A STAR of a Nineties sitcom looks unrecognisable in a popular drama – but can you guess who it is?
Sister Boniface Mysteries first aired in February 2022 and is a spin-off from Father Brown.
The cosy detective show sees Lorna Watson in the titular role, but the cast also includes a star from 2point4 Children, which people may not have realised until now.
The character of Mrs Clam is played by actress Belinda Lang, who starred as the mother Bill Porter in the classic BBC sitcom.
2point4 Children ran from 1991 until 1999 and followed the lives of the Porter family, a normal working-class family who regularly had their lives turned upside down by bad luck and strange occurrences.
In the show, Belinda had brunette shoulder-length hair with a fringe, but in Sister Boniface Mysteries she is unrecognisable with grey, short, curled hair and 60s-style glasses.
Since ended, Belinda has popped up in a number of popular TV shows including Doctors, My Family and Citizen Khan, but Sister Boniface Mysteries is her biggest TV role.
She has also continued to act in the in numerous productions including Ladies in Lavender, East is East and most recently, Little Women.
The cast of 2Point4 Children also included Gary Olsen, who played Bill's husband Ben, John Pickard as their son David and Clare Buckfield as their daughter Jenny from series three to eight.
Sadly, Gary died in September 2000, aged just 42 and nine months after the last episode of the show aired.
The actor had battled cancer for ten months and passed away in , where he had emigrated to following his diagnosis.
Rounding out the main cast of the show as Julia Hills, who played .
Fast-forward two decades and -like Belinda – she's still an acclaimed actress who has worked extensively across both the stage and screen.
She most recently appeared in Doctors in 2022 as well as Outnumbered and .
Many listeners of The Archers will also recognise her as Annabelle Shrivener.
Sister Boniface Mysteries is available on BritBox.
