Baptiste on BBC last week saw cast member Edward Stratton (played by Tom Hollander) have a tense phone call with Clare (Clare Calbraith), a woman we assume to be his ex-wife. Clare Calbraith, who plays Clare, appeared in Downton Abbey, Vera and Heartbeat among other TV and film roles. Baptiste fans may find out more about who Claire and the rest of the cast are on Baptiste tonight (Sunday, February 24), which airs at 9pm on BBC One. Related articles Baptiste on BBC cast: Who is in the cast of Baptiste? Baptiste on BBC location: Where is Baptiste filmed? Where is it set? Who plays Clare on Baptiste? Clare is played by 45-year-old British actress Clare Calbraith. The character has so far only appeared briefly in Baptiste as a woman that Stratton talks to on the phone. Radio Times described her as: “A woman Edward used to be close to, but until Natalie goes missing they hadn’t spoken for two years.” We might not know much about Clare, but the actress who plays her may be familiar to regular TV viewers. HOW MANY EPISODES ARE IN BAPTISTE? Claire Calbraith plays Clare in Baptiste (Image: BBC) The actress has had leading roles in a number of TV shows of recent years, including Little Boy Blue, Requiem and Home Fires. She made her onscreen debut, however, in Black Cab, a series of 10 short films all set in the eponymous vehicle in 2000. Her next TV role was in long-running retro ITV drama Heartbeat. From 2001-2, over 40 episodes of the 1960s-set drama, she appeared as local GP Dr Tricia Summerbee. WHO PLAYS GREG IN BAPTISTE? Related articles Baptiste spoilers: Fans gobsmacked by killer twist Baptiste on BBC episode 2: What will happen in Measure of a Man? Clare Calbraith was also in the cast of Requiem (Image: BBC) Her next regular role was in the BBC’s Newcastle set crime drama 55 Degrees North. The next few years saw her appear in arcs of Eastenders, Coronation Street, Holby City and Doctors. Calbraith had a busy 2011, appearing in the main casts of both Downton Abbey as maid Jane Moorsum and in acclaimed drama The Shadow Line. The following year she joined the cast of Vera as DC Rebecca “Shep” Shepherd and appeared in her first film, indie movie Neighbors. WHO STARS IN BAPTISTE? Clare Clabraith played the lead role in Home Fires (Image: ITV) In 2015, she took the lead role in ITV war drama Home Fires for two seasons. Two years later, she appeared as the senior prosecutor in Little Boy Blue as well as two episodes of ITV’s Broken. Last year, she appeared as PC Graves in BBC drama Requiem and appeared in an episode of Netflix sci-fi drama The Innocents. Baptiste is the only projects Calbraith has announced for 2019 so far, though she is sure to pop up in more TV drama at some point in the year. Baptiste airs Sundays at 9pm on BBC OneAll rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility