Portrait of Jean Heywood

Acting

Jean Heywood

Career

Active from 1973 to 2005, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Heywood Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 51
Married Single Other
Married Single Other (2010)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Betty

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 80
Dad
Dad (2005)

as Jeannie James

Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood (2002)

as Ethel Broughton

Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Grandma

The Last Musketeer
The Last Musketeer (2000)

as Flo

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 67
Gunslinger's Revenge
Gunslinger's Revenge (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Miss Comet

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Enid Weston

Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North (1996)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Woman in Market

I Bring You Frankincense
I Bring You Frankincense (1996)

as Grandma

The Glass Virgin
The Glass Virgin (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Amy

Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Marjorie Kavanagh

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Edna Sturgess / Beryl Otley

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Hilda Openshaw / Winnie Cresswell

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Olive

Spender
Spender (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sarah Ellis

Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Aunt Dahlia

Missing Persons
Missing Persons (1990)

as Edith Cross

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 69
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair (1988)

TV show ยท as Aunt Lin

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Mrs. Penistan

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Edith Paget

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Mrs. Grady / Edith Whoitmore

A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Lilian Hubbard

The Brothers McGregor
The Brothers McGregor (1985)

TV show ยท as Dolly McGregor

Cover Her Face
Cover Her Face (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Martha

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Sakharov
Sakharov (1984)

as Sakharov's Secretary

Red Monarch
Red Monarch (1983)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sopha

Horace
Horace (1982)

TV show ยท as Mother

Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Mary Malone

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 72
Leave it to Charlie
Leave it to Charlie (1978)

TV show ยท as Florence McGee

All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Mrs Alton

Our Day Out
Our Day Out (1977)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. Kay

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

TV show ยท as Sarah

Daft Mam Blues
Daft Mam Blues (1977)

as Gladys

When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Bella Seaton

Open All Hours
Open All Hours (1976)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Vera

Land of Green Ginger
Land of Green Ginger (1973)

as Mrs. Brown

Centre Play
Centre Play (1973)

TV show ยท as Ann's Ma

Second City Firsts
Second City Firsts (1973)

TV show ยท as Gladys

The Medium
The Medium (1973)

as Alice

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mrs Kay / Mrs. Brown