The Long Call stars Sarah Gordy - but how did she become famous?
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Sarah Gordy returns as Katie in BBC One’s Ralph & Katie spin-off

Sarah has been a pioneering actress for over a decade

Sarah Gordy reprises her role as Katie in The A Word spin-off Ralph & Katie.

The actress first appeared in the BBC show as the girlfriend of Ralph Wilson.

The BBC One spin-off now follows the newlyweds as they embark on a new life together.

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Here’s everything you need to know about Ralph & Katie actress Sarah Gordy, and where you’ve seen her before.

The Long Call stars Sarah Gordy - but how did she become famous?
Sarah starred as Lucy in The Long Call (Credit: ITV)

Who plays Katie Wilson in Ralph & Katie?

Actress Sarah Gordy portrays Katie Wilson in BBC One series Ralph & Katie.

She reprises the role she first played in series 3 of The A Word.

Katie first appeared in 2020 as the new girlfriend of Ralph Wilson.

The pair married in a sweet ceremony at the end of The A Word series 3.

Who did Sarah Gordy play in The A Word and Ralph & Katie?

Sarah became a household name in 2019 when she joined the cast of hit BBC One drama, The A Word.

Katie’s storyline with Ralph and their subsequent wedding melted the hearts of viewers up and down the UK.

The characters became so popular, they even got their own spin-off series.

The BBC says Ralph & Katie will track their first year of married life.

Each 30-minute episode will feature a different story focusing on the domestic challenges faced by the newlyweds who both have Down’s syndrome.

The Long Call stars Sarah Gordy - but how did she become famous?
Sarah Gordy won an army of fans playing Katie in The A Word (Credit: BBC)

What else has Ralph & Katie star Sarah Gordy been in?

Away from The A Word and Ralph & Katie, Sarah has forged a pioneering career.

She started her career in acting with an appearance in BBC drama Peak Practice.

In 2010, Sarah then landed the role of Lady Pamela Holland in BBC One’s Upstairs Downstairs.

Later, in 2014, Sarah popped up in Call The Midwife.

Sarah played Sally Harper, a young woman with Down’s syndrome who fell pregnant to a man with cerebral palsy.

Creator Heidi Thomas said she wanted to highlight attitudes to those with physical and intellectual disabilities in the 1950s.

In 2021, Sarah Gordy played Lucy in the ITV crime drama The Long Call.

Who was Sarah Gordy’s character Lucy in The Long Call?

Viewers will also know Sarah Gordy for being one of the breakout stars of The Long Call on ITV1.

In The Long Call, Sarah played Lucy Craddle – a young woman who worked at The Woodyard and was somehow linked to murder victim Simon Walden.

Lucy also had a very over-protective dad called Maurice, who had made it clear that he would stop at nothing to make sure she didn’t come to harm.

The Long Call stars Sarah Gordy - but how did she become famous?

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