –1x34. 'Mistress Higgins' Treasure'). Girl.
  • 1957 – Sword of Freedom (TV series –1x32. 'The Marionettes'), Tristina.
  • 1957 – Robin Hood (TV series –3x13. 'The Christmas Goose'), Susan.
  • 1958 – Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (voice), Alice. Argo records.
  • 1958 – Robin Hood (TV series –3x31. 'The Minstrel'), Alice.
  • 1958 – Castle dangerous (TV film), Jennie.
  • 1958 – Queen's Champion (TV mini-series –1x5. 'The Trap' & 'The Eve of the Armada'), Mary Brandon.
  • 1959 – Housemaster (stage), "Button" Faringdon. Frinton Summer Theatre, Frinton, U.K. Stage Debut. 
  • 1959 – Through the Looking Glass (stage), Alice. Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, U.K.
  • 1960 – The Four Just Men (TV series –1x20. 'The Man on the Road'), Yvonne.
  • 1960 – Will You Walk a Little Faster (stage), Muriel Webster. Duke of York's Theatre, 1960. West End/London debut.
  • 1961 – ITV Television Playhouse (TV series –6x28. 'The Summer's Pride'),
  • 1961 – The Greengage Summer (film), Hester.
  • 1961 – Probation Officer (TV series –3x1.), Patsy.
  • 1961 – ITV Play of the Week (TV series –7x7. 'A House of Strangers'), Lucy.
  • 1961 – Home tonight (TV series –1x36 to 1x40), Kathy.
  • 1961 – Peter Pan (stage), Wendy. Scala Theatre, London.
  • 1962 – Disney's The Prince and the Pauper (TV Series), Lady Jane Grey.
  • 1962 – Level Crossing (stage), Dinah. Theatre Royal, Windsor, U.K.
  • 1962 – Out of this World (TV series –1x4. 'Cold Equations'), Lee Cross.
  • 1962 – Dixon of Dock Green (TV series –9x15. 'The High Price of Freedom'), Joan Lane.
  • 1962 – Romeo & Juliet (TV), Juliet Capulet.
  • 1962 – Dr.Finlay's Casebook (TV series –1x12. 'Behind Closed Doors'), Mattie Lennox.
  • 1962 – Cinderella (pantomime), Cinderella. New Theatre, Bromley, U.K.
  • 1963 – The Saint (TV series –2x22. 'The Invisible Millionaire'), Ellen Chase.
  • 1963 – Girl in the Headlines (film), Lindy Birkett.
  • 1963 – Jezebel ex UK (TV series –1x13. 'The Four-Legged Stowaway'), Helen.
  • 1963 – 24-Hour Call (TV series –1x21. 'Love for Caroline'), Caroline Bullivant.
  • 1963 – ITV Play of the Week (TV series –9x11. 'London Wall'), Miss Milligan.
  • 1964 – The Saint (TV series –2x17. 'The Noble Sportsman'), Rose Yeatley.
  • 1964 – Love Story (TV series –2x25. 'The Rainbow Man'), Lucy.
  • 1964 – The Masque of the Red Death (film), Francesca. Jane's first film to be released in the U.S.A.
  • 1964 – ITV Play of the Week (TV series –9x45. 'A Spanner in the Grass Roots'), Poppy Starter.
  • 1964 – The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series –1x15. 'Watches of the Night'), Cynthia.
  • 1964 – The Brothers Karamazov (TV), Lise Khokhlakov.
  • 1965 – The Mill on the Floss (TV series), Maggie Tulliver.
  • 1965 – Pygmalion (stage), Eliza Doolittle. Palace Theatre, Watford, U.K.
  • 1965 – Knock on Any Door (TV series –1x11. 'Dream of the Summer Night'), Lynda Lampard.
  • 1965 – Cleo (stage), Cleo. Bristol Old Vic Company. Little Theatre, Bristol. Bristol Old Vic Company Debut.
  • 1965 – Great Expectations (stage), Estella. Bristol Old Vic Company. Theatre Royal, Bristol. 
  • 1965 – The Happiest Days of Your Life (stage), Unknown. Bristol Old Vic Company.  
  • 1965 – Sixty Thousand Nights (stage). Young Ellen Terry. Bristol Old Vic Company.
  • 1966 – Alfie (film). Annie.
  • 1966 – ITV Play of the Week (TV series –11x51. 'You'll Know Me by the Stars in My Eyes'), Susan Temple.
  • 1966 – The Trojan Women (stage), Cassandra. Edinburgh Festival, Pop Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • 1966 – The Winter's Tale (stage), Perdita. Edinburgh Festival, Pop Theatre, then Cambridge Theatre, London. Filmed and released as a film by Warner Bros.
  • 1966-67 – Hamlet (stage), Unknown; Romeo and Juliet (stage), Juliet Capulet and Measure for Measure (stage), Julietta. Bristol Old Vic Company, Bristol, U.K.
  • 1967 – Hamlet (stage), Unknown; Measure for Measure (stage), Julietta and Romeo and Juliet (stage), Juliet Capulet. City Center Theatre, New York City, U.S.A. Bristol Old Vic Company. Broadway debut.
