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Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins

Known for: Acting

Born 22/09/1969
Place of birth East Dulwich, London, England, UK

Susan Elizabeth Perkins is an English actress, broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue, she has since become best known as a radio broadcaster and television presenter, notably of The Great British Bake Off (2010–2016), Insert Name Here (2016–2019) and Just a Minute (since 2021) on BBC Radio 4.

Filmography

The Graham Norton Show Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Dr. Lloyd

1986

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self - Guest

2006

QI Series ★ 7,9

QI

Self

2003

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self

1990

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self - Hostess

1990

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self - Host

1990

8 Out of 10 Cats Series ★ 7,2

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

2005

The Last Leg Series ★ 5,7

The Last Leg

Self

2013

Omnibus Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

1967

Taskmaster Series ★ 8,3

Taskmaster

Self

2015

Would I Lie to You? Series ★ 7,8

Would I Lie to You?

Self

2007

Have I Got a Bit More News for You Series ★ 7,1

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Presenter

Richard & Judy Series ★ 3,4

Richard & Judy

Self

2001

Celebrity Big Brother Series ★ 5,0

Celebrity Big Brother

Self

2001

Big Brother's Little Brother Series ★ 6,0

Big Brother's Little Brother

Self

2001

Apple & Onion Series ★ 6,7

Apple & Onion

Bakewell Tart (voice)

2018

Series ★ 4,5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

2007

V Graham Norton Series ★ 5,3

V Graham Norton

Self

2002

Room 101 Series ★ 6,5

Room 101

Self

1994

Mock the Week Series ★ 7,0

Mock the Week

Self

2005

Series ★ 5,0

RI:SE

2002

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel Series ★ 5,6

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Self - Expert

2020

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Series ★ 7,2

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self

2014

Series ★ 7,0

The Terry and Gaby Show

2003

Celebrity Catchphrase Series ★ 10,0

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

The Great British Bake Off Series ★ 7,5

The Great British Bake Off

Self - Presenter

2010

Blankety Blank Series ★ 7,0

Blankety Blank

Self - Panellist

2021

Duck Quacks Don't Echo Series ★ 5,7

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

Countdown Series ★ 6,1

Countdown

1982

Hypothetical Series ★ 6,2

Hypothetical

Self

2019

The Big Narstie Show Series ★ 4,3

The Big Narstie Show

Self

2018

Crackanory Series ★ 6,8

Crackanory

Self

2013

Last Christmas Film ★ 7,2

Last Christmas

Ice Show Director

2019

What the Dickens? Series

What the Dickens?

Team Captain

2008

Our Lives Series

Our Lives

Self - Narrator

2017

Insert Name Here Series ★ 6,7

Insert Name Here

Self - Host

2016

World's Most Dangerous Roads Series ★ 7,4

World's Most Dangerous Roads

2011

All Round to Mrs. Brown's Series ★ 8,2

All Round to Mrs. Brown's

Self

2017

Gimme Gimme Gimme Series ★ 6,9

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Beverly-Ann

1999

Hitmen Series ★ 5,9

Hitmen

Fran

2020

Series

Light Lunch

1997

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Series

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Self - Host

2012

Fist of Fun Series ★ 7,0

Fist of Fun

Woman with Imaginary Friend

1995

Just a Minute Series ★ 9,5

Just a Minute

Self

2012

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off Series

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

Self - Presenter

2013

How to Build a Girl Film ★ 5,7

How to Build a Girl

Emily Bronte

2020

Heading Out Series ★ 5,4

Heading Out

Sara

2013

Series

Maestro

Self

2008

Patriot Brains Series ★ 5,0

Patriot Brains

Host

2021

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief Series ★ 6,8

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief

Self - Presenter

2017

Series

Comedy Map of Britain

2007

Don't Sit in the Front Row Series

Don't Sit in the Front Row

Self - Panellist

2012

We Need Answers Series ★ 8,0

We Need Answers

Self - Contestant

2009

Series ★ 5,5

Thronecast

Self - Presenter

2011

Sue Perkins' Big Adventure: Paris to Istanbul Series ★ 4,5

Sue Perkins' Big Adventure: Paris to Istanbul

Self - Host

2024

The Supersizers... Series ★ 8,7

The Supersizers...

