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Alison Burrows
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
TelevisionHollyoaks
Queer as Folk

Alison Burrows is a British actress. She played Sandra Docherty in the two seasons of Queer as Folk (1999–2000) and also portrayed Kathleen McQueen in a recurring capacity on the British soap opera Hollyoaks (2009–11, 2014) and its two spin-offs Hollyoaks Later (2009) and Hollyoaks: King of Hearts (2010). She has had other roles in soap operas Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Doctors. In addition, she has also appeared in various other television series, including Lovejoy (1994), A Prince Among Men (1998), That Peter Kay Thing (2000), Phoenix Nights (2001), Outlaws (2004), Shameless (2005), Boy Meets Girl (2009), In the Dark (2017), Girlfriends (2018) and Moving On (2021), in addition to films such as My Son the Fanatic (1997), the television adaptation of The Illustrated Mum (2003), the short film Groove on a Stanley Knife (1997) and the pilot Slaterwood (2008) as part of part of Comedy Lab.

Career

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Alison Burrows had a role in 1997 British movie My Son the Fanatic.[1] That same year, she was one of the two starring actresses in the 1997 short Groove on a Stanley Knife.[2] Between 1999 and 2000, Burrows played Sandra Docherty in the British television series Queer as Folk.[3] Burrows appeared in the 2003 television adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's The Illustrated Mum.[4] In 2005, she guest-starred in the second episode of the television comedy show Shameless.[5] In 2008, she portrayed various characters in the Channel 4 television sketch show pilot Slaterwood, part of Comedy Lab.[6] Burrows has also had guest appearances on several other television series, including Lovejoy (1994), A Prince Among Men (1998), That Peter Kay Thing (2000), Phoenix Nights (2001), Outlaws (2004), Boy Meets Girl (2009) and Girlfriends.[7][8][9][10]

In September 2009, it was announced that Burrows would be joining the cast of the British soap opera Hollyoaks as Kathleen McQueen, part of the established McQueen family.[11] The introduction of the character had been announced earlier that year, although it had not been confirmed who would be would be portraying her.[12] Burrows first appeared in an episode of the series 2 of the Hollyoaks spinoff Hollyoaks Later, originally broadcast on 30 September 2009, before debuting on the main show later in December of that year for a longer stint.[11] She appeared for a two-month stint and departed in February 2010.[13] Burrows later returned to Hollyoaks for another stint beginning in December 2010.[14][13] Jorgie Porter, who portrays Kathleen's daughter Theresa McQueen, "loved" working with Burrows, telling Inside Soap, "The scenes we do together are so intense - I hope she stays at Hollyoaks for a lot longer this time".[15] Burrows also portrayed Kathleen in the one-off late-night special episode Hollyoaks: King of Hearts which was broadcast on 15 December 2010.[16][17][18] Burrows appeared for several stints on the soap in a recurring capacity.[19] She later reprised the role for another guest stint beginning on 25 August 2014.[20]

In December 2014, it was announced that Burrows had joined the cast of the soap opera Coronation Street as Arlene Tinker, the sister of established character Beth Tinker (Lisa George), for a guest stint which aired in early 2015.[21] Burrows was cast alongside Juliette Kaplan (Agnes Tinker) and Kate Fitzgerald (Nancy Tinker), who played Arlene and Beth's grandmother and mother, respectively, to introduce Beth's family to the soap.[22] Burrows later returned to the role in scenes that aired in 2018 and 2019 for storylines relating to her daughter, Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn).[23][24][25] George noted on Twitter that she enjoyed working with Burrows.[26] Burrows had previously appeared on Coronation Street prior to being cast as Arlene.[11]

