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Richenda Carey

Richenda Carey

Actor · Born April 9, 1948 (78) · Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Richenda Carey (born in Bitton, South Gloucestershire, England) is an English theatre, television and film actress, who is mostly known for her roles in Monarch of the Glen, Jeeves and Wooster, Crush and later, Separate Lies and Criminal Justice. She appeared in an episode of the sitcom Chalk as well with Victoria Wood in an episode of Dinnerladies (1998). She was the third wife of British actor Nigel Stock before he died in 1986. From July 2009 she appeared in Calendar Girls (2003) at the Noël Coward Theatre. In 2015 she appeared in the film Colonia Dignidad alongside Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl.

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Born
April 9, 1948 (78)
From
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Richenda Carey's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Bonds
31%
Morality
16%
Society
11%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
4
Romantic
4
Warm
2
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Richenda Carey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richenda Carey'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

64 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Thursday Murder Club(2025)

    as Coopers Chase Resident - Marjorie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Protégé(2021)

    as Mother Lucia

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2019)

    as Mrs Webb

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Raisin(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Olivia Witherspoon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Colonia(2015)

    as Gisela

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Residue(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Evangeline Diehl

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Residue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Evangeline Diehl

  • The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister(2010)

    as Mrs Priestley

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Romantics(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Judge Ira

  • Separate Lies(2005)

    as Sarah Tufnell

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Victoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Wharncliffe

  • Crush(2001)

    as Lady Governor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Hot Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Judge Lucinda Winchcombe

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    as Imperious Woman

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings(2000)

    as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Five Seconds to Spare(2000)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?(1999)

    as Mary Blackcottage

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Monarch of the Glen(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Dorothy Trumpington-Bonnet

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Spaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk at Dog Pound

  • dinnerladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Pamela

  • Monk Dawson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lady Toynton

  • Mosley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lady Mosley

  • Photographing Fairies(1997)

    as Fierce Woman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mrs Dalloway(1997)

    as Lady Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Jane Eyre(1997)

    as Lady Ingram

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Chalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Prince and the Pauper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lady Milford

  • The Choir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bridget Cavendish

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Pamela Erskine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Nostradamus(1994)

    as Countess

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wycliffe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Rule

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Late-Flowering Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mrs Fairclough

  • The Darling Buds of May(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lady Bluff-Gore

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Waiting for God(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Greta Mueller

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Jeeves and Wooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Wickhammersley

  • Strike It Rich(1990)

    as Miss Bullen

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dealers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mallory's Secretary

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mavis

  • Streetwise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Swithin

  • A Master of the Marionettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ann

  • Across the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Betty Buckley

  • Lucky Sunil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mrs. Slipper

  • The Woman He Loved(1988)

    as Maud Kerr-Smiley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann

  • Hannay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Call Me Mister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Insurance Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Tall Woman

  • Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Culper

  • In Sickness and in Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady in Garden

  • Lace 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mrs. Hale

  • C.A.T.S. Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Florence Nightingale(1985)

    as Committee Lady

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Morons from Outer Space(1985)

    as Countess Gretel

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cover Her Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Bullard

  • Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Hale

  • Just Good Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilary Styles

  • Kipperbang(1982)

    as Botany Teacher

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Shocking Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Susan

  • Don't Be Silly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Liz Charter

  • Who's Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Lady Crouchurst

  • Nuts in May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Miss Beale

  • Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Head Nurse

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1971 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Crush (2001)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Kipperbang (1982)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Colonia (2015)

Film career

19712025

Peak 2015 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1976Screen debut· Nuts in May
  • 2016Career best· Colonia

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 64: 64 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
7601

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richenda Carey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Strike It Rich (1990)

75th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Downton Abbey (2019)

Midcredits 90th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 36. 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.

Who does Richenda Carey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richenda Carey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gemma Jones shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers