Here's everything you need to know about her role in the series and what else she's been in…
Who is Claudie Blakley?
Manhunt is based on the memoirs of former DCI Colin Sutton, who worked closely with ITV on the series. Sutton is now retired but has written Manhunt: How I Brought Serial Killer Levi Bellfield To. Martin Clunes will be back as former London Metropolitan Police detective DCI Colin Sutton in Manhunt II: The Night Stalker, a four-part drama telling the real-life story of the race to catch a.
Claudie Blakley, 44, is an actress who trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.
Her father Alan Blakley was a member of the 1960s pop band The Tremoloes.
Her mother Lin Blakley is also an actress and has played Pam Coker on EastEnders since 2014.
Claudie also has a sister, Kirsten, who is the lead singer of the indie band Little Spitfire.
Who does Claudie Blakley play in Manhunt?
Claudie plays Louise, the wife of Martin Clunes' character DCI Colin Sutton.
Dci Colin Sutton Wife
The drama follows the real life case of serial killer Levi Bellfield.
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He was tracked down by Sutton and his team and found guilty for several murders including those of Amélie Delagrange and Milly Dowler.
The series is based on Sutton's memoir of the same name.
What else has Claudie Blakley starred in?
Claudie Blakley is best known for her role as Emma Timmins in the BBC series Lark Rise to Candleford.
She also played Mabel Nesbitt in Gosford Park and Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice.
In 2010 she played Cynthia Lennon in the BBC series Lennon Naked which was based on the life of John Lennon.
Other TV credits include Cranford, The Bill, Vital Signs and New Tricks.
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Colin Bertie John SuttonQPM (6 December 1938 – 26 March 2004) was a British police officer.
Sutton was educated at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon. In 1957 he joined Warwickshire Constabulary as a Constable. He was promoted Sergeant in 1964, Inspector in 1966, Chief Inspector in 1970, Superintendent in 1972, and Chief Superintendent in 1974. Later that year he transferred to West Midlands Police. In 1977 he was appointed Assistant Chief Constable with Leicestershire Constabulary. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from University College, London in 1970.
In 1983, Sutton moved to the Metropolitan Police as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner. He was appointed Assistant Commissioner 'B' (Traffic) in 1984.[1] He was to be the last officer to hold this post, as the Metropolitan Police was reorganised in 1985. He then became Assistant Commissioner Management Support, and in 1987 was appointed Assistant Commissioner Personnel and Training. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in 1985. In 1988 he became Director of the Police Requirements Support Unit at the Home Office and in 1991 Director of the Police Scientific Development Branch, also at the Home Office. He retired in 1993.
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- ^'Provincial policemen join Yard's top ranks', The Times, 18 August 1984
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- Biography, Who Was Who
| Police appointments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Dellow | Assistant Commissioner 'B', Metropolitan Police 1984–1985 | Succeeded by Last incumbent |
| Preceded by First incumbent | Assistant Commissioner (Management Support), Metropolitan Police 1985–1987 | Succeeded by John Smith |
| Preceded by Hugh Annesley | Assistant Commissioner (Personnel and Training), Metropolitan Police 1987–1988 | Succeeded by Wyn Jones |