Self - Presenter

2008

The Bubble Series ★ 6,7

The Bubble

Self

2010

Mary's Foolproof Dinners Series

Mary's Foolproof Dinners

Self

2024

Game of Thrones: The Story So Far Film ★ 8,0

Game of Thrones: The Story So Far

Presenter

2017

The John Bishop Show Series ★ 3,5

The John Bishop Show

2022

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel Film ★ 7,0

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

Self

2021

Mel & Sue Series

Mel & Sue

Self

2015

Win Win Series

Win Win

Host

2025

The Horne Section Television Programme Series ★ 7,0

The Horne Section Television Programme

2018

The Big Spell Series

The Big Spell

Herself - Host

2017

Series

Late Lunch

1998

All Roads Lead Home Series

All Roads Lead Home

Herself

2011

Comedy Game Night Series ★ 7,0

Comedy Game Night

Team Captain

2020

Chess Masters: The Endgame Series ★ 3,0

Chess Masters: The Endgame

Self - Presenter

2025

Sue Perkins' Big American Road Trip Series ★ 3,5

Sue Perkins' Big American Road Trip

Host

2022

Series

Don't Scare the Hare

Self - Narrator (voice)

2011

Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal Series ★ 4,1

Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal

Self - Host

2022

Giles And Sue Live The Good Life Series

Giles And Sue Live The Good Life

Herself - Presenter

2010

Series

Casting Couch

1999

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again Film ★ 7,6

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

Judy Graymer (The Producer)

2019

Japan with Sue Perkins Series ★ 9,2

Japan with Sue Perkins

Herself - Presenter

2019

The Mekong River with Sue Perkins Series ★ 8,0

The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

Self - Presenter

2014

Sue Perkins: Lost in Thailand Series ★ 6,5

Sue Perkins: Lost in Thailand

Self - Host

2024

Sue Perkins: Along the US–Mexico Border Series ★ 7,0

Sue Perkins: Along the US–Mexico Border

Self - Presenter

2020

Sue Perkins: Lost In Alaska Series ★ 7,3

Sue Perkins: Lost In Alaska

Self - Host

2024

The Ganges with Sue Perkins Series ★ 8,0

The Ganges with Sue Perkins

2017

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Film ★ 7,0

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Self

2023

Film

Game of Thrones Greatest Moments

Narrator

2018

The Greatest Snowman Series ★ 8,0

The Greatest Snowman

Self - Host

2021

The Horne Section Television Programme Film ★ 7,0

The Horne Section Television Programme

Self – Special guest

2018

Kolkata with Sue Perkins Film ★ 5,7

Kolkata with Sue Perkins

Herself - Presenter

2015

Series

A Band for Britain

2010

Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making Film ★ 3,0

Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making

Self

2023

Queer Planet Film ★ 6,4

Queer Planet

Narrator (voice)

2023

Making Qi Film

Making Qi

Self

2011

Revealing Anne Lister Film ★ 1,0

Revealing Anne Lister

Self - Presenter

2010

Climbed Every Mountain: The Story Behind the Sound of Music Film

Climbed Every Mountain: The Story Behind the Sound of Music

Herself - Presenter

2012

Dinotopia Series ★ 5,0

Dinotopia

2002

Film

Fisted

Self

1996

International Men's Day Film

International Men's Day

Narrator (Voice)

2014

Tim Minchin: BBC Comedy Prom 2011 Film ★ 7,8

Tim Minchin: BBC Comedy Prom 2011

Self- Host

2011

Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary Film ★ 6,0

Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary

Herself

2018

Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas Film ★ 2,0

Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas

Herself - Presenter

2011

Film

Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas

Herself

Film

Giles and Sue's Royal Wedding

Self

2011

Blaiklock: The Refuge in Need of Rescue Film

Blaiklock: The Refuge in Need of Rescue

Narrator

2026