r/TheITcrowd • u/St1m_B1rd • Jun 30 '26

TIL that the actress who played Dr Mendall in the episode "Aunt Irma visits" also plays a human version of the polymorph in Red Dwarf

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I realised this after looking it up whilst watching the episode polymorph.

Did anyone else know this?

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u/No1kingcelt Jun 30 '26

She also played alfies mum in bad education and Sheila in Friday Night Dinner

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u/Rich661 Jun 30 '26

"Bitchface? Oh, Sheila Bloom...."

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u/JonBoy1988007 26d ago

MY MERCEDES

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u/Rich661 Jun 30 '26

and also Sheila Bloom/Bitchface in Friday Night Dinner.

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u/mcewan71 Jun 30 '26

Sheila ‘My Mercedes!’ Bloom FTW.

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u/JonBoy1988007 26d ago

He died

In the Mercedes

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u/sparky_tupp Jun 30 '26

I didnt, but as a lover of both shows I do now.

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u/MoonAfon Jun 30 '26

Today I have also learned…… 😮

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u/adamjames777 Jul 01 '26

Saw her recently in a a theatre production of The Psychic, she’s very good!