
Claire Nielson
Biography
Claire Nielson (née Isbister) was 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 and played the wife of Rikki Fulton's character in many sketches of the Scottish Hogmanay show Scotch and Wry from 1978 until 1993. Other TV credits include Warship, Sutherland's Law, Upstairs, Downstairs, Monarch of the Glen, 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.

Scotch & Wry
1986

Orkney
1971

Double Scotch & Wry
1987

Degree of Uncertainty
1979

The Crazy Kill
1975

Rikki
2024

The Kitchen
1961

Triple Scotch & Wry
1990

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976

A Is for Acid
2002

Kidnapped
1971

Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
1992

The Wild Affair
1965

Backfire!
1962