
Tessa Wyatt
Tessa Wyatt is an English actress best known for her role as Vicky Tripp (nรฉe Nicholls) on the ITV sitcom Robin's Nest. Wyatt was born in Woking, Surrey and attended Elmhurst Ballet School. She was encouraged to act by her maternal grandmother and got her first professional job at the age of 12, appearing in a television programme featuring Richard Hearne's Mr. Pastry character. Soon after, she was represented by an agent. Wyatt's early television appearances include parts in Z-Cars, The Wednesday Play, Tales of Unease, ('Suspicious Ignorance', episode), Public Eye (in which she played a character with the surname Blackburn - she would later marry Tony Blackburn in 1972), Callan, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor at Large, Play for Today, and UFO. Her film appearances include Wedding Night (1970), the cult horror film The Beast in the Cellar (1970) and Spy Story (1976). Wyatt claimed during a 2013 interview that while filming England Made Me (1973) opposite Peter Finch and Michael York, as a young actress alone abroad the "pervy director" Peter Duffell tried to coerce her into unnecessarily stripping naked for a scene. From 1977 to 1981, Wyatt played Vicky Nicholls, later Tripp, in the ITV sitcom Robin's Nest. Her on-screen boyfriend Robin Tripp was played by Richard O'Sullivan. Following Robin's Nest, Wyatt appeared in Return of the Saint, Boon and 2point4 Children. Wyatt was part of the original cast of the Channel Five soap opera Family Affairs, playing Samantha Cockerill. Since 2000 she has also appeared in Casualty and Doctors. She appeared in the fifth series of Peep Show as Jeremy's mother and was Tom's love interest in an episode of The Old Guys opposite Roger Lloyd-Pack and Clive Swift. In 2013, she joined the cast of EastEnders, playing Betty Spragg. She made a second appearance on the BBC series Doctors on 19 May 2015 alongside George Layton, another sitcom stalwart from the 1970s.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 ยทThe Old Guysas Joanna
- 2003 ยทPeep Showas Jackie Usborne
- 1992 ยทVirtual Murderas
- 1991 ยท2Point4 Childrenas Carol
- 1978 ยทReturn of the Saintas Anna
- 1977 ยทRobin's Nestas Vicky
- 1976 ยทSpy Storyas Sara Shaw
- 1974 ยทWithin These Wallsas
- 1973 ยทRussian Rouletteas Anna Snitkin
- 1973 ยทEngland Made Meas Liz Davidge
- 1972 ยทCowsas Jane
- 1971 ยทThe Grass Widowsas Daphne
- 1970 ยทThe Goodiesas
- 1970 ยทPlay for Todayas Jane
- 1970 ยทUFOas Catherine Frazer
- 1970 ยทThe Black Tulipas Rosa
- 1970 ยทThe Beast in the Cellaras Nurse Sutherland
- 1969 ยทI Can't... I Can't...as Mady - Bride
- 1969 ยทOmri's Burningas Gail
- 1969 ยทThe Main Chanceas Joey Richards
- 1967 ยทPride and Prejudiceas Georgiana Darcy
- 1967 ยทCallanas
- 1966 ยทMystery and Imaginationas
- 1965 ยทThe Gong Gameas Brenda
- 1965 ยทBBC Play of the Monthas Lisette
- 1965 ยทAliceas
- 1965 ยทThirty-Minute Theatreas
- 1965 ยทPublic Eyeas Judy Blackburn
- 1964 ยทThe Wednesday Playas Lorina Liddell
- 1956 ยทArmchair Theatreas Joan Wetherly
- 1956 ยทArmchair Theatreas Brenda
- Future ยทSuperstitious Ignoranceas Penny