Catherine Rabett Explained

Catherine Rabett (born 20 July 1960), sometimes known as Katie Rabett, is a British actress.

She played Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum in the BBC sitcom You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993).^{[1] [2] [3]} She was a member of Hot Gossip, Arlene Phillips's groundbreaking dance group, and performed on The Kenny Everett Video Show.

Rabett was married to comic performer and scriptwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey from 1986 until their divorce in 2021; they had two children.^[4]

Theatre roles

• The Grace Kelly role in Dial M for Murder, on tour and in the West End (1999–2002)
• The lead in The Thirty-Nine Steps (2003–2005)

Selected film and television roles

• The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981) – Sexy girls
• Fords on Water (1983) – Madeline
• Real Life (1984) – Kate
• Minder, Windows (1984) – Louise
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of the Crooked Man (1984) – Young Nancy Barclay/Devoy
• C.A.T.S. Eyes, Goodbye Jenny Wren (1985) – Jenny Kenwright
• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Another Country – Carol Pringle
• Fresh Fields, Happy Returns (1986) – Monica
• Chance in a Million, The Blessing (1986) – WPC Madigan
• The Living Daylights (1987) – Liz
• Maurice (1987) – Pippa Durham
• Confessional (1989) – Jane Barclay
• Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – Elizabeth Levenza, Victor's fiancée
• Bergerac, All for Love (1991) – Jane
• You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993) – Cissy Meldrum
• Agatha Christie's Poirot – Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1995) – Lydia Lee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Bond girl Catherine Rabett pays high price for sun addiction. Stuff. en. 2020-05-03.
2. News: Armitstead. Claire. 2018-10-03. You Rang, M'Lord: why do Hungarians love this dodgy old British sitcom?. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-05-03. 0261-3077.
3. Web site: You Rang, M'Lord?. BBC. www.bbc.co.uk. en-gb. 2020-05-03.
4. News: Kit Hesketh-Harvey obituary. Coveney. Michael. 3 February 2023. 3 February 2023. The Guardian.