Ellie Haddington

Actor · Born January 1, 1955 (71) · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

A trainee at the Bristol Old Vic in the 1970s, Ellie Haddington is an actress who has become more prolific and more in demand with each passing year. She first came to attention playing Josie Clarke in Coronation Street from 1995-1996 and played governor Joy Masterton in Bad Girls a decade later. She was Professor Docherty in the 2007 Doctor Who episode Last of the Timelords and played Carol Porter in Sky's sitcom The Cafe in 2011-2013. She memorably played Hilda Pierce in several episodes of Foyle's War from 2003 to 2015 and Fanny Biggetywitch in the BBC's Dickensian in 2016. Most recently she is the long suffering mother to Anna Maxwell Martin's character in Motherland and played Agatha Chudleigh in Ripper Street, as well as Mrs Esposito in 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

What are Ellie Haddington's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

30%

Morality

29%

Survival

17%

Self

13%

Society

9%

Power

2%

Identity3 Duty2 Family bonds2 Friendship2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Heraldas Hilda Pierce in Foyle's War (2002)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

3

Absurd

2

Warm

2

Dread

2

Other

7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Fun2 Bittersweet2 Feel-good2 Unsettling2 Cozy2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet5
Tragic1
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ellie Haddington's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (16).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Acorn TV
Shout! TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Shout! TV
Howdy2 titles, show their 2 titles on Howdy
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Ellie Haddington's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

51 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

The Rumour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 5 episodes · Actor
Revert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Mum
Motherland: Last Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Marion
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome(2022)
as Phaedra
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Granite Harbour(2022)
Show 3 episodes · as Rose Gough
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Operation Mincemeat(2021)
as Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Crime(2021)
Show 3 episodes · as Avril Lennox
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Mairi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Fiona
Limbo(2020)
as Beatrice
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Enola Holmes(2020)
as Miss Gregory
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Surge(2020)
as Joyce
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Guilt(2019)
Show 6 episodes · as Sheila Gemmell
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Years and Years(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Moss
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Motherland(2016)
Show 11 episodes · as Marion
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Their Finest(2016)
as Catrin's Landlady
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)
as Mrs. Esposito
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Musketeers(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Josette
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Shetland(2013)
Show 4 episodes · as Lana Mair
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Ripper Street(2012)
Show 5 episodes · as Agatha Chudleigh
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 2 episodes · as Princess Puffer
The Cafe(2011)
Show 14 episodes · as Carol Porter
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Death in Paradise(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Barbara Michell
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Little Crackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Nellie
Luther(2010)
Show 1 episode · as DCS Linda Carroway
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Mo(2010)
as Jean
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Gracie!(2009)
as Jenny Stansfield
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Doctor Who(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Professor Docherty
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Denial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Sandy
Life Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 14 episodes · as Kathleen
New Tricks(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Jean Bennett
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(2003)
as Florrie Bradley
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Foyle's War(2002)
Show 9 episodes · as Hilda Pierce
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Lawless Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Judy
Cutting It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Lo Ferris
Breathtaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as DCI Matthews
The Wyvern Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Mrs. Tarnley
Beautiful Creatures(2000)
as Maureen
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Life Support (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 5 episodes · as Fiona Drummond
Killing Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Actor
Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 4 episodes · as Joy Masterton
Midsomer Murders(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Ginny Welton · as Joan Farley
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Silent Witness(1996)
Show 2 episodes · as Meg McGrath
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Wycliffe(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Katherine Geach
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Cracker(1993)
Show 2 episodes · as Mrs Barnes
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Heartbeat(1992)
Show 1 episode · as Joan Braithwaite
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
In Suspicious Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 1 episode · as Evelyn Goslett
The Lorelei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Helen
Loving Hazel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as WPC
Unnatural Causes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Female Interviewee
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Helen
Coronation Street(1960)
Show 17 episodes · as Josie Clarke
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 90^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles from 1960 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Surge (2020)

$34K worldwide

Highest rated

Foyle's War (2002)

Midcredits 97^th

Film career

19602025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1960Screen debut· Coronation Street
2000First film· Beautiful Creatures

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting51 of 51 · 81^st

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ellie Haddington's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72^nd percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

57^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

62^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

75^th and up18
50^th to 74^th8
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved9
Crowd Pleaser17
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Coronation Street (1960)

87^th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Foyle's War (2002)

Midcredits 97^th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ellie Haddington's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 33 · mild

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ellie Haddington work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ellie Haddington's MovieCove titles; Dafydd Hobson shares the most, 2.

Dafydd Hobson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Dafydd Hobson