Claire Nielson

Claire Nielson is a Scottish actress primarily known for her television roles. On television, she played the wife of the belligerent American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of Fawlty Towers, appeared as Jean 'Porridge' Carter, Geoffrey Stock's secretary, in the popular 1960s crime series Ghost [Squad (TV series)|Ghost Squad] and played the wife of Rikki Fulton's character in many sketches of the Scottish Hogmanay show Scotch and Wry from 1978 until 1992. Other TV credits include Warship, Sutherland's Law, Upstairs, [Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs], Monarch of the Glen, The [Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers], The Two Ronnies, Take The High Road, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Thriller and Taggart. She also appeared as Barbara Grant in the 1971 film version of Kidnapped, opposite Michael Caine and Trevor Howard, and an episode of ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads.''