Because Kathy Burke is the best British character actress of her generation, a comic marvel, and a down-to-earth hero to millions.

She has won worldwide acclaim in both comedy and serious drama roles. She has range – in both life and work.

As an actress, she stunned as a battered wife in Nil by Mouth, appalled as a crass tart in her own sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme, and amazed as a horny (male) teenager in Harry Enfield’s comedy show. Her cameos often steal the show.

As a director, Kathy has produced numerous plays to critical acclaim. And as a human being she has inspired, encouraged and cheered millions of ordinary citizens. Who else would Stephen Fry put in “Room Lovely” where everything about the world is good and life-enhancing?

See more on her, from recent news to a rundown of her career in films, television and theatre to date, interviews and articles about her and a small piece about Kathy and this website.

Because Kathy Burke is the best British character actress of her generation, a comic marvel, and a down-to-earth hero to millions.

She has won worldwide acclaim in both comedy and serious drama roles. She has range – in both life and work.

See more on her, from recent news to a rundown of her career in films, television and theatre to date, interviews and articles about her and a small piece about Kathy and this website.

News

Off your trolley

January 19, 2005 /

Kathy is the main voiceover on a Tesco ad at the moment which is being heavily played on ITV. She stars as Carrie the shopping trolley [geddit?] who warns the other shopping trolleys that Tesco is now offering a credit card. The idea is that somehow that the trolleys should fear for their jobs, although that logic only stands up to about two seconds scrutiny, but hey in ad world… David Jason and Penelope Keith voiceover two other trollies but our Kath is the lead.

There’s another two in the £10 million campaign apparently. One about the supermarket’s personal loans and the other covering its car insurance services. It won’t be a huge CV winner but then Tesco does pay exceedingly well, or is that another ad campaign? Dudley Moore got £1 million all those years ago when he was looking for a chicken and kept coming across other super products that Tesco coincidentally sold.

Anyway, if you really, desperately want to see the ad, here it is on YouTube.

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