"the dog. Mildred is known for frequently asking if anyone wants a cup of tea. George and Mildred's relationship is strained and they suffer each other. Throughout George and Mildred, various two of George's relatives visit: His father, and younger brother Charlie. When Charlie Roper visit, all names of the Roper siblings are revealed: Fred, Gloria, Betty, Bill, George, Charlie and Bill (it is stated that the second Bill was named after the first). When George's father Jack arrives, their relationship is put under a serious strain, but he eventually leaves and everything returns to normal. When Ethel and Humphrey"
"George and Mildred George and Mildred is a British sitcom that was produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976-79. It was a spin-off from ""Man About the House"" and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly sparring married couple, George and Mildred Roper. The premise of the series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted in ""Man About the House"" and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate in Hampton Wick. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile, a middle-class estate agent who fears that the Ropers' presence will devalue his home. It was written"
"George and Mildred (film) George and Mildred is a 1980 British comedy film directed by Peter Frazer Jones. It was an adaptation of the television series of the same name, with Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy reprising their roles as the two title characters. It was written by Dick Sharples. Mildred is keen to ascertain whether or not her husband George has remembered their 27th wedding anniversary. Needless to say, he hasn't. When he finally remembers, he books a table at the restaurant where he first proposed to Mildred. But to his horror, he discovers on arrival that it has"
"Avril Elgar Avril Elgar (born 1 April 1932) is an English stage, radio and television actress. Elgar was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. She trained at the London Old Vic Theatre School. At the National Theatre she has appeared in productions of Victoria Benedictsson's ""The Enchantment"", Pam Gems' ""Stanley"", and Julian Mitchell's ""Half Life"". She has appeared in a wide variety of roles from drama to comedy, and in many popular series on British television including ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Midsomer Murders"" and ""Tales of the Unexpected"". She played Mildred's sister Ethel in ""George and Mildred"". She was"
"and was presented as a serious treatment of lesbianism. Middle-aged actress June Buckridge (Reid) plays ""Sister George"", a lovable motor scooter-riding health care provider and local sage, in a fictional long-running BBC television soap opera, ""Applehurst"". She has been with the show for years and is so identified with her character that she is nicknamed ""George"". Off-screen, June is outspoken, ribald, cigar-smoking and frequently inebriated, unlike her kindly on-screen persona. Although June has been popular with viewers in the past, several ""Applehurst"" characters have recently died, causing June to worry that Sister George may be next. Her worry affects her"
"Independent Television and HBO. In the 1998 ITV TV series, Mildred was played by Georgina Sherrington. She was also played by Sherrington in ""Weirdsister College"". Mildred made a brief appearance at the beginning of the first episode of ""The New Worst Witch"" as a successful witch escorting her equally clumsy cousin Henrietta ""Hettie"" Hubble (played by Alice Connor), to Cackle's Academy. In the 2017 BBC TV series, Mildred is portrayed by Bella Ramsey, who played Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones. This adaptation places great emphasis on the idea that Mildred is the first person in her family to manifest"
"were the original advertising captions, the Thames TV idents at the start and original end boards. A DVD of Series 2 was released in March 2004. A DVD of the movie was released in the same year. Unlike the UK Network release of Series 2, the Australian version contained some audio commentaries with series star Brian Murphy. Series 3, 4 and 5 were released in Australia on DVD in 2008. George and Mildred George and Mildred is a British sitcom that was produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976-79. It was a spin-off from ""Man About the House"" and"
"be at the cost involved. But on arrival, George is mistaken for a ruthless hit-man by a shady businessman (Stratford Johns), who wants a rival eliminated. She adapted easily to the surroundings, but George didn't. Her ageing 74-year-old mother (Gretchen Franklin) was a frequent visitor, and where she loved her, George didn't. Most of Mildred's storylines for Mildred were for her trying to climb the social ladder, and with George ruining her attempts. In ""George and Mildred"" she makes friends with her neighbour Ann Fourmile (Fearn), who is married to the snobbish Jeffrey (Eshley). When Ann gave birth to Tarquin"
