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Josephine Tewson

Nacimiento : 1931-02-26, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Muerte : 2022-08-18

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Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 - 18 August 2022) was a British stage and television character actress. She is best known for her roles in popular and long-running British television sitcoms, such as Elizabeth "Liz" Warden, one of the long-suffering neighbours of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95), and Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (2003–10). She was formerly married to Leonard Rossiter.

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The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

Self

Programme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank manager but went on to become one of the country's favourite comedy stars. Ben Elton, Michael Grade, David Renwick and Josephine Tewson are among friends and colleagues who remember his genius. Famed as one half of the Two Ronnies and the likeable convict Fletcher in Porridge, he was also a prolific writer and admired actor in serious roles.

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Elizabeth Warden

Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes.

Wilt

Miss Leuchars

Comedia que adapta la popular novela de Tom Sharpe. Henry Wilt (Griff Rhys Jones) es un tímido profesor de un conflictivo instituto de formación profesional a punto de ser adquirido por los japoneses. En una obra de construcción de al lado del centro escolar, aparece un cuerpo del que se sospecha que es la mujer del propio Wilt, quien se convertirá en el principal inculpado del asesinato.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Peasant Woman/Older Lady/Mother in Law

The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler.

Gabrielle and the Doodleman

Mrs. Briggs / Fairy Godmother

A wheelchair bound little girl gets involved with characters from her computer game that help her though a difficult time.

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

Miss Hoskins

John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the "bionic" grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson.

A Coffin for the Bride

Yvonne

Mark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them after the honeymoon. That all changes when he falls for cool blonde Stella McKenzie. He considers giving up his life of crime and finally marrying for love. The only obstacles in his way are a lawyer who suspects the truth, and temptation in the form of the perfect target for one more kill...

The Troublesome Double

Mrs. Wentworth

Egghead creates a robot double of his sister.