Bleak House: Who's Who

Mrs. Jellyby Mrs. Jellyby
A woman involved in many good causes and charities, but who neglects her large family.

Liza Tarbuck trained at the National Youth Theatre and then at RADA. Her varied career has ranged from roles in dramas like Linda Green to hosting shows such as The Big Breakfast and Without Prejudice. The daughter of comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, her TV credits stretch back to the mid-1980s when she starred in the sitcom Watching. Tarbuck was last seen on Masterpiece Theatre as Mrs. Barrymore in The Hound of the Baskervilles.