Vicky Binns

Vicky Binns
Born	Victoria Jane Binns (1982-08-27) 27 August 1982 (age 42) Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Notable work	Molly Dobbs in Coronation Street
Television	Emmerdale (1999–2003) Coronation Street (2005–2010) The Mill (2013–2014)

Victoria Jane Binns (born 27 August 1982) is an English actress, known for her two roles in the two veteran ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street.^[1] She had a lead role in Von Trapped opposite Caroline Quentin and also appeared in a couple of series of Children's Ward as a tomboy called Tash.^[1] In 1999 she played the role of Anne-Marie in the BBC drama series Nature Boy, directed by Joe Wright.^[2]

Career

Her theatre credits include: Teechers and Perfect Pitch for Hull Truck Theatre company. Alfie, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The winters Tale Bolton Octagon Singing in the Rain West End tour Early Doors Live, Abigail's Party

Binns's first major TV role was in Nature Boy, alongside Lee Ingleby and Mark Benton, she then went on to join the ITV soap Emmerdale playing the part of Ollie Reynolds for four years from 1999 to 2003. In 2004 she played alongside Caroline Quentin in Comedy Drama Von Trapped after which Binns joined the cast of Coronation Street playing Molly Dobbs. In May 2010 Binns announced that she would be leaving Coronation Street Binns said "'It's been a joy to be involved in such a fantastic storyline and it is only right that it has the explosive ending viewers are waiting for. I am very excited about playing out the rest of this plot and indeed about what the future holds. I've had an amazing time in the show and feel it's right to leave on such a high."^[3]

On 9 December 2010, at the climax of a live episode of Coronation Street, her character Molly dies from injuries sustained in the tram crash to mark the show's 50th anniversary.^[4] Comforted by her ex-lover's wife Sally Webster (played by actress Sally Dynevor)

Binns is the voice of animation 'Susie Pugh' and has gone on to play a guest lead in Casualty for the BBC and True Crime for ITV and Moving On BBC. She appeared in both Series of hard hitting Period Drama The Mill for Channel 4. She has toured the hugely popular West End production of Singin' in the Rain, as antagonist Lina Lamont.^[5][6] Her other theatre credits include J.B. Priestley's I've been here before at the Jermyn Street Theatre; Hatched and Dispatched at The Park Theatre; To Kill a Mocking Bird directed by Elizabeth Newman;^[6] and The Winters Tale directed for the second time by David Thacker. Her latest Theatre role has seen her play the part of pub regular June in Early Doors alongside Craig Cash and Phil Mealey who also wrote the series.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Type	Role	Notes
1998–1999	Children's Ward	TV	Tash	Series regular
1999–2003	Emmerdale	TV	Ollie Reynolds	Series regular, 241 episodes
2000	Nature Boy	TV	Anne-Marie	Credited as Victoria Binns
2004	Von Trapped	TV	Tammy-Jade	TV movie
2005–2010	Coronation Street	TV	Molly Dobbs	Series regular, 452 episodes
2011	Casualty	TV	Angela Simmons	1 episode: "Sanctuary"
2012	Crime Stories	TV	Cathy Foster	1 episode
2013–2014	The Mill	TV	Martha	Regular role
2016	Moving On	TV	Chris Howley	1 episode
2018	Doctors	TV	Sue MacKenzie	1 episode
2023	Black Mirror	TV	Julie	1 episode

Stage

Year	Title	Role
2021	Early Doors: Live	June

References

1. O'Hara, Sarah; Lally, Kate (10 June 2022). "Corrie Molly Dobbs star's life now after drastic career change". Liverpool Echo.
2. "Hot cakes to hot pants". Manchester Evening News. 7 January 2008.
3. "Binns leaving 'Coronation Street'". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2010.
4. "Second Corrie anniversary death confirmed". 9 December 2010.
5. "Maxwell Caulfield and Vicky Binns chat to Gerry Kelly (Pt 1)" – via www.youtube.com.
6. "Coronation Street star started teaching in primary schools during lockdown". News and Star.

External links

• Vicky Binns at IMDb