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1. Anorak of Fire (1998) (TV) .... Old lady in chemist
2. "Heartbeat" .... Ma Lines (1 episode, 1998)
   ... aka "Classic Heartbeat" (UK: rerun title)
       - Unconsidered Trifles (1998) TV episode .... Ma Lines
3. Mr. White Goes to Westminster (1997) (TV) .... The parrot lady
4. "The Bill" .... Elderly Woman / ... (3 episodes, 1989-1997)
       - Hot Plastic (1997) TV episode .... Mrs. Royle
       - Attitudes (1990) TV episode .... Elderly Woman
       - Pick Up (1989) TV episode .... Old Woman
5. "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman" .... Neighbour (1 episode, 1997)
       - Sacrifice (1997) TV episode .... Neighbour
6. Trial & Retribution (1997) (TV) .... Enid Marsh
7. "Casualty" .... Gemma Collins / ... (3 episodes, 1988-1997)
       - Private Lives (1997) TV episode .... Gemma Collins
       - Hide and Seek (1991) TV episode .... Pauline Dodwell
       - Inferno (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Dennis
8. "The Peter Principle" .... Mrs. Parkes (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
   ... aka "The Boss" (USA)
       - Health Matters (1997) TV episode .... Mrs. Parkes
       - Sex, Lies and Videotape (1997) TV episode .... Mrs. Parkes
       - Pilot (1995) TV episode .... Mrs. Parkes
9. "Jonathan Creek" .... Mrs. Rokesmith (1 episode, 1997)
       - Jack in the Box (1997) TV episode .... Mrs. Rokesmith
10. The Ice House (1997) (TV) .... Mrs Ledbetter
11. The Missing Postman (1997) (TV) .... Mrs Atherton
12. "A Touch of Frost" .... Mrs. Way (1 episode, 1997)
        - Penny for the Guy (1997) TV episode .... Mrs. Way
13. "Game-On" .... Woman with Dog (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka "Game On" (UK: new title)
        - Heavy Bondage & Custard Creams (1996) TV episode .... Woman with Dog
14. Lord of Misrule (1996) (TV) .... Old lady
15. "The Fast Show" .... Old Woman in Tailor Shop (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka "Brilliant!" (USA: cable TV title)
        - Oh (1996) TV episode .... Old Woman in Tailor Shop
16. "As Time Goes By" .... Mrs. Teape (1 episode, 1996)
        - At Death's Door (1996) TV episode .... Mrs. Teape
17. Crossing the Floor (1996) (TV) .... Old Lady
18. "Pie in the Sky" .... Hilary Smallwood (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
        - Black Pudding (1995) TV episode .... Hilary Smallwood
        - Undesirable Elements (1994) TV episode .... Hilary Smallwood
19. "Lovejoy" .... Oxfam Lady (1 episode, 1994)
        - Somewhere: Over the Rainbow? (1994) TV episode .... Oxfam Lady
20. Staggered (1994) .... Elderly Woman
    ... aka Mad Wedding
21. "Absolutely Fabulous" .... Old Woman (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka "Ab Fab" (Australia: short title)
        - Poor (1994) TV episode .... Old Woman
22. "Body & Soul" .... Sister Aelred (5 episodes, 1993)
        - Episode #1.6 (1993) TV episode .... Sister Aelred
        - Episode #1.5 (1993) TV episode .... Sister Aelred
        - Episode #1.3 (1993) TV episode .... Sister Aelred
        - Episode #1.2 (1993) TV episode .... Sister Aelred
        - Episode #1.1 (1993) TV episode .... Sister Aelred
23. Resnick: Rough Treatment (1993) (TV) .... Mrs. Smythe
24. "Harry Enfield's Television Programme" (1 episode, 1992)
        - Episode #2.6 (1992) TV episode
25. "Specials" (1 episode, 1991)
        - Episode #1.4 (1991) TV episode
26. "Inspector Morse" .... Rose Lapsley (1 episode, 1991)
        - Second Time Around (1991) TV episode .... Rose Lapsley
27. "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" .... Mary Woodhouse (1 episode, 1990)
        - Put on by Cunning (1990) TV episode .... Mary Woodhouse
28. "El C.I.D." .... Flower lady (1 episode, 1990)
        - Copping Out (1990) TV episode .... Flower lady
    
