Kay Adshead

Birth : 1954-05-10, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

History

Kay Adshead is a British actress best known for playing Cathy in the BBC's 1978 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. She is also a poet, playwright, theatremaker, and producer.

Profile

Movies

Operation Julie

'Swan'

A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M of LSD.

Acceptable Levels

Sue

A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back in London, editing the footage, the producer and researcher on the project wrestle with how to present the incident, and with their responsibility to the people in the film.

Soft Targets

Hotel Waitress

A Russian in London finds himself targeted by British Intelligence.

The Kiss of Death

Linda

Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to the pub with his girlfriend Sandra. Sandra introduces Trevor to her more forward friend Linda. Linda has a difficult time getting Trevor to go out with her, but she finally gets him to go to a disco; he won't dance, so Linda dances with Ronnie.