Dorothy Ratcliffe — Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution Character Profile

About Dorothy Ratcliffe

Mother and housewife who drives the family's decision to emigrate to East Germany for socialist ideals. She renounces British citizenship, burns passports, and later joins the illegal hot air balloon escape to West Germany when the regime's authoritarian reality becomes clear.

Dorothy Ratcliffe — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Catherine Tate

Appears in

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Dorothy Ratcliffe — Family Sibling — Uncle Philip (Nigel Betts)

  Brother and sister sharing a household.

• Dorothy Ratcliffe — Family Spouse — Frank Ratcliffe (Iain Glen)

  Married couple and co-parents.

• Dorothy Ratcliffe — Family Mother — Alex Ratcliffe (Brittany Ashworth)

  Mother-daughter relationship.

• Dorothy Ratcliffe — Family Mother — Mary Ratcliffe (Jessica Barden)

  Mother-daughter relationship.

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More characters from Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

• Frank Ratcliffe (Iain Glen)
• Anna (Katharina Thalbach)
• Frau Unger (Heike Makatsch)
• Willi (Alexander Scheer)
• Mary Ratcliffe (Jessica Barden)
• Thomas (Christian Brassington)
• Alex Ratcliffe (Brittany Ashworth)
• Otto (Robert Lowe)
• Frau Glock (Ottilia Borbáth)
• Uncle Philip (Nigel Betts)
• Jerzy (Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey)
• Art Teacher (Imola Gáspár)