Vicky McClure

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After an 18-month period of taking walk-on parts in soaps and daytime TV, McClure then worked on the This is England film and mini-series from 2006 until 2015, portraying the role of Lorraine "Lol" Jenkins. In an April 2007 interview with Time Out, McClure spoke of Meadows approaching her for the role while she was in a pub with Andrew Shim. She described the making of the film, which was highly improvised, as "constant laughing and jokes". In 2011, her performance as Lorraine "Lol" Jenkins in This is England '86 won her the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and the RTS Awards.

McClure co-starred in the 2008 London-based comedy film Filth and Wisdom, the first feature film directed by Madonna. She admitted to being slightly star-struck upon first meeting Madonna, "I tried to act as cool as possible but inside I'm like, "Oh my God; there's Madonna!" You can't help it". The film premièred at the Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2008.

McClure was also featured alongside Kaya Scodelario, Abbey Butler, Andy Crane and Paul Young in Plan B's music video "She Said". In 2010, McClure appeared in a number of promotional short films for the English cosmetics brand Illamasqua. In 2012, McClure appeared in the video for Jake Bugg's song "Two Fingers" along with Line of Duty co-star Craig Parkinson. On 18 March 2014, McClure appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.

McClure was approached and auditioned for a role in ITV soap Emmerdale, but decided to turn it down. In 2012 she joined the cast of the British police procedural television series, Line of Duty in 2012 as DC Kate Fleming, continuing in the role in all six series. She appeared in the 2013 British action-thriller film Hummingbird opposite Jason Statham.

In July 2016, McClure appeared as Winnie Verloc in The Secret Agent, based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Conrad.

McClure starred in the BBC TV thriller The Replacement in 2017. In February 2017, McClure made her professional stage début at Nottingham Playhouse in the fortieth anniversary production of Touched by Stephen Lowe. McClure did voiceover work for the More4 show A Year on the Farm in August the same year.

In 2019, McClure starred as Nicola in the channel 4 drama I Am... with This is England and Line of Duty co-star and friend, Perry Fitzpatrick. She received praise for her portrayal of a woman trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship. Also in 2019, McClure was cast in the TV adaptation of Alex Rider, a series of young adult books by Anthony Horowitz. As of 2020, she plays Mrs. Jones, the deputy head of Mi6 in the show. In December 2019, McClure made a brief appearance as herself in the popular internet comedy series on YouTube, Charity Shop Sue, based in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.

Since 2022, McClure has starred in Trigger Point, an ITV series, as a bomb disposal expert in London.

On 17 July 2025, McClure was featured as a singer on the Reverend and the Makers' single "Haircut". An official music video, directed by Nick Suchak, was released a day later. The single peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.

In 2022, McClure made a further BBC documentary featuring other Dementia gatherings and musical support groups from elsewhere in the UK, and brought her own Dementia Choir to perform with Tom Grennan before 20,000 spectators at the Splendour Festival held in Nottingham's Wollaton Hall grounds. Vicky McClure and dementia choir to perform at Splendour Festival BBC News, 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022 Vicky McClure opens up on Dementia Choir and 'magic' of Splendour Festival Nottingham Post, 13 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022

In October 2024, Evangelos Marinakis allocated to the choir a rehearsal and socialising space in the Robin Hood Suite at City Ground, Nottingham Forest football club's stadium. Forest Owner Marinakis offers Vicky McClure's 'Our Dementia Choir' new City Ground home nottinghamforest.co.uk, 3 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024

In 2013, she opened the Hogarth Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Nottingham City Hospital, and has remained an avid supporter of the Teenage Cancer Trust since.

McClure is close friends with Line of Duty stars Martin Compston, Adrian Dunbar, and writer Jed Mercurio. She has also remained close with her This is England co-stars, with many attending Thomas Turgoose's wedding in 2019. She is also friends with Perry Fitzpatrick, having worked with him on many projects over the last 20 years.

McClure was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to drama and to charity. She received the award from Charles III on 12 December 2023 at the Windsor Castle investiture ceremony. Line of Duty star Vicky McClure honoured by King at MBE ceremony BBC Sport, 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023

In August 2022, McClure was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Nottingham for her work with Our Dementia Choir, including a TV documentary. University of Nottingham honour Line of Duty star Vicky McClure for 'milestone' work on dementia ITV News, 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022 She was previously awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts by Nottingham Trent University during 2015, in recognition of her contributions to the acting profession and charitable work in Nottingham.[10] 20 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2022

• Vicky McClure at the British Film Institute