"George, who has no interest in climbing the social ladder, and also continues to show a lack of interest in sexual relations with Mildred. George and Mildred's next-door neighbours are Jeffrey Fourmile, a snobbish estate agent and his wife Ann. Ann and Mildred become good friends, but Jeffrey is frequently irritated by George, with their spats providing much of the show's humour. The Fourmiles have a young son, Tristram, who gets on well with George, much to the chagrin of Jeffrey (particularly because Jeffrey supports the Conservative Party, while George puts socialist ideas into Tristram's head). In series three, Ann"
"Yootha Joyce Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), credited as Yootha Joyce, was a British actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom ""Man About the House"" and its spin-off ""George and Mildred"". Needham was born in Wandsworth, London, the only child of musical parents Hurst Needham, a well-known singer, and Jessica Revitt, a concert pianist. She was named ""Yootha"", an Australian Aboriginal name, after a New Zealand dancer in her father's touring company. She was evacuated to Hampshire during the Second World War. She left school (Lady Edridge Grammar school"
"When the series ended, a spin-off was written featuring the Ropers: ""George and Mildred"" which was first broadcast in 1976. The couple were seen moving from the London house in Myddleton Terrace in the previous programme and into a newer suburban property in Peacock Crescent, Hampton Wick. Much of the new series centred on Mildred's desire to better herself in her new surroundings, but always being thwarted, usually unwittingly, by her lifeskills-lacking husband's desire for a quiet life. Joyce's high-profile roles in the two sitcoms concealed her alcoholism. A feature film was made of ""George and Mildred"" in 1980, but"
"in series three, Mildred thinks of adopting a child, and George agrees (providing the baby is not black). The person from the orphanage later declares that the Roper's cannot adopt, for unknown reasons. Feeling sorry for Mildred, George buys her a Yorkshire Terrier, Truffles, who becomes Mildred's pride and joy, and receives better attention than George himself. This is made most clear in the series one episode 'Family Planning', where Mildred's mother stays with them, and George states: George: Ever since your mother came to stay for us I've come second-best in this house! Mildred: Third-best, George, you forgot about"
"thankfully, he leaves the job soon after. Having baby-sat Tristram for Ann and Jeffrey while they go out for the night, Mildred is broody and wants a child of her own. George is less keen but is persuaded to apply for adoption. His crassness and the Ropers' age means that the adoption agency turns them down, but instead, George buys Mildred a Yorkshire Terrier called Truffles (Mildred later registers her with the kennel club as ""Truffles duBorbon Fitzwilliam III""). When the Fourmiles go on holiday to Scotland, Mildred is given the key to their house so she can water their"
"by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Like many British sitcoms of the time, ""George and Mildred"" was also made into a film, which was dedicated to actress Yootha Joyce who died suddenly in August 1980, just as the cast were about to film a sixth series. George and Mildred Roper have left their old house after receiving a compulsory purchase order from the council, and move to 46 Peacock Crescent in upmarket Hampton Wick. While Mildred enjoys the chance to better herself in her new surroundings, she is always being thwarted - usually by the lazy, inept and generally unemployed"
"of ""Man About the House"" and all of the spin-off series, ""George and Mildred"". She also appeared as Mildred in the film version. When Yootha Joyce died in 1980, the character of Mildred died with her. Maggie Andrews sees her as part of a tradition of portraying women characters as consumerist, social-climbing, and pretentious, prefiguring characters such as Hyacinth Bucket in ""Keeping up Appearances"". She was also an influence on the character of Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Mildred Roper Mildred Dorothy Roper (""née"" Tremble) is a fictional character from the Thames Television sitcoms ""Man About the House"" and ""George and"
"Wilcox, Sally Thomsett and Nicholas Bond-Owen. It explains the background and history of both programmes, together with an episode and film guide, full cast biographies, details of the stage play, full catalogue of support cast, and a 1970s Phrase Dictionary. . The book is published by Deck Chair Publishing. The first DVD of ""George and Mildred"" was released by Clear Vision in the UK in 2001, featuring six episodes of series one (four episodes of the first series were omitted). The DVD was criticised for poor image quality and changes to the original captions. The ""George and Mildred"" movie was"
