In Fawlty Towers what was Polly the maid's surname
"back to the bar to be served at last. Episode-credited cast: Also starring: A Touch of Class (Fawlty Towers) ""A Touch of Class"" is the pilot episode in the first series of the BBC television sitcom ""Fawlty Towers"". The episode introduces Basil Fawlty, the cynical, sharp-tongued owner of Torquay's Fawlty Towers hotel; his henpecking wife Sybil; Manuel, the eager but hapless Spanish waiter; Major Gowen, a semi-senile and often whisky-soaked permanent resident; and Polly Sherman, a maid/waitress who is the only sane and sensible employee of the hotel. The episode opens with Sybil reminding Basil of many chores he must"
"Westcombe House, was named after her role as Polly Peachum. Lavinia Fenton Lavinia Powlett, Duchess of Bolton (1708 – 24 January 1760), known by her stagename as Lavinia Fenton, was an English actress. She was probably the daughter of a naval lieutenant named Beswick, but she bore the name of her mother's husband, who was a coffee-house owner. She was thought to have been born in Charing Cross, London, and had been a child prostitute, a waitress, and a barmaid before becoming an actress. One of her biographers describes her as having ""a vivacious, lively spirit, and a promising beauty,"""
"is mentioned in the second series that Polly is an art student, which she has been studying for three years. It is not entirely clear what kind of art, or how good she is at it in one episode, she draws an impressionist caricature of Manuel (which everyone except Basil recognises). In ""The Wedding Party"", after Basil complains about her leaving a life drawing sketchbook lying around, he flicks through it and absentmindedly answers the phone ""Hello, Fawlty Titties?"" Polly also speaks foreign languages, occasionally serving as a translator to Manuel and communicating in German to hotel guests in ""The"
"royalty (and referred to as ""Lady Polly"" and ""Lord Digory""). Polly Plummer Polly Plummer (1889-1949) is a major fictional character from C. S. Lewis's fantasy series ""The Chronicles of Narnia"". She appears in two of the seven books: ""The Magician's Nephew"" and ""The Last Battle"". Polly is introduced in ""The Magician's Nephew"" - which was the sixth book in the series to be published but is first in the internal chronology of Narnia. Polly was born in London, in 1889. In 1900, she is an 11-year-old girl who lives in London, England in a multi-story terrace house and is the"
"be sent to him in France. In the care of her enslaved aunt Sally Hemings, at age nine Polly sailed to Europe to join her father and older sister Martha in Paris. They first landed in England, where Abigail Adams, wife of the U.S. Minister John Adams, looked after the girls before they joined her father in Paris: Abigail developed a deep and lasting affection for Polly. In France, Polly attended the Pentemont Abbey convent school with her older sister Martha (Patsy). After some time, her father had the girls tutored at home. Accompanied by their slaves Sally Hemings and"
"Polly Plummer Polly Plummer (1889-1949) is a major fictional character from C. S. Lewis's fantasy series ""The Chronicles of Narnia"". She appears in two of the seven books: ""The Magician's Nephew"" and ""The Last Battle"". Polly is introduced in ""The Magician's Nephew"" - which was the sixth book in the series to be published but is first in the internal chronology of Narnia. Polly was born in London, in 1889. In 1900, she is an 11-year-old girl who lives in London, England in a multi-story terrace house and is the neighbor of Digory Kirke's aunt, with whom is staying Digory"
"Polly O'Keefe Polyhymnia (Polly) O'Keefe is the protagonist of the Madeleine L'Engle novels ""A House Like a Lotus"" and ""An Acceptable Time"", and a major character in two previous books, ""The Arm of the Starfish"" and ""Dragons in the Waters"". The eldest daughter of Meg Murry O'Keefe and Dr. Calvin O'Keefe, she is born shortly after the events of ""A Swiftly Tilting Planet"". Polly has blinding sky blue eyes and straight red hair which she cuts as short as possible due to the fact she thinks ""'it's an awful color, and the shorter it is, the less of it'"". In"
"Sybil Fawlty Sybil Fawlty is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom ""Fawlty Towers"". She is played by Prunella Scales. Her age is listed as 34 years old as seen on her medical chart in the 1975 episode ""The Germans"", thus presumably indicating that she was born in 1941. Scales was 43 years old when ""Fawlty Towers"" began. She is Basil Fawlty's wife, and the only regular character in the series who usually refers to him by his first name (Major Gowen addresses Basil by his first name in ""Communication Problems""). Sybil is a far more effective worker and manager"
"ancestors Robert Fulton, developer of the steamboat, and the Plymouth Colony's first governor, William Bradford, Polly's family was not fabulously rich, but her father had been raised, as she put it, ""to ride to hounds, sail boats, and lead cotillions"", and he lived high. In 1914, she was presented to the King of England at a garden party. And in keeping with the American aristocratic style of the times, she was even photographed as a child by Charles Dana Gibson. She grew up, she later said, ""in a world where only good smells existed"". ""What I wanted"", she said of"
