
Andrea Gibb
Gibb was born in Greenock, Scotland. She studied drama and sociology at Glasgow University and then did a post-graduate teaching degree at Manchester Polytechnic before going on to do an acting course at the Drama Studio London. She acted regularly in theatre and television before she started writing. Her most high-profile role was as Deirdre, Calum Buchanan's girlfriend in All Creatures Great and Small. "When I was doing All Creatures, I had absolutely no desire, no intention, no belief that I could write," recalled Gibb in 2016. "It never occurred to me, and it was never something I imagined myself doing in the future. My writing career just happened, almost accidentally, and now I don't act very much at all. Occasionally I'll do the odd short film for a friend. I did a theatre job about three years ago that I absolutely loved. I miss actors and I miss that sense of camaraderie. You become a family." "I had just moved from London up to Liverpool because my partner at the time was made the associate director of the Everyman Theatre, so I moved with him. I was doing a fair bit of acting in the North West around Liverpool, including at the Everyman, but I still had a London agent, …
Acting
- 1987Life Without GeorgeSamantha1 ep.
- 1978All Creatures Great and SmallDeirdre McEwan14 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025Miss AustenExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2022MayfliesWriter2 ep.
- 2012Call the MidwifeWriter2 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1988All Creatures Great and SmallDeidre Buchanan, Deirdre McEwan14 ep.
- 1989Life Without GeorgeSamantha1 ep.