  • 1967 – ITV Play of the Week (TV series –13x11. 'The Man Who Understood Women'), Jennifer Simpson.
  • 1968 – Half Hour Story (TV series –2x3. 'The Casting Session'), Elaine Porter.
  • 1968 – Tempo (TV series –'The Actor and the Role: Michael Hordern'), Miranda.
  • 1968 – Summer (stage), Lorette. Fortune Theatre, London.
  • 1968 – Look Back in Anger (stage), Alison. Royal Court Theatre, then Criterion Theatre, both London.
  • 1968 – Journey to the Unknown (TV series –1x2. 'Somewhere in a Crowd'), Marielle.
  • 1970 – ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series –1x4. 'Wicked Women: Anne Maria Moody'), Anne Maria Moody.
  • 1970 – The Philanthropist (stage), Celia. Royal Court Theatre, then May Fair Theatre, London.
  • 1970 – The Buttercup Chain (film). Margaret.
  • 1970 – Deep End (film). susan. Nominated BAFTA Film Award – Best Supporting Actress.
  • 1971 – The Philanthropist (stage), Celia. Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City.
  • 1972 – Henry VIII & His Six Wives (film), Jane Seymour.
  • 1972 – ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series –4x30. 'Sharing the Honours'), Martha Washbrrok.
  • 1972 – BBC Play of the Month (TV series –8x2. 'Hedda Gabler'), Thea Elvsted.
  • 1972 – The Stone Tape (TV film), Jill Greeley.
  • 1973 – The Adventurer (TV series –1x16. 'To the Lowest Bidder'), Sarah Cookson.
  • 1973 – Fifty (stage), Unknown. Oxford Playhouse.
  • 1973 – Wessex Tales (TV series –1x2. 'Fellow Townsmen'), Lucy Saville.
  • 1973 – BBC Play of the Month (TV series –9x3. 'The Recruiting Officer'), Melinda.
  • 1974 – Jackanory (TV series –'Tales from the Russian Mountains'), reader.
  • 1975 – Old Flames (stage), Sally. Bristol Old Vic. New Vic Studio, Bristol, U.K. World premiere.
  • 1976 – Treats (stage), Ann. Royal Court Theatre, then May Fair Theatre. National Theatre Company Debut.
  • 1976 – 2nd House (TV series –'Wife for Life?'), Bertha.
  • 1976 – Careless Love (short), Lucy.
  • 1977 – Strawberry Fields (stage), Charlotte. National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London.
  • 1977 – To Those Born Later (stage), Performer. National Theatre Company, Cottlesloe Theatre, London.
  • 1977 – Ophelia, Ophelia (stage). Oxford Playhouse. Major Tour, U.K. cities 1977.
  • 1977 – The Goodies (TV series –7x4. 'Rock Goodies'), Caroline Kook.
  • 1978 – Hazell (TV series –1x1. 'Hazell Plays Solomon'), Georgina Gunning.
  • 1978 – Hawkmoor (TV series –all 5 episodes), Lady Johanne Williams.
  • 1978 – Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Dr. Scott (stage). Bristol Old Vic. Mermaid Theatre, then Savoy Theatre, both London.
  • 1978 – Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series –1x2. 'Rumpole and the Alternative Society'), Kathy.
  • 1978 – Peter Pan, Peter Pan (stage). Shaftesbury Theatre, London.
  • 1980 – Before the Party (stage), Laura Wittingham. Bristol Old Vic. Apollo Theatre London; then Queen's Theatre London, 1981. Producer.
  • 1981 – Jackanory (TV series –'The Railway Children'), reader.
  • 1982 – Brideshead Revisited (TV mini-series –1x8. 'Brideshead Deserted', 1x9. 'Orphans of the Storm'), Celia Ryder.
  • 1982 – Love is Old, Love is New (TV series –all 4 episodes), Katha.
  • 1982 – East Lynne (TV film), Emma Vane.
  • 1983 – Runners (film), Helen.
  • 1984 – A Voyage Round My Father (TV film), Elisabeth. Nominated BAFTA TV Awards – Best Actress.
  • 1984 – Success is the Best Revenge (film), Bank Manager.
  • 1984 – Tales of the Unexpected (TV series –7x6. 'The Last of the Midnight Gardeners'), Jane.
  • 1985 – The Mistress (TV series –6 episodes), Helen.
  • 1985 – Dreamchild (Film), Mrs. Liddell.
  • 1985 – Time for Murder (TV series –1x4. 'Bright Smiler'), Sonia.
  • 1986 – Blithe Spirit (stage), Ruth. Vaudeville Theatre, London.
  • 1987 – Semi-Monde (stage), Unknown. Bristol Old Vic. The Royalty Theatre, London.
  • 1988 – Paris By Night (film), Pauline.
  • 1988 – Henceforward (stage), Corinna. Bristol Old Vic. Vaudeville Theatre, London.
  • 1988 – Wish Me Luck (TV series –1st. season), Faith Ashley.
  • 1989 – Wish Me Luck (TV series –2nd. season), Faith Ashley.
  • 1990 – Wish Me Luck (TV series –3rd. season), Faith Ashley.
