Anna Madeley is back on our screens in the fifth season of All Creatures Great and Small. The actress plays beloved Skeldale House matriarch, Mrs Hall, in the Channel 5 drama, which is set in 1940s Yorkshire Dales and is based on James Herriot's much-loved book series.
Anna is a familiar face in homes across the nation thanks to her roles in various major TV dramas, including Time and Mr Selfridge. But did you know that her partner is also an actor?
All to know about Anna Madeley
Anna Madeley is an actress who hails from London.
The 47-year-old, who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, is a star of the stage and screen, and has performed three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as appearing in three off-West End productions.
© Channel 5As well as starring in All Creatures Great and Small, Anna is known for her TV roles in Time, Anatomy of a Scandal, Secret Invasion and Deadwater Fell.
Her most notable film credits include Brideshead Revisited and Strawberry Fields.
All about Anna's famous partner
Anna is in a relationship with London-born actor, Geoffrey Streatfeild.
While the couple have been photographed together on the red carpet in previous years, they like to keep their romance out of the spotlight, so little is known about their relationship.
© Dan Wooller/ShutterstockGeoffrey, who was previously married to actress Nikki Amuka-Bird, is perhaps best known for portraying Calum Reed in the BBC spy drama, Spooks, as well as for playing Fergus Williams in The Thick of It.
More recently, he portrayed Tom Southern in the Netflix political drama, Anatomy of a Scandal, and Edward IV in The Hollow Crown.
© Ana Cristina Blumenkron/NetflixAs for his big-screen roles, the actor has appeared in The Other Boleyn Girl, Kinky Boots and The Lady in the Van.
Like Anna, Geoffrey also has an impressive list of stage credits, including an international tour of The History Boys, and various performances of Shakespeare plays in UK theatres, including The Merchant of Venice and Macbeth.
Who does Anna Madeley play in All Creatures Great and Small?
Anna portrays Skeldale's housekeeper Mrs Hall, who is a dear friend and confidante of the practice's owner, Siegfried Farnon, and shares close bonds with James Herriot and Tristan Farnon.
Speaking to HELLO! and other press about where we find her character in season five, Anna said Mrs Hall is "knee-deep in nappies" but is looking for more ways to help with the war effort.
© Channel 5"I think now Mrs. Hall is starting to think what's her contribution to the war? We know from her backstory that she was very active in the First World War with the Wrens," explained the actress. "So we meet a wonderful character called Bosworth, played by brilliant Jeremy Swift, who is looking for wardens to do all the closing curtains, turn the light off, all that local work," she continued.
"So she decides she wants to give that a go and she, in her mind, is the perfect person to do it, because she knows the local community really well."
