Where to watch Wanda Ventham in the UK
Find every Wanda Ventham film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935) is an English television actress. She appeared in the third and fourth series of BBC's Sherlock in 2014 and 2017, where she played the title character's mum, with her son, actor Benedict Cumberbatch starring in the title role of Holmes. In April 2014, People magazine featured her in its "Most Beautiful People in the World" edition.
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- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Romany Rose
- Doctor Who (1963) as Jean Rock
- The Avengers (1961) Cast
- Father Brown (2013) as Ellen Jennings
- Minder (1979) as Beryl
- Sherlock (2010) as Mrs. Holmes
- The Saint (1962) as Penny
- Heartbeat (1992) as Fiona Weston
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978) as Mrs. Ridge
- Z-Cars (1962) Cast
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Departure (2019) as Wendy
- The Sweeney (1975) as Brenda
- The Prisoner (1967) as Computer Attendant
- Only Fools and Horses (1981) as Pamela Parry
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as Josephine
- UFO (1970) as Virginia Lake
- The Expert (1968) as Peggy Kirby
- Danger Man (1960) as Penny
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) as Margaret Balshaw
- The Human Jungle (1963) as Nurse
- Story Parade (1964) as Mary
- Department S (1969) as Leila Rankin
- The Gentle Touch (1980) Cast
- Softly, Softly (1966) Cast
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- Coupling (2000) as Edna
- The Troubleshooters (1965) as Moira Hart
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000) Cast
- Men Behaving Badly (1992) Cast
- The Likely Lads (1964) as Angela
- The World of Wodehouse (1967) as Jane
- The Vanishing Man (1997) as Mrs Braithwaite
- The Caesars (1968) as Ennia
- Love and Marriage (1984) as Margaret
- The Lotus Eaters (1972) as Ann Shepherd
- Only When I Laugh (1979) as Fiona
- The Rag Trade (1961) Cast
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) as Violet
- Executive Stress (1986) Cast
- Asylum (2005) as Bridie Straffen
- Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) as Khasi's First Wife
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Milly Craddock
- Carry On Cleo (1964) as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
- The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) as Gym Mistress (uncredited)
- Next of Kin (1995) Cast
- Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1973) as Lady Durward
- Run For Your Wife (2012) as Woman on Bus
- The Cracksman (1963) as Sandra
- The Upchat Line (1977) as Gwen
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2003) as Victoria
- The Big Job (1965) as Dot Franklin
- That's Carry On! (1977) as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Union Castle (1982) Cast
- The Blood Beast Terror (1968) as Clare Mallinger
- A Stitch in Time (1963) as Nurse (uncredited)
- We Joined the Navy (1963) as Dartmouth Girl
- On the Beat (1962) as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
- The Intelligence Men (1965) as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
- Invasion: UFO (1980) as Col. Virginia Lake
- The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) as Mrs. Winters
- Solo for Sparrow (1962) as Waitress
- My Teenage Daughter (1956) as Gina
- Out of the Shadows (1988) as Liz Bennett
- Life and Death of Penelope (1976) Cast
- Death Is a Woman (1966) as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
- Mister Ten Per Cent (1967) as Kathy
- Flying Lady (1987) as Lady Manley
- UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! (1971) as Coronel Virginia Lake
- Fallen Hero (1978) as Dorothy Hopkins
- The Navy Lark (1959) as Mabel
- Capstick's Law (1989) as Madge Capstick
- UFO: Take them Alive (1972) as Colonnello Virginia Lake
- You're Not Watching Me, Mummy (1979) as Susan
- Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl (1977) as Thea Ransome
- Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones (1967) as Jean Rock
- UFO From Earth to the Moon (2016) as Self
- Joey Boy (1965) as Italian Girl
- Doctor Who: Time and the Rani (1987) as Faroon
- Walt, King of the Dumper (1971) as Jasmine
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Most-watched Wanda Ventham films currently: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), Asylum (2005), Carry On Up the Khyber (1968), Carry On Cleo (1964), The Knack... and How to Get It (1965).
What TV shows has Wanda Ventham appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Midsomer Murders (1997), Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961), Father Brown (2013), Minder (1979).
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