Catherine Shepherd

Actor, also writer · Born September 16, 1975 (51) · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Catherine Shepherd is an English comedic actress, writer and director In the early 2000s Shepherd appeared in several BBC Radio 4 comedies, as Daisy in the sitcom Think the Unthinkable alongside Marcus Brigstocke and David Mitchell, as Xanthe in Ring Around the Bath, and in James Cary's Radio 4 sketch show Concrete Cow, with Robert Webb. On television, she played the character April in the sitcom Peep Show. She appeared in one episode of the second series in 2004, and returned eleven years later as a recurring character in series 9. She appeared as Jessica in The IT Crowd episode "The Dinner Party" (first broadcast 14 September 2007). She appeared in The Peter Serafinowicz Show which aired between 2007 and 2008, where she played multiple roles in the different sketches in the show. In 2012, Shepherd appeared as Vicky Long in the final episode, "Loose Ends", of the BBC comedy show about the 2012 Olympic Games, Twenty Twelve (first broadcast 24 July 2012). In 2013, Shepherd narrated the audiobook Blue Sky Thinking by Ben Lewis In October 2018, Shepherd played the title role in the HBO/Sky Atlantic sitcom Sally4Ever. In 2019, she appeared alongside Lolly Adefope in the television short film Sorry, broadcast on BBC Two's Comedy Shorts programme.

What are Catherine Shepherd's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Power

48%

Bonds

42%

Morality

10%

Class2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Romantic

1

Melancholic

1

Thrilling

1

Contemplative

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Wistful2

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 Catherine Shepherd's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+

Subscription and free streaming for Catherine Shepherd'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

25 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Two Weeks in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer
War(2026)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Buccaneers(2023)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
The Love Box in Your Living Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
Sally4Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 7 episodes · Creator · as Sally
Paddington 2(2017)
as Nelson's Mother
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Red Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Julie
Paddington(2014)
as Geographer (Present Day)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Joan Bakewell Tart / Sue Perkins / Various
Gates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 5 episodes · as Sarah
The Hunt for Tony Blair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Cherie Blair
See Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director · Writer
Twenty Twelve(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Vicky Long
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
D.O.A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Lucy Carrington
The Peter Serafinowicz Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 6 episodes · as Various
Magicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Female Passenger
After You've Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs Turner
The IT Crowd(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Jessica
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Hyperdrive(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Arabella
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Harry & Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 24 episodes · Actor
My Life in Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Sally
Peep Show(2003)
Show 5 episodes · as April Danecroft
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Servants(2003)
Show as Charlotte Lewis
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Black Books(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Bridget
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Like a Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director

Career shape

Star power in the 67^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Highest rated

War (2026)

Midcredits 53^rd

Film career

20002026

Peak 2014 · 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.

2003Screen debut· Peep Show
2007First film· Magicians

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting19 of 22 · 97^thDirecting2 of 22Writing1 of 22Producing1 of 22Other crew2 of 22

22 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s9 · acting2010s10 · 9 acting · 2 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

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.