Rebecca Front

Biography

Rebecca Front (born 16 May 1964) is a British stage, film and television actress, comedian and writer, best known for playing characters on the comedy show "The Thick of It" as well as the Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent in the television drama series "Lewis".

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Doctor Who

Death in Paradise

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Have I Got News for You

Absolutely Fabulous

Poldark

Lewis

All Movies (39)

• Joke2026
• The Academy of Armando2025 · as Self
• Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me2022 · as Self- Narrator
• Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard2021 · as Therapist
• Christmas in New York: Inside the Plaza2020 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Marionette2020 · as Maureen
• The Aeronauts2019 · as Aunt Frances
• Down a Dark Hall2018 · as Miss Orlonsky
• The Gettys: The World's Richest Art Dynasty2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?2017 · as Herself
• Transformers: The Last Knight2017 · as Aunt Marie
• Edmund the Magnificent2017 · as Shop Keeper
• Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me2017 · as Self
• British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves2016 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Grimsby2016 · as Lady at Worldcure Event
• Billionaire Boy2016 · as Miss Sharpe
• Cameraman to the Queen2015
• Mr. Bean: Funeral2015 · as Mourner that Mr. Bean kisses
• The Eichmann Show2015 · as Mrs Landau
• Cat Wars2014 · as Narrator (voice)
• Great Poets: In Their Own Words2014 · as Narrator (voice)
• 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy2014 · as Self
• Jazz Legends in Their Own Words2014 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things2013 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Fox Wars2013 · as Narrator
• Chateau Chunder: A Wine Revolution2012 · as Narrator
• Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties2011 · as Self
• Horrid Henry: The Movie2011 · as Miss Oddbod
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The True Story2011 · as Narrator
• Planet 512009 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• You Can Choose Your Friends2007 · as Amanda Snell
• Sex Actually2005 · as Carol
• Colour Me Kubrick2005 · as Maureen
• George Orwell: A Life In Pictures2003 · as Jura Interviewer
• The Missing Postman1997 · as Sarah Seymour
• Company1996 · as Sarah
• Never Mind the Horrocks1996
• The Office1996 · as Pru
• England, My England1995 · as Mary II

All TV Shows (73)

• The Fortune2026 · as Fiona Worral
• The Hack2025 · as DAC Sue Akers
• The Chelsea Detective2022 · as Diana Hopkinson
• Between the Covers2020 · as Self
• The Other One2020 · as Tess Walcott
• Avenue 52020 · as Karen Kelly
• Dark Money2019 · as Cheryl Denon
• Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier2018 · as Self - Guest
• All Star Musicals2017 · as Self - Performer
• Love, Lies & Records2017 · as Judy
• Queers.2017 · as Alice
• Doctor Thorne2016 · as Lady Arabella Gresham
• Insert Name Here2016 · as Self - Panelist
• War and Peace2016 · as Anna Mikhailovna
• Humans2015 · as Vera
• Poldark2015 · as Lady Whitworth
• The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick2014 · as Narrator (Voice)
• The Brits Who Built the Modern World2014 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Death Comes to Pemberley2013 · as Mrs Bennet
• Crackanory2013 · as Self
• Fabric of Britain2013 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Psychobitches2013 · as The Therapist
• Up the Women2013 · as Helen
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013 · as Self
• The Spa2013 · as Alison Crabbe
• The Last Leg2013 · as Self
• Playhouse Presents2012 · as The Therapist
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Fiona Tait
• Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words2011 · as Narrator
• That Sunday Night Show2011
• Just William2010 · as Mrs Brown
• Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge2010
• Grandma's House2010 · as Tanya
• Let's Dance for Comic Relief2009 · as Self - Contestant
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• Lewis2007 · as Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent
• Love Soup2005
• Monkey Trousers2005
• The Thick of It2005 · as Nicola Murray
• Doctor Who2005 · as Walsh
• The Rotters' Club2005 · as Sheila Trotter
• The Catherine Tate Show2004 · as Narrator
• Nighty Night2004 · as Cathy Cole
• Absolute Power2003
• Eyes Down2003 · as Marjorie
• Monkey Dust2003 · as (voice)
• Time Gentlemen Please2000 · as Vicky Jackson
• People Like Us1999 · as Nicola Broadbent
• Big Train1998
• In the Red1998 · as Beth Parsons
• Stressed Eric1998
• If I Ruled the World1998 · as Herself
• I'm Alan Partridge1997 · as Tessa McPherson
• Jonathan Creek1997 · as Heidi
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Reverend Martha Hillcott
• Fist of Fun1995 · as Doris
• Kavanagh Q.C.1995 · as Cathy Winslow
• Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge1994 · as Sue Lewis
• Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge1994 · as Tania Beaumont
• Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge1994 · as Yvonne Boyd
• Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge1994 · as Charlotte Fraser
• Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge1994 · as Gina Langland
• Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge1994 · as Bridie McMahon
• Room 1011994 · as Self
• The Day Today1994 · as Barbara Wintergreen
• The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer1993
• Absolutely Fabulous1992 · as Cherysh
• Performance1991 · as Sarah
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
• Tricky Business1989 · as Debbie
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Miss Brewis
• The South Bank Show1978 · as Self
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You— · as Self - Panellist