It won't be long until Unforgotten series 6 arrives, which will star the wonderful Victoria Hamilton, a popular actress on stage and screen.
If you're excited about the return of the cold case drama and want to know what other shows the actress has worked on, here's your go-to guide.
TV shows with Victoria Hamilton
Here are the shows we recommend watching if you're a fan of the actress Victoria Hamilton:
Victoria & Albert
Victoria Hamilton played Queen Victoria in the 2001 BBC drama Victoria & Albert, which was about the monarch's rise from a bullied princess to the most influential woman on the planet and the early years of her marriage with the Prince (played by Jonathan Firth).
She had particularly strong competition for the role, but she reigned successful, despite being relatively unknown at the time.
Doctor Foster
For two series, Victoria Hamilton played Anna in Doctor Foster, one of the BBC's most highly acclaimed programmes. Anna Baker and her husband Neil (Adam Jones) were neighbours to the main couple Gemma (Suranne Jones) and Simon (Bertie Carvel) and knew about Simon's affair with Kate, a university student (Jodie Comer), which is the main plot of the show.
Life
Three years after Doctor Foster, a spin-off show called Life was announced. This gem of a programme follows the intertwining stories of people who live in a house that has been divided into four flats in Manchester.
It stars Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey, Abigail's Party), Adrian Lester (Hustle, Trigger Point), Melissa Johns (Grantchester, Queenie) and Victoria Hamilton.
Victoria's character is back under the name of Belle and tries to build a new life for herself as a Pilates instructor in Manchester. However, when she first got the script, she didn't realise that it was the same person she would be playing.
“She does have a past, she was introduced to the public in Doctor Foster when she was dealing with the name of Anna. In fact, when Mike [Bartlett] sent me the script for Life, I started to read it and I was reading this wonderful character called Belle.", she said in a cast Q&A session.
“And as I kept reading, I kept thinking, 'Gosh, he's done it again.' Because she's wonderful, she really, really reminded me of Anna - except this is a character called Belle.”
So, she decided to do some digging and sent an email to the writer.
“And he just sent me back this very short email saying, 'Yes. It's Anna, Annabelle. Anna... Belle! It's using the second half of her name. Of course, it's the same woman. How could it be any other woman? What's wrong with you?'
“He didn't say, 'What is wrong with you?’ But it was there in a silent bracket!”
In a press statement, Mike Bartlett expressed why it was important to continue Annabelle's story, emphasising that we rarely see stories on screen about women in their 40s “starting again”.
“When I was writing some of her final scenes in Doctor Foster, the character surprised me when she said she was moving completely away to a new city: starting again.
“That felt like a story full of potential and one I hadn’t necessarily seen – a woman in her mid-40s, married for a lot of her adult life but now divorced, and keen to start again. I also found Belle’s voice came very easily when writing, and that’s a good sign there’s lots of fun to be had with the character.”
From love, parenthood, loss and self-discovery, each episode covers topics that most of us experience through life (hence the title of the show). Despite trying to move on, Belle is rattled by the reappearance of her ex-husband Neil (played by Adam Jones), and her troublesome teenage niece Maya (Erin Kellyman) moves in with her so, she turns to alcohol to try to cope with her collapsing life.
“In each one of the households featured in Life, each of the characters is in some way looking desperately for a connection with someone, or reconnection with someone that they’ve lost,” she said in the same statement.
“And you wouldn’t necessarily know that when you meet all these characters, but as the series goes on, you start to realise that that is what they’re all looking for.”, says Victoria.
The Crown
In seasons 1-2 of The Crown, Victoria Hamilton played Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother. Her portrayal of the widow was full of warmth and charisma - particularly towards her family - and reflects her intelligence and savviness of the Queen consort. She underwent many physical changes, including wearing a bodysuit and a wig.
For these two seasons, The Crown was nominated in The Screen Actor's Guild for an Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
COBRA
In the political thriller COBRA, Victoria Hamilton takes on a senior role as the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff (played by Robert Carlyle). She's was formerly a war correspondent and throws herself into her work to avoid her home life which is in dissaray.
So far, there have been three series of COBRA, which follow the government as it responds to major national crises (hence the title, which is the acronym for Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms).
You can watch all episodes of the Sky Original series COBRA on NOW TV.
Unforgotten
Victoria Hamilton has joined the cast of Unforgotten as it returns for its sixth series. She plays one of this season's 4 suspects, Juliet Cooper, a History Lecturer and Faculty Head at a central London University.
Here's the official synopsis: "When suspected human remains are discovered on Whitney Marsh, Jess and Sunny are called to the scene, ditching their respective plans for the evening much to Jess’s husband Steve’s chagrin.
"With Dr Balcombe’s expert analysis of the human spine, it’s evident the remains are relatively recent and her guess is the body was put there already dismembered. With this knowledge, Jess and Sunny begin to search the area believing other body parts may not be too far away.
"As the investigation unfolds, viewers are introduced to a diverse new cast of characters: Melinda Ricci (MyAnna Buring), an outspoken television commentator based in Ireland; Martin 'Marty' Baines (Max Fairley), an autistic man living with his mother Dot in Deal, Kent; Asif Syed (Elham Elas), an Afghan training for his UK citizenship test; and Juliet Cooper (Victoria Hamilton), a history lecturer and faculty head at a London university.
"While these characters live seemingly separate lives, they are intricately connected by their pasts. It’s up to Jess, Sunny, and their dedicated team to uncover these hidden links and ultimately expose the truth behind the cold case murder."
Who is Victoria Hamilton married to?
In 2008, Victoria Hamilton married her husband, Mark Bazeley. They have two children.
Mark, also an actor, has appeared in The Queen, The Bourne Ultimatum, Broadchurch and COBRA (which Victoria also stars in).
How old is Victoria Hamilton?
Victoria Hamilton is an actress who was born on the 5th April 1971, making her 52 years old.
Arabella Horspool is a Commercial Content Writer for Yours at Bauer Media. She's a bookworm who is passionate about TV, film and theatre. She enjoys cooking, scrapbooking, playing board games and spending time with her pet dogs, tortoise and chickens.