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Ciaran Madden

Ciaran Madden

Actor · Born December 27, 1945 (80) · Colchester, Essex, England, UK

Ciaran Madden, the English actress, was born on December 27, 1942 to Dr. James George Madden, a physician, and his wife, the former Maria Elizabeth Dawson. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her stage debut as "Shirley Hughes" in "The Man Most Likely To...", at the Alexandria Theatre, Birmingham. She established herself as an actress with memorable television roles during the 1970s, including "Ophelia", opposite of Richard Chamberlain's Hamlet (1970), in the 1970 production directed by Peter Wood, "Marianne Dashwood" in the mini-series, Sense and Sensibility (1971), "Gwendoline Churchill" in the mini-series, Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974), "Alison Porter" in John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1976), "Alithea" in William Wycherley's The Country Wife (1977), "Hero" in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (1978), and as "Livia Vaynol" in the mini-series, My Son, My Son (1979). In the 1980s and 1990s, she appeared in numerous TV series, TV movies and TV mini-series.

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Born
December 27, 1945 (80)
From
Colchester, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 37 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Ciaran Madden's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Self
24%
Bonds
18%
Power
13%
Survival
13%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

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

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · 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 3 · Some laughs 0 · 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 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Tense
2
Manic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Ciaran Madden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ciaran Madden'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

37 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Swing Kids(1993)

    as Frau Berger

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Maigret(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • These Foolish Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Catherine

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Mayfield

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Dog It Was That Died(1989)

    as Pamela

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine

  • Fortunes of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Angela Hooper

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Zoe Turner

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Drummonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 20 episodes · as Mary Drummond (née Prior)

  • Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Adelaide Jefferson

  • Oxbridge Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rachel

  • A Married Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · as Claire Strickland

  • On the Razzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Madame Knorr

  • The Agatha Christie Hour(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Theo Darrell

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • A Spy at Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jazz

  • Print-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Tina Styles

  • My Son, My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Janie Lennox

  • Do You Remember? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen

  • An Hour in the Life... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Karen Seyric

  • Jubilee 1977 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Seyric

  • Star Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Fidelia

  • Spy Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Marjorie

  • Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Beast Must Die(1974)

    as Davina Gilmore

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bedtime Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Clare Rawley

  • Gawain and the Green Knight(1973)

    as Linet

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood(1973)

    as Lady Marian Fitzwalter

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Melanie Van Hoorn

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Sense and Sensibility (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marianne Dashwood

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Ophelia

  • The Hero of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mary Hogarth

  • W. Somerset Maugham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabel Longstaffe

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Ophelia

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrienne · as Alison Porter · as Alithea

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Ophelia

Career shape

Star power in the 51st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1951 to 1993; peak year 1974.

Highest rated

Maigret (1992)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)

Film career

19511993

Peak 1974 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s3 · acting

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.

How do Ciaran Madden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)

75th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Maigret (1992)

Midcredits 84th · 86% liked

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 Ciaran Madden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ciaran Madden's MovieCove titles; Michael Gambon shares the most, 2.