Linda Hargreaves: Call the Midwife and her comedy career

Linda Hargreaves

by Emily Gilbert |
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If you know your Call the Midwife characters, you may already be familiar with the character of Mrs Wallace but how much do you know about the actress Linda Hargreaves who plays her?

Linda Hargreaves Call the Midwife

Joining Call the Midwife in season 10, Mrs Gertrude Wallace runs the church that Lucille and Cyril attend. Gertrude becomes a mother figure for Cyril (played by Zephryn Taitte), even helping him with his wedding suit fitting.

In series 11, Gertrude eventually starts a new dry-cleaning business. We're pleased to hear that Linda will be returning to the popular BBC show for season 12.

Linda Hargreaves movies and TV shows

As well as Call the Midwife, Linda has also appeared in various other TV shows such as Doctors, Still Up and even Eastenders and Coronation Street!

You may also have spotted Linda in comedies like Brassic and The Emily Atak Show, something the actress has a keen interest in. She even writes and produces her own comedy series on YouTube where she has an alter ego Tish Tushington and has performed at the likes of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Does Linda have social media?

As well as over on YouTube, you can find out more about what Linda is up to on her Twitter account.

A journalist since 2015, Emily Gilbertis the Features & Reviews Editor for Mother&Baby and has written for the website and previously the magazine for seven years. Emily writes about everything from the top baby products to pregnancy, fertility and maternal mental health. Specialising in product reviews, Emily is the first to know about all the exciting new releases in the parenting industry.

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