Overview

• Entertainment outlets report the actress has taken a recurring role on the BBC school drama.
• Black plays Mo McManus, introduced in the sixth episode of the current series.
• Her character is the grandmother of Noel McManus, played by Liam Scholes.
• The casting marks a move from her long-running ITV work on Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
• Black is known for Corrie's Denise Osbourne in the 1990s with later guest returns, and for Emmerdale's Joanie Dingle from 2013 until the character’s 2017 death.