    
29. "The Nineteenth Hole" .... Mrs. Fairfax (1 episode, 1989)
        - Episode #1.3 (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Fairfax
30. "Press Gang" .... Colin's Aunt (1 episode, 1989)
        - Deadline (1989) TV episode .... Colin's Aunt
31. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... Coffee Stall Owner (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (UK: complete title)
    ... aka "Poirot" (Australia)
        - The Third Floor Flat (1989) TV episode .... Coffee Stall Owner
32. First and Last (1989) (TV) .... Lady in Cafeteria
33. Shalom Joan Collins (1989) (TV) .... Elsa
34. "Wyatt's Watchdogs" (1 episode, 1988)
        - Getting Out and Spreading the Word (1988) TV episode
35. "The Bretts" .... Maeve Brett / ... (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
        - Grand Finale (1988) TV episode .... Maeve Brett
        - The Actress and the Bishop (1987) TV episode .... Maeve Brett
        - Moving Pictures (1987) TV episode .... Maeve Brett
        - Full House (1987) TV episode .... Maeve
36. "Never Say Die" .... Muriel (4 episodes, 1987)
        - Episode #1.6 (1987) TV episode .... Muriel
        - Episode #1.5 (1987) TV episode .... Muriel
        - Episode #1.3 (1987) TV episode .... Muriel
        - Episode #1.1 (1987) TV episode .... Muriel
37. "Hot Metal" .... Old Woman (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Tell-Tale Head (1986) TV episode .... Old Woman
38. "Dead Head" .... Mrs. Evans (1 episode, 1986)
        - The War Room (1986) TV episode .... Mrs. Evans
39. The Wicked Lady (1983) .... Moll Skelton
40. "Juliet Bravo" .... Gladys (1 episode, 1982)
        - Amateur Night (1982) TV episode .... Gladys
41. "Play for Today" .... Barmaid / ... (5 episodes, 1974-1982)
        - Willie's Last Stand (1982) TV episode .... Mother-in-law
        - Nina (1978) TV episode .... Mother
        - Buffet (1976) TV episode .... Barmaid
        - Funny Farm (1975) TV episode .... Joyce
        - Penda's Fen (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Kings
42. "Strangers" .... Mrs. Gardner (1 episode, 1980)
        - You Can't Win 'Em All (1980) TV episode .... Mrs. Gardner
43. "Holding the Fort" .... Mrs. Boothroyd (1 episode, 1980)
        - Over a Barrel (1980) TV episode .... Mrs. Boothroyd
    
    
44. "Target" .... Mrs. Templeton (1 episode, 1978)
        - Fringe Banking (1978) TV episode .... Mrs. Templeton
45. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) .... Enid
46. "People Like Us" .... Mrs. Curtis (1 episode, 1978)
        - Hungry Men Are Angry Men (1978) TV episode .... Mrs. Curtis
47. "Love for Lydia" .... Mrs. O'Keefe (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Episode #1.7 (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. O'Keefe
        - Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. O'Keefe
48. "London Belongs to Me" .... Mrs. Marble (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode #1.7 (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Marble
49. "Public Eye" .... Mrs. Palmer (1 episode, 1975)
        - How About a Cup of Tea? (1975) TV episode .... Mrs. Palmer
50. "Upstairs, Downstairs" .... Mrs. Speedwell (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Glorious Dead (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Speedwell
51. "Softly Softly" .... Gran Browell (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Softly, Softly: Task Force" (UK: new title)
        - Little Boy Blue (1974) TV episode .... Gran Browell
52. "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" .... Aunt Kitty (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Shape of Things to Come (1974) TV episode .... Aunt Kitty
53. "Menace" .... Mrs. Upwood (1 episode, 1973)
        - Comfortable Words (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Upwood
54. "Z Cars" .... Customer / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1973)
        - Bowman (1973) TV episode .... Customer
        - You Worry Too Much, Charlie: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Edna Dodd
55. "Van der Valk" .... Receptionist (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Adventurer (1972) TV episode .... Receptionist
    
    
56. "Hadleigh" .... Mrs. Maxwell (1 episode, 1969)
        - For Those in Peril (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Maxwell
57. "Mystery and Imagination" .... Mrs. Hoskins (1 episode, 1968)
        - Dracula (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Hoskins
58. "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" .... Mrs. Maddocks / ... (2 episodes, 1967)
        - Come Back, Little Willie (1967) TV episode .... Mrs. Maddocks
        - The Greatest Burden (1967) TV episode .... Mrs. Murray
59. "Comedy Playhouse" .... Karina Tabor (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Old Campaigner (1967) TV episode .... Karina Tabor
60. "The Avengers" .... Mrs. Baker (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Undertakers (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Baker
61. "The Old Curiosity Shop" .... Mrs. Garland (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Episode #1.13 (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Garland
        - Episode #1.5 (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Garland
        - Episode #1.4 (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Garland
        - Episode #1.3 (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Garland