Margaret Jackman

Margaret Jackman appeared in Coronation Street as Dorothy, an old friend of Sylvia Goodwin’s.

Margaret turned to acting after qualifying as a teacher, working at one point in Tanzania where she was resident for five years, and gaining an MA in Theatre and Performing Arts at the Rose Bruford College in 2002. Her other television roles include parts in George Gently, Heartbeat, Emmerdale, Shameless and See No Evil as Myra Hindley's grandmother. On film she has been seen in Control and Convenience while on the stage she has appeared in Memoires of a Biscuit Tin and Lord Hatherton’s Penny.

Aside from the above, Margaret also works freelance as a children's, special needs, elderly and intergenerational drama workshop deviser and facilitator.