# Katherine Jakeways > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Katherine_Jakeways > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Katherine_Jakeways.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Jakeways > Source revision: 1340819523 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|British comedian, actor and writer}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2010}} {{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} '''Katherine Jakeways''' is a British comedian, actress and writer. She has appeared in numerous television, radio and theatrical productions. == Career == Jakeways' television appearances include ''[Extras](/source/Extras_(TV_series))'', ''[Horrible Histories](/source/Horrible_Histories)'', ''[Sherlock](/source/Sherlock_(TV_series))'', ''[Tracey Ullman's Show](/source/Tracey_Ullman's_Show)''. ''Tracey Breaks The News'', ''[Episodes](/source/Episodes_(TV_series))'', ''[Trying Again](/source/Trying_Again)'', all three series of BBC1's ''[The Armstrong & Miller Show](/source/The_Armstrong_%26_Miller_Show)'', a 2009 episode of ''[Miranda](/source/Miranda_(TV_series))'',{{cite web |title=Series 1, Episode 4 - Holiday |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/miranda/episodes/1/4/ |website=[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide) |access-date=4 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110114922/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/miranda/episodes/1/4/ |archive-date=10 January 2025}} and ''[Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge](/source/Mid_Morning_Matters_with_Alan_Partridge)''. Jakeways is creator and lead writer and executive producer of the 2023 series ''[The Buccaneers](/source/The_Buccaneers_(2023_TV_series))'', adapted from and inspired by [Edith Wharton](/source/Edith_Wharton)'s final novel. She is also notable as one of the regular cast in the radio series ''[Deep Trouble](/source/Deep_Trouble_(radio_comedy_series))'' and ''[Look Away Now](/source/Look_Away_Now)'' and played Mrs Pepys in [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4)'s long-running ''[Woman's Hour Drama](/source/Woman's_Hour_Drama)'' "The Diary of Samuel Pepys". She appeared onstage as Sandy in ''[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest](/source/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo's_Nest_(play))'' at the [Garrick Theatre](/source/Garrick_Theatre) in 2006, and was the Entire Supporting Cast in Armstrong and Miller's 2010 national tour.{{Cite web|title=The Guardian|website=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/pictures/image/0,8543,-11004993852,00.html}}{{Cite news|title=Katherine|newspaper=The Observer |date=25 February 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/feb/25/riot-girls-between-ears-cow-a-day-review |last1=Sawyer |first1=Miranda }} 2010 saw the first episode of her debut radio comedy, ''[North by Northamptonshire](/source/North_by_Northamptonshire)'', broadcast on BBC Radio 4.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/15/alan-moore-jerusalem-northampton|title=N for Northampton: Alan Moore celebrates his hometown with a 1,200-page fantasy|last=Lawson|first=Mark|date=15 September 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=27 September 2016}} The second series was broadcast from December 2011, and the third series was broadcast from December 2013.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} ''North by Northamptonshire'' stars [Sheila Hancock](/source/Sheila_Hancock), [Penelope Wilton](/source/Penelope_Wilton), [Mackenzie Crook](/source/Mackenzie_Crook), [Kevin Eldon](/source/Kevin_Eldon), [Geoffrey Palmer](/source/Geoffrey_Palmer_(actor)) and [Felicity Montagu](/source/Felicity_Montagu).{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} Jakeways played several parts in the show, and after the first series was broadcast, ''[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times)'' called her work "acutely observed" and suggested she may be "the new [Victoria Wood](/source/Victoria_Wood)".{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} The second series of ''North by Northamptonshire'' was nominated for a [Sony Radio Award](/source/Sony_Radio_Award).{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} For BBC Radio 4, Jakeways went on to write three series of ''All Those Women'', starring [Lesley Manville](/source/Lesley_Manville), [Marcia Warren](/source/Marcia_Warren), [Sinead Matthews](/source/Sinead_Matthews) and Lucy Hutchinson; and one series of Guilt Trip, starring Felicity Montagu and Olivia Nixon. She co-wrote series 1 and 2 of ''Ability'' with [Lee Ridley](/source/Lee_Ridley_(comedian)).{{cite news |title=BGT winner Lost Voice Guy's Radio 4 sitcom gets second series |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/radio/2018-06-06/bgt-winner-lost-voice-guys-radio-4-sitcom-gets-second-series/ |work=[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times) |date=6 June 2018 |access-date=4 March 2020}} In 2016, Jakeways' radio play ''Where This Service Will Terminate''{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tr5tf | title=BBC Radio 4 – Where This Service Will..., Where This Service Will Terminate }} debuted on BBC Radio 4. Starring [Rosie Cavaliero](/source/Rosie_Cavaliero) and [Justin Edwards](/source/Justin_Edwards_(actor)) as strangers who sit next to each other on a train from Paddington to Penzance. The play had a positive critical and public response and led to the follow-up plays ''Where This Service Will Continue'' (2017), ''Where This Service Will Connect'' (2018), ''Where This Service Will Separate'' (2019) and ''Where This Service Will Depart'' (2020). [Miranda Sawyer](/source/Miranda_Sawyer) reviewed the set of plays up to 2019 as "attractive, funny and frustrating in equal measures", with "sublime" writing.{{cite news |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |author-link=Miranda Sawyer |title=The week in radio and podcasts: 13 Minutes to the Moon; Kevin Pietersen: Beast of Man |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/26/13-minutes-to-moon-kevin-pietersen-beast-man-where-this-service-will-review |work=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer) |date=26 May 2019 |access-date=4 March 2020}} She co-wrote the screenplay for the [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) period drama ''[A Woman of Substance](/source/A_Woman_of_Substance_(2026_TV_series))'' with [Roanne Bardsley](/source/Roanne_Bardsley).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c753p9ye5dyo|title=Filming spotted across Yorkshire on Woman of Substance remake|date=15 June 2025|website=BBC News}} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|1925253}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jakeways, Katherine}} Category:British women comedians Category:British television actresses Category:Living people Category:British comedy writers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:British radio writers Category:Women radio writers Category:21st-century British comedians Category:21st-century British actresses Category:21st-century British writers Category:21st-century British women writers {{UK-comedian-stub}} {{UK-tv-actor-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Katherine Jakeways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Jakeways) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Jakeways?action=history)). 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