Lorna Watson

Lorna Watson (born 1977) is a British comedian, actress and television presenter.

Lorna Watson
Born1977 (1977)
NationalityBritish
OccupationComedian, actor, television presenter

She was one of the presenters of Spy School. Her acting roles include various characters in television sketch shows Rush Hour, The Wrong Door and Watson & Oliver with comedy partner Ingrid Oliver.[1] The two met at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames.[2] She also played a one-off character called 'Thingy' in the 'fashion phonies' episode of CBBC's Hotel Trubble. Her influences are French & Saunders and Fry & Laurie. In March 2012 she appeared on Let's Dance for Sport Relief with Ingrid Oliver; they danced to Torville and Dean's Boléro.

In 2013 she appeared as Sister Boniface in the Father Brown episode The Bride of Christ and took part in a special series of The Great British Bake Off.

In 2015, she starred in a special episode of Horrible Histories where she played Boudicca.

In January 2020, it was announced that Lorna would be reprising her Sister Boniface role for a new series called The Sister Boniface Mysteries with a ten episode first series from the streaming service BritBox.[3]

References
  1. "Credits for Lorna Watson". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. Lee, Veronica (19 February 2012). "Watson & Oliver: It's hi from me...and hi from her". The Independent.
  3. "BritBox North America Orders 'Father Brown' Spin-Off Drama 'The Sister Boniface Mysteries". Deadline. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.


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