Sherrie Hewson, born Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson, (17 September 1950), is a British actress best known for her roles in many soap operas.
She made her TV debut in 1971 in two episodes of Z Cars, which was followed by appearances in The Moonstone and Within These Walls. She briefly joined the Carry On team in 1975 for Carry On Behind and 4 episodes of Carry on Laughing!.
As The '70s continued, Hewson became a regular face on British television. During The '80s, her roles balanced between comedies and dramas.
In 1993, she got a role in Coronation Street as Maureen Webster, although she planned to leave the show in 1996 to star in Oh, Doctor Beeching!, she signed another contract after hearing of new storylines for her character, and so Julia Deakin took her place in Oh, Doctor Beeching!. Despite this, her character was axed in 1997 by Brian Park, the show's new producer.
After a return to the theatre and many light entertainment appearances, she was a regular on Emmerdale for 2 years, and joined the cast of Benidorm in 2012. She was cast as as Mrs. Slocombe in the 2016 Are You Being Served? revival, although only one episode was produced and aired after low ratings.
Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:
Film
- Carry On Behind (1975) — Carol
- The Slipper and the Rose (1976) — Palatine
- Z Cars, 4 episodes:
- 2 episodesshow list (1971) — Tina Williams
- "Suspicion" (1973) — Susan Rawlings
- "Quilley on the Spot" (1978) — Thelma Roberts
- Carry on Laughing!, 4 episodes:
- "The Case of the Screaming Winkles" (1975) — Nurse Millie Teazel
- 2 episodesshow list (1975) — Virginia
- "The Case of the Coughing Parrot" (1975) — Irma Klein
- Play for Today, 2 episodes:
- "Butterflies Don't Count" (1978) — May
- "Kate the Good Neighbour" (1980) — Young Kate
- The Sandbaggers, episode "Sometimes We Play Dirty Too" (1980) — Betty Galthorpe
- Minder, episode "The Old School Tie" (1980) — Olive
- Jackanory, 5 episodes (1981) — Storyteller
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, 6 episodesshow list (1981) — Mrs. Pearman
- Lovejoy, episode "Lily's Pearls" (1991) — Lily Gruder
- The Bill, episode "Lip Service" (1992) — Annie Mower
- Coronation Street, 401 episodes (1993-2006) — Maureen Webster
- Oh, Doctor Beeching!, episode "Pilot" (1995) — May Skinner
- Barbara, 21 episodes (1999-2003) — Jean Nesbitt
- Crossroads, 3 episodes (2001-03) — Virginia Raven
- Emmerdale, 21 episodes (2004-06) — Lesley Meredith
- Benidorm, 44 episodes (2012-18) — Joyce Temple-Savage
- Are You Being Served?, episode "You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks" (2016) — Mrs. Betty Slocombe
