Ingrid Oliver
Department: Acting
Biography
Ingrid Oliver is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver, alongside Lorna Watson, the pair having their own BBC2 sketch show for two series in 2012 and 2013. She is known for playing Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2022 she married broadcaster and author Richard Osman. Her mother is Conservative MP Jo Gideon.
Known For
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
2008
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Footprints in the Snow
2005
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014
You, Me and Him
2018
The Hustle
2019
Last Christmas
2019
Doctor Who
2005
Lead Balloon
2006
Comedy Showcase
2007
Peep Show
2003
Plebs
2013
Fixer
2008
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
Vital Signs
2006
The Magicians
2015
Doctor Who Extra
2014
Twenty Twelve
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
2010
Father Brown
2013
Beyond Paradise
2023
The Wrong Door
2008
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
Watson & Oliver
2012
The Watch
2021
Sweetpea
2024
Run Away
2026