Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

1964-05-16 Stoke Newington, London, England, UK 37 Credits

Biography

Rebecca Front (born 16 May 1964) is a British stage, film and television actress, comedian and writer, best known for playing characters on the comedy show "The Thick of It" as well as the Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent in the television drama series "Lewis".

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The Academy of Armando

The Academy of Armando

2025

as Self

Acting

Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci, whose impressive body of work includes The Day Tod...

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me

2022

as Self- Narrator

9.5
Acting

Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events that inspired his bestselling book The Boy, the Mo...

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

2021

as Therapist

6.7
Acting

The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicense...

Christmas in New York: Inside the Plaza

Christmas in New York: Inside the Plaza

2020

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.0
Acting

An access-all-areas look at how Christmas comes to life at one of the most famous hotels in the world, the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York, at their bu...

Marionette

Marionette

2020

as Maureen

6.3
Acting

A therapist loses her grip on reality when a ten-year-old boy claims he can control her future.

The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

2019

as Aunt Frances

6.8
Acting

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly h...

Down a Dark Hall

Down a Dark Hall

2018

as Miss Orlonsky

5.6
Acting

Kit, a troubled girl, is sent to the exclusive Blackwood boarding school, where she discovers that only four other female students have been admitted ...

The Gettys: The World's Richest Art Dynasty

The Gettys: The World's Richest Art Dynasty

2018

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

With unique access to the inner world of the Getty family, this documentary unearths the lasting cultural impact of J Paul Getty and the Getty Centre ...

Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?

Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?

2017

as Herself

8.2
Acting

Documentary looking back at Alan Partridge's journey from broadcaster caricature to the award-winning study of complexity and pathos that he has becom...

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

as Aunt Marie

6.1
Acting

Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history ...

Edmund the Magnificent

Edmund the Magnificent

2017

as Shop Keeper

7.3
Acting

When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life ...

Miranda:  Morecambe & Wise and Me

Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me

2017

as Self

1.0
Acting

Eric and Ernie devotee Miranda Hart celebrates the incomparable comedy duo as she takes a look back at their top twenty greatest TV moments, ranked by...

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Self - Narrator (voice)

5.7
Acting

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a tri...

Grimsby

Grimsby

2016

as Lady at Worldcure Event

6.0
Acting

Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plo...

Billionaire Boy

Billionaire Boy

2016

as Miss Sharpe

5.7
Acting

The story of Len, who made a billion dollars from inventing a new toilet roll, and his 12-year-old son Joe who appears to have everything he could wan...

Cameraman to the Queen

Cameraman to the Queen

2015

Acting
Mr. Bean: Funeral

Mr. Bean: Funeral

2015

as Mourner that Mr. Bean kisses

6.5
Acting

Mr. Bean returns in a sketch for Comic Relief to celebrate his 25th anniversary.

The Eichmann Show

The Eichmann Show

2015

as Mrs Landau

6.7
Acting

The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous...

Cat Wars

Cat Wars

2014

as Narrator (voice)

1.0
Acting

Cats are the most popular companion animals in the western world. In the UK their numbers have swollen to more than 10 million. This is great news for...

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

as Self

8.0
Acting

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014

as Narrator

Acting

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest nam...

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

2013

as Self - Narrator (voice)

4.0
Acting

A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches...

Fox Wars

Fox Wars

2013

as Narrator

Acting

Love them or hate them, there are 33,000 urban foxes roaming Britain's suburbia. For the residents of the Copse in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire...

Chateau Chunder: A Wine Revolution

Chateau Chunder: A Wine Revolution

2012

as Narrator

8.0
Acting

A documentary on the recent history of Australian wine. How a small group of enterprising Australian winemakers took on the elitist world of wine - a...

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

2011

as Self

10.0
Acting

Sketch-show sensation Catherine Tate tells the story of the decade in which she became a household name. She meets with comedy glitterati Alan Carr, D...

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie

2011

as Miss Oddbod

5.2
Acting

When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him ...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The True Story

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The True Story

2011

as Narrator

7.0
Acting

This iconic American story was written in 1900 by L Frank Baum, a Chicago businessman, journalist, chicken breeder, actor, boutique owner, Hollywood m...

Planet 51

Planet 51

2009

as Additional Voices (voice)

5.9
Acting

When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recov...

You Can Choose Your Friends

You Can Choose Your Friends

2007

as Amanda Snell

6.0
Acting

Comedy drama about a family reunion written by and starring Richard Herring. It's Ken and Margaret Snell's 45th wedding anniversary and their children...

Sex Actually

Sex Actually

2005

as Carol

6.5
Acting

Colombian Luccio and his girlfriend Angie move into a respectable part of Berkshire, learning that Ron and Helen, the previous owners of their house, ...

Colour Me Kubrick

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

as Maureen

5.7
Acting

The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very littl...

George Orwell: A Life In Pictures

George Orwell: A Life In Pictures

2003

as Jura Interviewer

Acting

Dramatised biography of writer George Orwell.

The Missing Postman

The Missing Postman

1997

as Sarah Seymour

5.0
Acting

When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpect...

Company

Company

1996

as Sarah

6.4
Acting

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his s...

Never Mind the Horrocks

Never Mind the Horrocks

1996

Acting

Jane Horrocks showcases her wide-ranging talents as a mimic and comedy performer.

England, My England

England, My England

1995

as Mary II

5.0
Acting

The story of Henry Purcell.