Lori Wells

Wells made her television debut in 1970. She performed as a singer, with The Brothers, on the BBC light entertainment programme, The Good Old Days.^[1] Her debut album, I Gotcha!, was self-released and consists of 16 songs. Mike Berry, The Peter Husband Sound, Mike Ibbetson, her former husband Jack Wells, and Brian Ibbetson are credited on the album.^[2]

Wells portrayed Brenda, a check-out assistant at Harrison's Supermarket, for one episode of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, in 1972.^[3]

Wells was praised for her performance as Sandra, the battleaxe daughter, in Kisses at Fifty, a 1973 episode of the BBC television anthology drama series Play for Today.^[4][5] Kisses at Fifty was repeated on BBC Two in 1993, as part of the BBC One anthology series The Wednesday Play, and again in 2024.^[4] She portrayed Sadie in Leeds United!, in 1974.^[6]

Wells portrayed Brenda in the BBC police procedural series Z-Cars, in an episode, "Bowman", broadcast in 1973.^[7]

Wells portrayed Alice Marsh in the ITV sitcom Get Some In! from 1975 to 1978. The series focused on National service life in the Royal Air Force. Her character, Alice, is constantly irritated by her husband's lack of advancement in the RAF, but she is a kind-hearted woman and is good to the recruits, much to the irritation of Corporal Percy Marsh (Tony Selby). Alice left her husband during the fourth series, only to return to him in the end. The series was written by [John] Esmonde and [Bob] Larbey, regularly attracted 15 million viewers and was one of a number of shows from that decade to have never been repeated.^[8]

Wells made her radio debut in the BBC Radio 2 programme, Variety Club, in 1979.^[9]

Wells made a second appearance in Coronation Street, when she portrayed Pauline Jarvis, a customer of Ray Langton's building firm, for two episodes in 1982.^[3]

Wells made her final appearance in Coronation Street, when she portrayed Kath Goodwin, a relief barmaid at the Rovers Return Inn, for six episodes in 1984. She was credited as Lori Wells Keefe in this role.^[3]

Wells portrayed Jean Denton in the BBC One police procedural drama series Juliet Bravo. The episode, "Reasons for Leaving", was broadcast in 1985.^[10]

Wells appeared as herself in the 1991 television film, Classic Coronation Street.^[3]

Wells portrayed Belle in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. The episode, "Magic and the Morris Minor", was broadcast in 2000.^[11]

Wells voiced Shirley in the BBC Radio 4 radio drama Afternoon Play: Coming down the Mountain as part of Drama.^[12]