"ways and habit of pinching the others' food are not exactly endearing him as a house-mate. Then Mildred comes up with an excellent idea. Clear out the attic and let him take it as his room. George was spending too much time up there anyway. While clearing it out, Chrissy finds some old love letters written by George to someone named 'Mil'. Robin, Chrissy and Jo assume these are to Mildred, but when they are presented to Mildred it is revealed by George that they were not to Mildred but to Millicent Briggs, who was Mildred's maid of honour at"
"by George and Humphrey, and had five unnamed children. During the Second World War, Mildred worked in the canteen at an airbase near London with Gladys (Eunice Black) and Kitty, and several others; Mildred had many boyfriends, including flight sergeant Lee Kennedy (Lionel Murton), army sergeant Arthur Mulgrove (Norman Mitchell) and many others including a ginger one, a tall one with a crew cut and one with a moustache. After the war, Mildred had a fling with Charlie Roper (Peter Birrel) (with whom she went to the cinema to see ""Gone with the Wind"" on seven consecutive nights, but claims"
"written, entitled ""Dear Yootha... The Life of Yootha Joyce"", to which contributions were made by those who knew and worked with her, including Glynn Edwards, Murray Melvin and Barbara Windsor. Yootha Joyce Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), credited as Yootha Joyce, was a British actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom ""Man About the House"" and its spin-off ""George and Mildred"". Needham was born in Wandsworth, London, the only child of musical parents Hurst Needham, a well-known singer, and Jessica Revitt, a concert pianist. She was named ""Yootha"", an"
"on a recurring basis through the series. In the third series, he moves into the loft apartment above the trio's apartment and is a frequent source of trouble. Another occasional cast member is George's friend, dodgy builder Jerry (Roy Kinnear). Jerry is the only supporting character to reappear in the spin-off ""George and Mildred"". Robin's brother Norman Tripp (Norman Eshley) appears in the final three episodes of the sixth and final series, and starts a romance with Chrissy. Norman Eshley had a previous guest role in the series two years earlier playing a different character, and was also a member"
"The Killing of Sister George The Killing of Sister George is a 1964 play by Frank Marcus that was later adapted into a 1968 film directed by Robert Aldrich. Sister George is a beloved character in the popular radio series ""Applehurst"", a nurse who ministers to the medical needs and personal problems of the local villagers. She is played by June Buckridge, who in real life is a gin-guzzling, cigar-chomping, slightly sadistic masculine woman, the antithesis of the sweet character she plays. She is often called George in real life, and lives with Alice ""Childie"" McNaught, a younger dimwitted woman"
"ugly daughters. Unlike many characters in the pantomime, the stepsisters' names are not set. After Rossini's opera, for many years they were named Clorinda and Thisbe, now these names have fallen out of use and their names have changed to suit the fashions of the times. Often they are named after flowers, illnesses or celebrities. Notable ugly sisters have been played by Terry Scott and Julian Orchard (Theresa and Julia), Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce (Georgina and Mildred after their sitcom characters ""George and Mildred""), real life sisters, Elsie and Doris Waters (Gert and Daisy after their radio sitcom characters),"
"Georgina Sherrington Georgina Sherrington (born 26 July 1985) is an English actress best known for her portrayal of the character of Mildred Hubble in the children's series ""The Worst Witch"" (1998–2001), as well as the spin-off series ""Weirdsister College - The further Adventures of The Worst Witch (2001)"", a British/Canadian co-production between ITV and TV Ontario, screened on HBO in North America, ABC in Australia, and on various other networks worldwide. In 2000 she won a Young Artist Award for ""Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress"" for her work in ""The Worst Witch"". Georgina relocated"
"Bert's mistress, Maggie Biederhof (Lee Patrick), and they decide to separate. Mildred retains custody of her two daughters, the 16-year-old Veda, a bratty social climber and aspiring pianist, and 10-year-old Kay (Jo Ann Marlowe), a tomboy. Mildred's principal goal is to provide material possessions for Veda, who longs for a social status above that of her family and is ashamed of her mother's work as a baker. When Mildred is forced to take a job as a waitress, she tries to hide the fact from Veda, but Veda learns the truth and treats her mother with derision. Mildred meets Monte"
"when Mildred's cousin Horace visits Pleasant Plains, Mildred tries to persuade him that slavery is wrong, but he just laughs. However, Horace does have some heart. He tells Marcia (Mildred's mother) and Mildred about his daughter and dead wife. Later, after recuperating from an illness, Mildred visits Roselands. She is appalled at some of the conditions that the slaves living at Meadshead, a nearby plantation, live and die in. Although her aunt Isabelle is shocked at her appearance, her Uncle Horace is hospitable. When Elsie's guardian dies, her uncle is forced to take her in, and Mildred befriends little Elsie,"
