Sarah Hadland (born 15 May 1971)^[1] is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Stevie Sutton inBBC One'sBAFTA-nominated comedy television seriesMiranda (2009–2015) and Trish inThe Job Lot (2013–2015).

Hadland appeared as the Ocean Sky receptionist in the 2008James Bond filmQuantum of Solace. Her other movie roles includeMagicians (2007),Leap Year (2010) andLearners (2007). Hadland appeared in the comedy-drama television seriesMoving Wallpaper (2008–2009) as script writer Gillian McGovern, and had roles in the British comedy TV showsThat Mitchell and Webb Look (2008–2010),Horrible Histories (2009, 2012–2013, 2015),The Job Lot (2013–2015) andBrotherhood (2015). She appeared in the BBC miniseriesThe Moonstone (2016).^[2]

Hadland was born inSt Albans,Hertfordshire, England, on 15 May 1971. During her schooling atWilmslow High School inCheshire, she became involved inamateur dramatics with the Tempo youth group inWilmslow. She later trained atLaine Theatre Arts.

Following her training, Hadland began her theatre career at the age of 19, appearing in musicals such asCats andGrease in London'sWest End.^[3]

After six years, she transferred to touring theatre, including performances inWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. During this period, she began to develop her talents as a voiceover artist, with credits including the white kitten in the Catsan commercial and the America surfer girl in aVO5 shampoo advert.^[4] She provided additional voice work for thePlayStation 2 video gameDragon Quest VIII.

Hadland's television career began with supporting roles inBad Girls andThe Bill, before she moved on to larger roles in the comediesGreen Wing andBroken News. In addition, she appeared in the filmsConfetti andMagicians alongside comediansDavid Mitchell andRobert Webb, andBBC One'sLearners. Hadland also played characters for their comedy sketch showThat Mitchell and Webb Look. In November 2009, Hadland joinedMiranda Hart in the BBC comedy seriesMiranda, based upon theBBC Radio 2 seriesMiranda Hart's Joke Shop and featuring the same principal actors.

From 2007 to 2012, she had a recurring role in theBBC Radio 4 comedy seriesBleak Expectations, a parody ofCharles Dickens' novels, and ofVictoriana in general. Hadland provided the voice of Lily (née Bin) Sourquill, the daughter of Sir Philip ('Pip') Bin over the four series to date. She also voiced the characters Ripely Fecund (Pip's third wife, in series 2) and Miss Christmasham (a parody ofGreat Expectations'Miss Havisham, in series 3).

In 2011, Hadland was cast as the new English teacher, Linda Radleigh, in the BBC dramaWaterloo Road.She also appeared inHorrible Histories on theCBBC channel between 2009 and 2015. From 2013 to 2015, Hadland appeared as Trish in theITV sitcomThe Job Lot, set in a busy Jobcentre in the West Midlands.^[5]

In August 2024, Hadland was announced as a contestant for thetwenty-second series ofStrictly Come Dancing,^[6][7] partnering withVito Coppola. The pair ultimately reached the final, finishing as runners-up behindChris McCausland and his partnerDianne Buswell.^[8]

• Admissions
• Cats
• Grease
• Time and the Conways
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• What's in a Name?
• Strictly Come Dancing: Live Tour
• Fireman Sam on Stage -Penny Morris,Mandy Flood (voices)

• Mr and Mrs Smith – Annabelle (series 1) – 2012
• Births, Deaths and Marriages – Lorna (series 1 and 2) – 2012
• That Mitchell and Webb Sound (series 4) – 2009
• Edge Falls – Valerie (series 1 and 2) – 2008
• Miranda Hart's Joke Shop – Stevie Sutton – 2008
• Bleak Expectations – Lily, Sir Phillip's daughter; Ripely Fecund, Pip's third wife (series 2–5) and Miss Christmasham (series 3) – 2007
• 20 Cigarettes – Lisa/Michelle/Caroline – 2006

• Sarah Hadland atIMDb

• 1971 births
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• Comedians from Hertfordshire
• English film actresses
• English stage actresses
• English television actresses
• English video game actresses
• English voice actresses
• English women comedians
• 20th-century English actresses
• 21st-century English actresses

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