Which actress played Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques?
"Trevor Nunn, and opened at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in February 2005 for a three-month sell-out run. Parodying successful musicals such as ""Les Misérables"" and ""Chicago"", it also caricatured the trend for socio-realism in contemporary drama and the conventions of song and choreography in musicals. It featured three of the principal actors from the original reprising their roles (or, strictly, the parts of the fictional actors from the spoof documentary); Duncan Preston returned as Clifford as did Celia Imrie as Babs and Julie Walters as Mrs Overall. Victoria Wood alternated with Walters in that role, and her character Miss Berta"
"act. This didn't stop Wood making Walters almost as prominent in this newer series. She played many two handers with Wood as well as other roles such as Margery the daytime television host, a mad shoe shop lady, the elderly waitress in the ""Two Soups"" sketch, and a transsexual hairdresser. Most famously, she was the char-lady Mrs Overall in ""Acorn Antiques"". She later revealed that alongside her starring role in ""Educating Rita"", it's the part she's still recognised the most by the public for. Duncan Preston (who appeared in Wood's 1981 teleplay ""Happy Since I Met You"") was cast in"
"and Alan Bleasdale. Walters first received notice as the occasional partner of comedian Victoria Wood, whom she had briefly met in Manchester. The two first worked together in the 1978 theatre revue ""In at the Death"", followed by the television adaptation of Wood's play ""Talent"". They went on to appear in their own Granada Television series, ""Wood and Walters"", in 1982. They continued to perform together frequently over the years. The BAFTA-winning BBC follow-up, ""Victoria Wood As Seen on TV"", featured one of Walters's best-known roles, Mrs Overall, in Wood's parodic soap opera, ""Acorn Antiques"" (she later appeared in the"
"to its original roots, and take it to the West End, funded by Bo Beaumont's lottery win. The second act is the musical within the musical, and is much more like the original series. Miss Babs (Celia Imrie) and Miss Berta (Sally Ann Triplett) run ""Acorn Antiques"", and are aided and amused by their friends and cleaner: Mrs Overall (Walters) and Mr Clifford (Duncan Preston). Soon, they discover a third sister, Bonnie (Josie Lawrence) who is initially scheming and devious (for instance, she fires Mrs Overall, even after finding out she's her mother). The plot unfolds, the sisters are faced"
"electroshock and large doses of the anti-psychotic drug Largactil. Imrie has written that Sargant still features in her nightmares. Imrie was the guest on ""Desert Island Discs"" on BBC Radio 4 on 13 February 2011. On 18 October 2013, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Winchester. Source: Celia Imrie Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles with Victoria Wood, including in the spoof soap opera sketches ""Acorn Antiques"" (1985–87) and the sitcom ""Dinnerladies"" (1998–2000). She won the 2006 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance"
"Celia Imrie Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles with Victoria Wood, including in the spoof soap opera sketches ""Acorn Antiques"" (1985–87) and the sitcom ""Dinnerladies"" (1998–2000). She won the 2006 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for reprising her role in """" Described in 2003 as ""one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades"", Imrie's film appearances include ""Hilary and Jackie"" (1998), ""Bridget Jones's Diary"" (2001), ""Calendar Girls"" (2003) and ""The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"" (2012). Her other television credits include the"
"Oxford. Heather Canning Heather Canning (Heather Joan Canning) (5 January 1933 – 30 May 1996) was an English actress, who is best known for her television roles. She played Lady Isobel Rockmetteller in ""The Full House "", the second episode of the third series of the 1990s British comedy television series ""Jeeves and Wooster"". Canning was born in Epsom, Surrey. She was married to Leon Lissek. She was also known for playing Shirley Coniston in the television soap opera ""Crossroads"" (1964). She was also known for "" Miss Julie "" (1972) and ""A Village Affair"" (1995). She died, aged 63,"