In 2017, Burrows appeared in two episodes of the British crime drama In the Dark.[27][28] That same year, she guest-starred in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors, which was broadcast on 10 October 2017.[29] In 2021, she appeared in an episode of the 12th series of Moving On.[30] Burrows has also appeared in the films Some Kind of Life (1996), Flesh and Blood (2002), The Bad Mother's Handbook (2007) and Grow Your Own (2007), as well as the television shows Heartbeat, The Cops, Holby City, Peak Practice, The Bill, Nice Guy Eddie, The Royal, Bodies, Emmerdale and The Royal Today.[31][11]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s).
1994 Lovejoy Hotel Receptionist Guest role [8]
1997 My Son the Fanatic Prostitute Comedy drama film [1]
1997 Groove on a Stanley Knife Tammy Short film [2]
1998 A Prince Among Men Fan Guest role [8]
1999–2000 Queer as Folk Sandra Docherty Two seasons [3]
2000 That Peter Kay Thing — Guest role [8]
2001 Phoenix Nights Michelle Coffee Guest role (Series 1, Episode 6) [9]
2003 The Illustrated Mum Lizzie Television film [4]
2004 Outlaws Social Worker Guest role [8]
2005 Shameless TV Woman Guest role (Series 1, episode 2) [5]
2008 Slaterwood Various Television pilot (part of Comedy Lab) [6]
2009 Boy Meets Girl Female Customer Guest role (Series 1, Episode 1) [7]
2009 Hollyoaks Later Kathleen McQueen 1 episode (series 2) [11]
2009–11, 2014 Hollyoaks Kathleen McQueen Recurring role [13]
2010 Hollyoaks: King of Hearts Kathleen McQueen Late-night special [16]
2015, 2018–19 Coronation Street Arlene Tinker Guest role [21]
2017 In the Dark Katie Episodes 3 and 4 [27]
2017 Doctors Samantha Friend 1 episode ("False Positive") [29]
2018 Girlfriends Veronica Guest role [10]
2021 Moving On Anne Guest role (1 episode) [30]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Groove on a Stanley Knife". Time Out. Time Out Group. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Queer as Folk - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b "The Illustrated Mum (2003)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Series 1, Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Slaterwood". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Boy Meets Girl (2009)". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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  9. ^ a b "Phoenix Nights". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Episode 2 - Guest Cast". TV Maze. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e Green, Kris (2 September 2009). "'Hollyoaks' casts another McQueen". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  12. ^ Green, Kris (16 July 2009). "Gossip from the 'Hollyoaks' Press Day 2009". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  13. ^ a b c Kilkelly, Daniel (11 October 2010). "'Hollyoaks' return for Kathleen McQueen". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Look out! Kathleen's back". Holy Soap. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  15. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 October 2010). "'Oaks star excited over Kathleen return". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  16. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (14 November 2010). "'Hollyoaks' confirms late-night special". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  17. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (7 December 2010). "'King of Hearts'". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  18. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (24 November 2010). "Schedule change for 'Hollyoaks' special". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  19. ^ Hughes, Johnathon (23 March 2017). "6 of Hollyoaks' forgotten McQueen family members, from squaddie Louis to cunning Kathleen". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  20. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (25 August 2014). "Hollyoaks: Sonny Valentine to clash with Theresa's mum Kathleen". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  21. ^ a b Finbow, Katy (21 December 2014). "Coronation Street: Juliette Kaplan joining cast as Beth's grandma". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  22. ^ Miles, Tina (9 January 2015). "Brookside familiar face Kate Fitzgerald pops up in Coronation Street". Liverpool Echo. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  23. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (16 November 2019). "Coronation Street: 22 new spoiler pictures as Paul breaks his silence over Kel". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  24. ^ Gibbons, Lottie (25 October 2019). "ITV Coronation Street fans furious with Sinead's mum reaction to her dying daughter". Liverpool Echo. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  25. ^ Series producer: Kate Oates; Director: Neil Anderton; Writer: Simon Crowther (12 January 2018). "Episode 9351". Coronation Street. ITV.
  26. ^ "In and Out". Inside Soap. No. 40. 5–11 October 2019. p. 92.
  27. ^ a b "Episode 3". BBC One. BBC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  28. ^ "Episode 4". BBC One. BBC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  29. ^ a b "False Positive". BBC One. BBC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  30. ^ a b "More Than Words". BBC One. BBC. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  31. ^ "Alison Burrows". TV Guide. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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