"confronts Mildred at lunchtime, saying that the girl she told the frog story to was her younger sister, Sybil. After prodding at Mildred, Mildred loses her temper and insults Ethel's family (""All you Hallows are weeds, weeds, weeds!""). After an unfortunate flying lesson, where Tabby makes another terrifying attempt to avoid sitting on the end of the broomstick, Miss Hardbroom sends Mildred to her room to calm down. When sitting in her bed, however, Mildred accidentally falls asleep and does not hear Ethel creeping into her room. Mildred is awoken by her bedroom door shutting, only to find that everything"
"Cousin Horace's daughter. Mildred also falls in love with Charlie Landreth, despite the fact that he is not a Christian. The book ""Mildred's New Daughter"" has been criticized for having nothing to do with Mildred. Mildred Keith Mildred Keith is a children's novel series written by Martha Finley (1828-1909) between 1876 and 1894. Mrs. Finley was also the author of the Elsie Dinsmore series. The books, in order of publication, are: The series was reissued as ""Millie Keith: A Life of Faith"". Mildred Keith is the oldest child in the Keith family, who move to Pleasant Plains from Landsdale. She"
"arrive, George often runs away to the pub or next door, unless Mildred bellows for him to sit. Upon the death in 1980 of Yootha Joyce, who had played Mildred, Thames Television did talk of producing a spin-off for the character of George, looking at him cope with life as a widower. This project did not materialise, but Brian Murphy did reunite with ""George and Mildred"" co-star Roy Kinnear and writers Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke for ""The Incredible Mr. Tanner"", a comedy produced for Thames soon after Yootha Joyce's death. Yootha Joyce appeared as Mildred Roper in all episodes"
"sexually-frustrated wife Mildred. In the second episode, Robin's true sexuality becomes known to Mildred. She takes out her frustrations with George's lack of class and sexual inadequacy by making suggestive remarks to Robin and frequently siding with the tenants against George. Mildred openly flirts with Robin at every opportunity. Robin frequently acts in a flirtatious manner toward Chrissy and Jo. The girls generally have no romantic interest and spurn his mild advances, and adapt to his presence in the flat. Chrissy occasionally shows attraction to Robin but they never pursue any romantic interaction. Robin's friend Larry, a lovable rogue, appears"
"BBC Radio 4. Broadcast on April 25, 2009, Sarah Badel played George, Lucy Whybrow played Childie and Anna Massey played Mercy. The Killing of Sister George The Killing of Sister George is a 1964 play by Frank Marcus that was later adapted into a 1968 film directed by Robert Aldrich. Sister George is a beloved character in the popular radio series ""Applehurst"", a nurse who ministers to the medical needs and personal problems of the local villagers. She is played by June Buckridge, who in real life is a gin-guzzling, cigar-chomping, slightly sadistic masculine woman, the antithesis of the sweet"
"find, too late, that she was mistaken. Shortly after, Mildred goes into hospital with suspected appendicitis so kindly Ann, to Jeffrey's annoyance, has George round for dinner. When he gets home he finds Jerry, who has been evicted, wanting to stay, along with his 'niece' (Sue Bond. But the appendicitis is actually indigestion, and Mildred comes home early. She is not happy to find two unwelcome guests and throws them out. Mildred becomes disenchanted by her failure to be included in the social life on her middle-class estate. She and George return to George's old neighbourhood, with an eye to"
"Instead, she enjoys being pampered by Jo and Robin as they compete for the tickets. Meanwhile, George buys Mildred a budgie for their 22nd wedding anniversary. He gives it to the tenants to look after so it remains a surprise for Mildred, but it escapes, so the tenants give George the concert tickets as a replacement present. In February 1976, the youngsters want a party but George, recalling the last one, is against the idea. Mildred, however, is all for it and gives it her blessing. Unfortunately, come the night of the party, none of the guests show up; it"
"not known to viewers. Sal is the older sister of Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) and usually appears at Mitchell family occasions or when she's had a row with her husband. Sal is a heavy smoker and when visiting her sister, enjoys parking herself at the end of the bar with her cigarette (that is, until the smoking ban, when she would just go upstairs). Peggy also goes to stay with her when she needs somewhere to rest. She is married to downtrodden Harold, and mentions a son in January 1997 and a daughter to Peggy at Grant (Ross Kemp) and"