<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress, singer - songwriter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2004--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Charlotte Ritchie (born 29 August 1989) is a British actress and singer - songwriter . She is a member of the classical crossover band All Angels . She has been a main cast member in Channel 4's Fresh Meat and the BBC's Siblings . From January 2015 she joined the cast of the BBC's Call the Midwife, playing Barbara Gilbert . </P> <P> Charlotte Ritchie was educated at James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich, South London and she joined Youth Music Theatre UK and its production of Red Hunter in 2005 . She finished a degree in English and Drama at the University of Bristol whilst filming Fresh Meat . </P>

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