Tamsin Greig Tamsin Greig Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress. She played Fran Katzenjammer in "Black Books", Dr Caroline Todd in "Green Wing" and Beverly Lincoln in the British-American sitcom "Episodes". She currently stars as Jackie in the Channel 4 sitcom "Friday Night Dinner". Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy drama "Love Soup", Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera "The Archers", Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's "Emma", and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of "Tamara Drewe". Greig is also an acclaimed stage actress;
Radio drama that while the theatrical literature of the past should not be neglected the future lay mainly with plays written specifically for the microphone. In 1939–40, the BBC founded its own Drama Repertory Company which made a stock of actors readily available. After the war, the number was around 50. They performed in the great number of plays broadcast in the heyday of BBC radio drama of the 40s-60s. Initially the BBC resisted American-style 'soap opera', but eventually highly popular serials, like "Dick Barton, Special Agent" (1946–51), "Mrs Dale's Diary" (1948–69) and "The Archers" (1950- ), were produced. "The Archers" is