  • 1990 – The School for Scandal (stage), Lady Sneerwell. Bristol Old Vic & National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, London.
  • 1990 – Joy to the World (TV special), Queen Victoria.
  • 1991 – Tonight at 8.30 (TV series –1x7. 'Still Life'), Laura Jesson.
  • 1991 – Murder most Horrid (TV series –1x2. 'The Girl from Ipanema'), Lydia Howling.
  • 1992 – Making it Better (stage), Diana Harrington. Bristol Old Vic. Hampstead Theatre, then Criterion Theatre, London.
  • 1993 – Closing Numbers (film), Anna.
  • 1995 – The Choir (mini-series –1x3, 1x4, 1x5), Felicity Troy.
  • 1998 – Things We Do for Love (stage), Barbara. Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford U.K., then Guielgud Theatre, London.
  • 2000 – House (stage), Trish Platt. National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, London.
  • 2000 – What the Butler Saw (stage), Mrs. Prentice. Bristol Old Vic. Theatre Royal, Bath U.K. 
  • 2002 – Doctors (TV series –4x44. 'Nobody's Child'), Charlotte Matlock.
  • 2003 – Crossroads (TV series –3rd season, 18 episodes), Angel Samson.
  • 2004 – Miss Marple (TV series –1x2. 'The Murder at the Vicarage'), Mrs. Lester.   
  • 2004 – Festen (stage), Else. Lyric Theatre, London.
  • 2005 – New Tricks (TV series –2x8. '17 Years of Nothing'), Lady Deeley.
  • 2005 – The World's Biggest Diamond (stage), Mrs. Thomas. Royal Court, London.
  • 2006 – A For Andromeda (TV Film), Professor Madeleine Dawnay.
  • 2006 – Tirant Lo Blanc (Film), The Empress.
  • 2007 – Holby City (TV series –9th season, 8 episodes), Lady Byrne.
  • 2007 – Death At A Funeral (Film), Sandra. Nominated AARP Movies for Grownup Awards – Best Supporting Actress.
  • 2007 – The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series –1x7. 'Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?: part 1' & 1x8. 'Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?: part 2'), Andrea Yates.
  • 2008 – Holby City (TV series –10th season, 12 episodes), Lady Byrne.
  • 2008 – The Palace (TV series –all 8 episodes), Queen Charlotte.
  • 2009 – The Old Guys (TV series –1st season.), Sally.
  • 2009 – Holby City (TV series –11x34. 'Proceed with Caution'), Lady Byrne.
  • 2009 – Bedroom Farce (stage), Delia. Rose Theatre, Kingston Upon Thames U.K.
  • 2009 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (pantomime), Wicked Queen. Richmond Theatre U.K.
  • 2010 – The Old Guys (TV series –2nd season.), Sally.
  • 2010 – Poirot (TV series –12.1. 'Three Act Tragedy'), Lady Mary.
  • 2010 – Holby City (TV series –12x50. 'Get Busy Living' & 13x11. 'Snow Queens'), Lady Byrne.
  • 2011 – The Reluctant Debutante (stage), Sheila Broadbent. Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford U.K.
  • 2011 – The Importance of Being Earnest (stage), Lady Bracknell; Farewell to the Theatre (stage), Margaret. Rose Theatre, Kingston Upon Thames U.K. Farewell to the Theatre World premiere.
  • 2011 – Waterloo Road (TV series –7x18.), Margaret Harker.
  • 2012 – Them for that Thing (TV mini-series –all 2 episodes),
  • 2012 – Charley's Aunt (stage), Donna Lucia. Menier Chocolate Factory, London.
  • 2013 – Pride and Prejudice (stage), Lady Catherine De Bourgh. Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London.
  • 2013 – I Give it A Year (Film), Diana.
  • 2013 – Dancing on the Edge (TV mini-series –episodes 3, 4 & 5), Mrs. Luscombe.
  • 2014 – Moon Tiger (stage), Claudia Hampton. Theatre Royal, Bath U.K. World premiere. Major tour U.K. cities 2014.      
  • 2014 – Gigoló: Origins (TV film). Kirsty.
  • 2014 – Dating Eliza (short), Glanda/Mother.
  • 2014 – Drunk On Love (Film), Miss Sharp.
  • 2015 – Eve (TV series –1st season, 4 episodes), Dr. Mary Douglas.
  • 2015 – Pompidou (TV series –1x3. 'The Bowl'), Posh lady.
  • 2015 – Stella (TV series –4x7., 4x8 & 4x9.), Hazel.
  • 2015 – Burn, burn, burn (film), Amelia.
  • 2015 – The Gathered Leaves (stage), Olivia Pennington. Park Theatre, London. World premiere. Acting alongside daughter Katie Scarfe for the first time.
  • 2016 – Eve (TV series –2nd season, 3 episodes), Dr. Mary Douglas.
  • 2016 – The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (TV series –3x2.), Cindi. 
  • 2016 – Great Expectations (stage), Miss Havisham. West Yorkshire playhouse, Leeds U.K. 
  • 2017 – An American in Paris (stage), Madamme Baurel. Dominion Theatre, London. Musical debut.