Stephanie Cole OBE (born 5 October 1941[1]) voiced Marianna in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story The Abandoned.
In 2021, she voiced the Doctor's vintage yellow roadster Bessie in the Beyond the Doctor audio story Bessie Come Home.
Career[]
She played Dr. Beatrice Mason in the BBC's Second World War POW drama series Tenko (1981-84), appearing alongside Louise Jameson, Jeananne Crowley and Burt Kwouk.
She was also one of the stars of John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, as Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam and Finnemore himself; Finnemore played Carolyn's son, Arthur. In 2017, Cole also starred in an episode of John Finnemore's Double Acts, voicing Queen Victoria opposite Kerry Godliman in "The Queen's Speech".
Personal life[]
She was married to Frontier in Space guest actor Peter Birrel.
