---
name: "Mary Jo Randle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-jo-randle"
fi1m_id: "mary-jo-randle"
imdb_id: "nm0709825"
tmdb_id: 118610
wikidata_id: "Q6779934"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 April 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T15:15:09.349385+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mary Jo Randle

## Identity

Mary Jo Randle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mary-jo-randle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mary-jo-randle
- **IMDb ID:** nm0709825
- **TMDB ID:** 118610
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6779934
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jo_Randle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779934, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709825/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/118610

Actor. Born 28 April 1954 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 April 1954, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1997–2010
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (5), 2010s 87 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 77 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 2, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $26m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jo_Randle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779934, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709825/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/118610

## Biography

Mary Jo Randle is an English actress working in theatre and television. She trained at RADA, where she received the Bancroft Gold Medal, and won the Most Promising Actress award at the Ronson awards in 1981. She studied at the University of Birmingham before pursuing drama.

Randle is best known for her role as Jo Morgan in the series *The Bill* (1993–1995) and as Bernie Quinlan in *The Lakes* (1997–1999). Other television credits include appearances in *Small Island* (2009) as Queenie's mother, *Wolf Hall* (2015), *Midsomer Murders* (2004), *Wire in the Blood* (2008) and *Casualty*.

Her film roles include *Control* (2007), *Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman* (2005) and *Another Year* (2010). She has also worked extensively in theatre, with credits including productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Another Year* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Mourner — [page](https://film.one/film/another-year.md)
- *Red Riding* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Eddie's Mum — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *Small Island* (2009), Fi1m 72, as Queenie's Mother — [page](https://film.one/tv/small-island.md)
- *Control* (2007), Fi1m 80, as Debbie's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)
- *Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman* (2005), Fi1m 66, as Mrs Corbett — [page](https://film.one/film/pierrepoint-the-last-hangman.md)
- *Cutting It* (2002), Fi1m 72, as Laverne Butt — [page](https://film.one/tv/cutting-it.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wolf Hall* (2015), series, as Mercy Pryor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)
- *WPC 56* (2013), series, as Grace Fuller
- *Another Year* (2010), as Mourner — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/another-year.md)
- *SoulBoy* (2010), as Rose McCain
- *Small Island* (2009), series, as Queenie's Mother — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-island.md)
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974* (2009), as Eddie's Mum
- *Red Riding* (2009), series, as Eddie's Mum — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *Natasha* (2007), as Carol
- *Control* (2007), as Debbie's Mother — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Mrs Renfield
- *Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman* (2005), as Mrs Corbett — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/pierrepoint-the-last-hangman.md)
- *Blue Murder* (2003), series, as Carol Aspen
- *The Royal* (2003), series, as Fay Wallace
- *Wire in the Blood* (2002), series, as Janet Williams
- *Cutting It* (2002), series, as Laverne Butt — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/cutting-it.md)
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Trish Somers
- *The Lakes* (1997), series, as Bernie Quinlan
- *Born to Run* (1997), series, as Teresa
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Janet Pennyman — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Moira Henshaw
- *The Bill: Target* (1996), as W.D.S. Jo Morgan
- *Bad Behavior* (1993), as Winifred Turner
- *Olly's Prison* (1993), as Vera
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Shirley Colbourne, Thelma Gray
- *My Sister-Wife* (1992), as Television Producer
- *A Time to Dance* (1992), series, as Mrs Atkinson
- *Ex* (1991), as Jill
- *London's Burning: The Movie* (1986), as Marion I
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Samantha Hardy — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *The Bill* (1984), series, as W.D.C. Morgan, W.D.S. Jo Morgan
- *Bewitched* (1983), as The Girl
- *Another Flip for Dominick* (1982), as Pilar
- *Shine on Harvey Moon* (1982), series, as Pauline Brown
- *Van der Valk* (1972), series, as Ella

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