Background
Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England.
Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England.
She is possibly most notable for portraying Esther Lane in the British Broadcasting Corporation crime drama, New Tricks between 2003 and 2013. She has a son from a previous relationship who was given for adoption and had his name changed from Mark to Nigel. Her television roles include Myra Booth in Coronation Street, Kate in Take Three Girls and Jessie Seaton in When the Boat Comes In.
She played Emma Lambe in the third series of All in Good Faith, and John Duttine"s second wife in the British Broadcasting Corporation drama To Serve Them All My Days.
She also starred in two British Broadcasting Corporation children"s comedy series, Bad Boyes, in which she played the eponymous lead character"s mother (two series, 1987-1988) and "Who, Sir? Maine, Sir?" (1985). Her guest appearances include unidentified flying object, Space: 1999, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Dalziel and Pascoe, Hi-de-Hi! and Holby City.
In 2009, she was one of five actresses (alongside Emilia Fox, Barbara Flynn, Samantha Bond and Diana Quick) to portray Queen Elizabeth II in Channel 4"s series The Queen. She is also a regular in British Broadcasting Corporation produced Doctor Who audios, playing Mrs Wibbsey, the Doctor"s housekeeper, in three series with Tom Baker, Hornets" Nest (2009), Demon Quest (2010) & Serpent Crest (2011).
In 1971, Jameson had been cast in the Doctor Who serial Colony in Space but she was replaced by Tony Caunter when the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Head of Drama Serials decided the role was inappropriate for a woman to perform.
Jameson was nevertheless paid in full. Jameson is also known as an audio book narrator, especially of Catherine Cookson novels. In 2014 Sue Jameson"s first book Pony Tails, a collection of short stories based on four native breeds: The Connemara, The Welsh Cob, The Shetland and The Exmoor, was published by Forelock Books.