
Lorna Watson
Lorna Watson (born 1977) is a British comedian, actress and television presenter. She was one of the presenters of Spy School. Her acting roles include various characters in television sketch shows Rush Hour, The Wrong Door and Watson & Oliver with comedy partner Ingrid Oliver. In March 2012 she appeared on Let's Dance for Sport Relief with Ingrid Oliver; they danced to Ravel's Boléro. The two met at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames. Her influences are French & Saunders and Fry & Laurie. In 2013, Watson appeared as Sister Boniface in the Father Brown episode "The Bride of Christ" and took part in a special series of The Great British Bake Off. In 2015, she starred in a special episode of Horrible Histories in which she played Boudicca. She also played a one-off character called 'Thingy' in the 'Fashion Phonies' episode of CBBC's Hotel Trubble. In January 2020, it was announced that Watson would be reprising her Sister Boniface role for a new series called Sister Boniface Mysteries, with a ten-episode first series premiering on the streaming service BritBox. The second series aired in 2023 with filming for a third series beginning in June for broadcast in 2024, with Watson also recording a return to Father Brown
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TV Shows
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Father Brown
as Sister Boniface
2013

The IT Crowd
as Milly
2006

Horrible Histories
2009

Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Sister Boniface
2022

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
as Paulina Stainton
2018

Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist
2017

The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2021

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
2013

The Wrong Door
as Various
2008

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self
2011

Tales of Television Centre
as Self
2012

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009