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Sarah Manners (born 25 August 1975) is an English actress, known for her roles as Joanna Helm in the BBC soap opera Doctors and Bex Reynolds in Casualty.

Sarah Manners
Manners at the 2011 Inside Soap Awards
Born	Sarah Manners (1975-08-25) 25 August 1975 (age 47) Birmingham, England
Education	King Edward VI Handsworth
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Television	Doctors Casualty
Spouse	Ben O'Sullivan ​ (m. 2003⁠–⁠2009)​

Early and personal life

Manners was educated at King Edward VI Handsworth, Birmingham.[1] She married computer salesman Ben O'Sullivan, in 2003 at Lickey, Worcestershire. Manners revealed in an interview that the two had divorced in 2009. She said, "We spent 10 years together and are still close. He's a lovely man".[2]

Career

Manners began her career in 1997, appearing in one episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2000, Manners received the role of Joanna Helm in the BBC soap opera Doctors. Of her role she said, "I got the best storylines in the world in Doctors, my nan died of a brain tumour then it came out I killed her. I went mad and was addicted to anti-depressants, forged signatures and tried to kill myself".[3] She later went on to appear in K.C. Gregory in Sky One's Mile High and Bex Reynolds in the BBC medical drama Casualty. In 2004, it was announced that Manners was to participate in the second series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. She was paired with dancer Brendan Cole and the pair finished in sixth place. She starred in a reconstruction for a documentary called True Crime Stories: Tracie Andrews – Blood on her hands. She played Tracie Andrews alongside James Daffern in 2002.

Manners appeared in ITV1's The Bill, as Kirsty Knight.[2] After six months on-screen it was announced that the show was to be cancelled.[2] Of this she said, "I’m heartbroken. Not just for myself, but for everyone on the show. It’s a real loss for the industry. Everyone is really upset about it". All the big wigs came down to break the news to us at a meeting. We knew straight away when we saw the look on their faces. But what can you do? C’est la vie! I’ve had a fabulous time and we’re trying to remain positive. We’ve enjoyed every last minute of filming and had a laugh. I'm proud to be part of the last cast of The Bill".[2] Of her time on the show she said, "I loved all the action and the stunts on The Bill, and the subject matter – it’s a lot more serious than some of the TV I’ve done. In Casualty I had a rape storyline, but mainly I’ve been the light relief, so this has been a nice change".[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	EastEnders	Airport Attendant	1 episode
1998	Sugar, Sugar	Sugar Sugar	1 episode
1998	Touch and Go	Sue	1 episode
2000–2001	Doctors	Joanna Helm	Series regular; 157 episodes
2002	Real Crime	Tracie Andrews	1 episode
2001	Combat Sheep		1 episode
2001	Hollyoaks: Movin' On	Sam Marsden	1 episode
2003	Mile High	K.C. Gregory	12 episodes
2003	The Afternoon Play	Dawn	1 episode
2003–2005	Casualty	Bex Reynolds	107 episodes
2004	Holby City	Bex Reynolds	1 episode
2006	Mayo	Laurie Voss	1 episode
2009	To Cancer and Beyond	Alexandra	1 episode
2010	The Bill	Kirsty Knight	19 episodes
2013	The Job Lot	Jane	1 episode
2015	Identicals	Janet Phone Voice	Film; voice role
2016	Sisters	Daryl	Short film
2019	7 Days: The Story of Blind Dave Heeley	Debbie Heeley	Film

References

External links

• Sarah Manners at IMDb

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