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Mary Hignett (1915–1980)

Trivia:

Her final TV role was as Mrs Hall, the cook and housekeeper in "All Creatures Great And Small" from 1978-1980. When a Christmas special of "All Creatures Great And Small" was made in 1983 (three years after her death), it included a poignant shot of a photograph of Mrs Hall, as James, Siegfried, Tristan and Helen remembered "absent friends".

Born:

in UK

Died:

(age 64)

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Filmography

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1978-1980 All Creatures Great and Small (TV series)
Mrs. Hall / Mrs Hall
Will to Live (1980) … Mrs. Hall
Home and Away (1980) … Mrs. Hall
 
1968-1979 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Digby
The Winter Ladies (1979) … Miss Digby
 
1977 The Lively Arts (TV series)
Superioress in 'Teresa'
A Portrait of Sean O'Faolain (1977) … Superioress in 'Teresa'
 
1975 The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (TV series)
Chief Superintendent's Wife
It's Quiet Midweek (1975) … Chief Superintendent's Wife
 
1974 Warship (TV series)
Mrs. Beaumont
Nothing to Starboard (1974) … Mrs. Beaumont
 
1972 The Edwardians (TV mini-series)
Lady Langattock
Mr. Rolls and Mr. Royce (1972) … Lady Langattock
 
1972 Demons of the Mind
Matronly Woman
 
1972 The Venturers (TV movie)
Beryl
 
1972 The Befrienders (TV series)
Fletcher
A Case of No Resolution (1972) … Fletcher
 
1971 The Corpse
Servant
 
1971 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Mrs. Owen
Ground Level (1971) … Mrs. Owen
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Miss Power
The Dead (1971) … Miss Power
 
1970 The Sinners (TV mini-series)
Reverend Mother
The Mad Lomasneys (1970) … Reverend Mother
 
1970 Confession (TV series)
Magistrate
Just as the Sun Was Rising (1970) … Magistrate
 
1970 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Mrs. Morton
The Door of Opportunity (1970) … Mrs. Morton
 
1970 Doomwatch (TV series)
Mrs. Adams
 
1963-1970 Z Cars (TV series)
Alice Hudson / Mrs. Jenkins / Mrs. Reynolds / …
Nice Bit O' Stuff: Part 1 (1970) … Mrs. Yorke
The Great Art Robbery: Part 2 (1967) … Alice Hudson
Brotherly Love (1965) … Mrs. Reynolds
Matter of Conviction (1963) … Mrs. Jenkins
 
1969 Counterstrike (TV series)
Bessie Collier
All That Glistens (1969) … Bessie Collier
 
1969 The Dustbinmen (TV series)
Mrs. Ibbotson / Mrs. Ibbotson.
Episode #1.6 (1969) … Mrs. Ibbotson
Episode #1.5 (1969) … Mrs. Ibbotson
Episode #1.2 (1969) … Mrs. Ibbotson.
 
1969 The First Lady (TV series)
Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1969)
 
1968 Softly Softly (TV series)
Miss Arnold
Minor Incident (1968) … Miss Arnold
 
1968 A Man of our Times (TV series)
Mrs. Carr
You Know Who Your Friends Are (1968) … Mrs. Carr
Which Side Are You On? (1968) … Mrs. Carr
The Name of the Man (1968) … Mrs. Carr
 
1967 Coronation Street (TV series)
May Trickett
Episode #1.717 (1967) … May Trickett
 
1967 Champion House (TV series)
Mrs. Addison
Sonata for a Solo Fiddle (1967) … Mrs. Addison
 
1964-1967 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Ida / Mrs. Sandeman
Cause for Alarm (1967) … Mrs. Sandeman
Death of a Breadwinner (1964) … Ida
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Mrs. Robinson
The Playground (1967) … Mrs. Robinson
 
1967 Mr. Rose (TV series)
Millie
The Avenging Angel (1967) … Millie
 
1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series)
Woman in hat
Crabbe's Practice (1967) … Woman in hat
 
1967 Prehistoric Women
Mrs. Hammond
 
1966 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
Patient
A Vintage Year for Scoundrels (1966) … Patient
 
1955-1965 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Ada Green / Chairman of Magistrates / Edna Gossage / …
All Clear (1965) … Mrs. Weatherall
A Friend in Need (1964) … Mrs. Walters
The Switch (1963) … Mrs. Venables
Time Bomb (1963) … Mrs. Bridgeman
The Milkman Knocks on Friday (1962) … Edna Gossage
 
1965 The Wednesday Thriller (TV series)
Hilda
The Lift (1965) … Hilda
 
1964 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Mrs. Weatherby
Women in Crisis #3: My Grandmother (1964) … Mrs. Weatherby
 
1964 Silas Marner (TV series)
Mrs. Kimble
A Gleam of Gold (1964) … Mrs. Kimble
A Strange Disappearance (1964) … Mrs. Kimble
A Marriage Concealed (1964) … Mrs. Kimble
A New Life (1964) … Mrs. Kimble
 
1963 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Matron
Clean Sweep (1963) … Matron
 
1962 Value for Money (TV movie)
Mrs. Perkins
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Mrs. Sowter
 
1961 The Seven Faces of Jim (TV series)
Nurse
The Face of Dedication (1961) … Nurse
 
1961 The First Gentleman (TV movie)
Princess Augusta
 
1960 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Mrs. Marjorie Chapman
Episode #1.326 (1960) … Mrs. Marjorie Chapman
Episode #1.325 (1960) … Mrs. Marjorie Chapman
Episode #1.323 (1960) … Mrs. Marjorie Chapman
Episode #1.322 (1960) … Mrs. Marjorie Chapman
Episode #1.321 (1960) … Mrs. Marjorie Chapman
 
1959 The Moonstone (TV series)
Mrs. Threadgall
Episode #1.2 (1959) … Mrs. Threadgall
 
1958-1959 Whack-O! (TV series)
Headmistress / Mrs. Mortlake
Episode #4.3 (1959) … Mrs. Mortlake
Episode #3.5 (1958) … Headmistress
 
1959 The Infamous John Friend (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Rayner
Episode #1.6 (1959) … Mrs. Rayner
Episode #1.5 (1959) … Mrs. Rayner
 
1959 The Budds of Paragon Row (TV series)
Mrs. Budd
Proud of Them (1959) … Mrs. Budd
Trouble Brewing (1959) … Mrs. Budd
The Accident (1959) … Mrs. Budd
The Neighbours Meet Vicky and Mal (1959) … Mrs. Budd
 
1956 Jane Eyre (TV series)
Lady Ingram
Episode #1.3 (1956) … Lady Ingram
Episode #1.2 (1956) … Lady Ingram
 
1938 The Rivals (TV movie)
Julia
 

Related Videos

All Creatures Great and Small: :  -- Clip: Do I look so smug? Prehistoric Women -- Trailer for this film about a gang of primeval women
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1938) She acted in Richard Brisley Sheridan's play, "The Rivals," at the Holborn Theatre in London, England with Roy Byford, Buena Bent, Lesley Wareing, John Laurie, Norman Wooland, George Benson, Sydney Bromley, Hugh Burden, and Cherry Cottrell in the cast. Baliol Holloway was director.

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Her final TV role was as Mrs Hall, the cook and housekeeper in "All Creatures Great And Small" from 1978-1980. When a Christmas special of "All Creatures Great And Small" was made in 1983 (three years after her death), it included a poignant shot of a photograph of Mrs Hall, as James, Siegfried, Tristan and Helen remembered "absent friends". See more »