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"Park Overall Park Overall (born March 15, 1957) is an American actress, environmental and women's rights activist, and former U.S. Senate candidate, known for her trademark heavy Southern accent. Her best-known role was as nurse Laverne Higby Todd Kane in the sitcom ""Empty Nest"", though she has appeared in a number of feature films, including ""Biloxi Blues"", ""Mississippi Burning"", ""Talk Radio"", and more recently, ""In the Family"". Overall was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Greeneville, Tennessee. She is the daughter of Thomas Wesley ""Jack"" Overall, Jr., a federal magistrate and Frances (née Bernard), a professor of English. She"
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"Heather Canning Heather Canning (Heather Joan Canning) (5 January 1933 – 30 May 1996) was an English actress, who is best known for her television roles. She played Lady Isobel Rockmetteller in ""The Full House "", the second episode of the third series of the 1990s British comedy television series ""Jeeves and Wooster"". Canning was born in Epsom, Surrey. She was married to Leon Lissek. She was also known for playing Shirley Coniston in the television soap opera ""Crossroads"" (1964). She was also known for "" Miss Julie "" (1972) and ""A Village Affair"" (1995). She died, aged 63, in"
"In January 2016, Overall endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President, but has stated she will support whoever is the Democratic nominee. Park Overall Park Overall (born March 15, 1957) is an American actress, environmental and women's rights activist, and former U.S. Senate candidate, known for her trademark heavy Southern accent. Her best-known role was as nurse Laverne Higby Todd Kane in the sitcom ""Empty Nest"", though she has appeared in a number of feature films, including ""Biloxi Blues"", ""Mississippi Burning"", ""Talk Radio"", and more recently, ""In the Family"". Overall was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Greeneville, Tennessee. She"
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"British satellite TV station UKTV Gold began airing ""As Seen On TV"" in a regular afternoon slot. Both series are currently available on Netflix. Although the show ended in 1987, elements of it have been revived by the cast from time to time. Wood and Walters both appeared as Margery and Joan in a sketch for ""Red Nose Day 1988 – A Night of Comic Relief"", broadcast live. ""Acorn Antiques"" has been revived many times: firstly, Mrs Overall briefly returned in 1992's ""Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast"". Secondly, ""Acorn Antiques"" was briefly brought back for an episode in 2001, featuring"
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"Acorn Antiques Acorn Antiques is a parodic soap opera written by Victoria Wood as a regular feature in the two seasons of ""Victoria Wood As Seen On TV"", which ran from 1985 to 1987. It was turned into a musical by Wood, opening in 2005. Wood originally wrote ""Acorn Antiques"" as a weekly slot in her sketch shows ""Victoria Wood As Seen On TV"". She based it on the long-running ATV/Central serial ""Crossroads"" (1964-1988), and radio soap ""Waggoners' Walk"" (1969-1980). Swipes were also taken at current soaps such as ""EastEnders"" and ""Coronation Street"" with their apparent low production values, wobbly"
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"attended opening night. Wigston Amateur Operatic Society put on their production of the show in May 2016 at The Little Theatre in Leicester. A DVD containing ""Acorn Antiques"" as an individual release was made available in a 20th Anniversary Collection on 7 February 2005. ""Acorn Antiques"" was released as part of the complete series of ""Victora Wood: As Seen on TV"" on 2 April 2007. Acorn Antiques Acorn Antiques is a parodic soap opera written by Victoria Wood as a regular feature in the two seasons of ""Victoria Wood As Seen On TV"", which ran from 1985 to 1987. It"
"crew outside ""Does a faithful dog expect to be kicked? That show was my life."" The sketches even led to a fanzine and appreciation gatherings where fans would dress up as the characters. In 2004, in a poll on its website, Channel 4 voted ""Acorn Antiques"" the 7th best comedy sketch of all time. The show made a brief return to television in 1992 in ""Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast"", her satire on daytime television. A sketch of its soap, ""The Mall"", ends with Mrs Overall returning to reopen Acorn Antiques, mentioning that the other principal characters had been killed"
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