Amanda Barrie is a British actress who first gained attention in the 1960s with roles in the classic Carry On films, including Carry On Cabby (1963) and Carry On Cleo (1964), where she played Cleopatra. On television, she became a household name as Alma Baldwin in Coronation Street , appearing regularly from the 1980s to 2001. After leaving the soap, she joined the cast of Bad Girls as Bev Tull, adding another memorable role to her career. She has also made guest appearances in shows such as Are You Being Served? , Doctors , and Benidorm . Amanda Barrie is our guest in episode 536 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again . Amanda Barrie’s autobiography, I'm Still Here: My 90 Years, is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/im-still-here/amanda-barrie/9781917439367 . Follow Amanda Barrie on Twitter/X : @amandabarrie11 . Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram : @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter /X & Facebook : @MyTCpod . Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter /X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens . Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions . Music by Pass The Peas Music . Artwork by matthewboxall.com . This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com . All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
