Val McDermid

Birthday: 4 June 1955, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK

Val McDermid was born on June 4, 1955 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. She is a writer and actress, known for Wire in the Blood (2002), 4 garçons dans la nuit (2010) and Wire in the Blood.

[on psychopath Jacko Vance in Wire in the Blood (2002)] People often asked me where I had got the in...Show more »

[on psychopath Jacko Vance in Wire in the Blood (2002)] People often asked me where I had got the inspiration for the character. They never guessed it was Savile [Jimmy Savile]. For a start, Jacko is handsome and charming. I assume Savile didn't recognise himself in that description. He was a deeply unpleasant man. He was all smiles and laughter for the audience but as soon as we were alone, he was different. Savile was very much in the front of my mind when I was creating Jacko. Show less «

Val McDermid's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (37)

Football Focus - Season 23

Have I Got News for You - Season 67

Question Time - Season 45

Only Connect - Season 19

Have I Got News for You - Season 65

Have I Got News for You - Season 66

Richard Osmans House of Games - Season 7

Imagine - Season 34

Pointless Celebrities - Season 16

Mastermind - Season 50

Only Connect - Season 18

Have I Got News for You - Season 64

Have I Got News for You - Season 63

Traces - Season 2

Only Connect - Season 17

Have I Got News for You - Season 61

Have I Got News for You - Season 62

Only Connect - Season 16

Have I Got News for You - Season 60

Have I Got News for You - Season 59

Frankie Boyles Tour of Scotland - Season 1

Only Connect - Season 15

Have I Got News for You - Season 58

Have I Got News for You - Season 57

Traces - Season 1

Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland - Season 1

Only Connect - Season 14

Have I Got News for You - Season 55

Have I Got News for You - Season 56

Only Connect - Season 13

Have I Got News for You - Season 54

Wire in the Blood - Season 6

Wire in the Blood - Season 4

Wire in the Blood - Season 5

Wire in the Blood - Season 3

Wire in the Blood - Season 2

Wire in the Blood - Season 1

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