"is destroyed, and Eileen manages both to return the children to their home and to find Polly. Polly, fair-haired and pretty, secures employment at a department store in Oxford Street in the West End of London. Her intention (that is, her research assignment) was ""to observe shelterers in the tube stations"", but she ends up joining a group huddling under St. George's Church. The group, most of whom become fond of Polly, includes the nasty-tempered Mrs. Rickett, who owns a boarding house where Polly rents a tiny room; some other boarders, including the sweet but flighty spinster Miss Laburnum; Sir"
"character of Sybil was used by special permission of John Cleese. Sybil Fawlty Sybil Fawlty is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom ""Fawlty Towers"". She is played by Prunella Scales. Her age is listed as 34 years old as seen on her medical chart in the 1975 episode ""The Germans"", thus presumably indicating that she was born in 1941. Scales was 43 years old when ""Fawlty Towers"" began. She is Basil Fawlty's wife, and the only regular character in the series who usually refers to him by his first name (Major Gowen addresses Basil by his first name in"
"Molly McGreevey Molly McGreevy (June 11, 1936 – November 1, 2015) was an American actress, known for her role as Polly Longworth on the daytime television soap opera ""Ryan's Hope"". Born Mary Wheaton Paine, she was the daughter of Hugh Eustis Paine, Sr. (d. 1973) and Helen Clirehugh Duncan Paine. Her grandfather was the paper manufacturer and banker Augustus G. Paine, Jr. from New York City. Called ""Molly"", she first married the stockbroker Thomas J. McGreevy of Kansas City, Missouri. Together they had three daughters, Pamela, Jessica and Barbara. The couple divorced in the early 1970s, and she subsequently married"
"The pretty but unprincipled portress at Madame Beck's boarding school. She is ""smart, trim, and pert"" and ""not a bad sort of person,"" according to Lucy. She likes to be bribed. ""Villette"" begins with its famously passive protagonist, Lucy Snowe, age 14, staying at the home of her godmother Mrs. Bretton in ""the clean and ancient town of Bretton"", in England. Also in residence are Mrs. Bretton's son, John Graham Bretton (whom the family calls Graham), and a young visitor, Paulina Home (who is called Polly). Polly is a peculiar little girl who soon develops a deep devotion to Graham,"
"Communication Problems ""Communication Problems"" is the first episode of the second series of BBC sitcom ""Fawlty Towers"" and the seventh episode overall. It is also known as ""Mrs Richards"". On 2 December 2016, the episode was re-aired on BBC One in memory of cast member Andrew Sachs. Mrs Richards, a short-sighted, deaf, and short-tempered old woman (but who ironically accuses others of being blind and deaf), arrives at the hotel and instantly starts arguing with Polly about who is being served first at reception in the lobby. Polly mischievously asks Manuel to assist Mrs Richards and his poor English combined"
"was the newest addition to the group of poor children that she kept company with and was unaware of his heritage. Her nickname, ""Molly Nosebleed,"" was given to her by her friends in imitation of the name her mother gave to her, Molly Nosegay. While she worked in her family's candle shop when she was young, she later becomes a maid to Lady Patience at Buckkeep Castle, as well as Fitz's love interest. After his announced death, she gives birth to Nettle, Fitz's daughter. Believing Fitz dead, she marries Burrich and births six sons to him. Although Molly is not"
"sister Lavinia Fenton had a considerably different life. Lavinia Fenton played Polly Peachum in ""The Beggar's Opera"" in 1728 and later married Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton. Bone-setting in the 18th century was often carried out by men, specifically farriers and blacksmiths, because it required a lot of strength. Mapp's career started out when she was a young girl. She served as the announcer at her father's booth during local races and fairs. When Mapp started helping her father's patients when he couldn't see them, she often performed amazing feats and treated them better than her father could. Mapp"
"the Gazette's owner, Max. They uncover that the Councillor is cheating on his wife with a young man named Jamie, and this is eventually uncovered to the press, but not by Polly, by the Councillor's scorned wife. Dixon hangs himself shortly after. Tony and Polly have sex one night in 1997; however, Polly is unaware that Tony is in a homosexual relationship with Simon Raymond (Andrew Lynford). Despite initial hurt, Polly and Tony remain friends. Polly forms a friendship with Ruth Fowler (Caroline Paterson), but later betrays Ruth's confidence by extracting information from her about her friends, the Kapoors. Polly"
"to Paris, as well as some of the people he held as his personal slaves. Among them was Sally's older brother James Hemings, who became trained as a chef in French cuisine. Jefferson left his two younger daughters in the care of friends in the US. After his youngest daughter, Lucy Elizabeth, died in 1784, Jefferson sent for his surviving daughter, nine-year-old Maria (Polly) Jefferson, to live with him. The teenage slave Sally Hemings was chosen to accompany Polly to France after an older slave became pregnant and could not make the journey. Originally, Jefferson arranged for Polly to ""be"
"Mrs. Bretton: Dr. John Graham Bretton's mother and Lucy's godmother. She is a widow and has ""health without flaw, and her spirits of that tone and equality which are better than a fortune to the possessor."" Polly Home/Countess Paulina Mary de Bassompierre: A 17-year-old English girl who is a cousin of Ginevra Fanshawe. She is first introduced to the story as a very young girl, who is called Polly. As a child, she was very fond of Graham Bretton. She grows to be a beautiful young lady who is delicate and intelligent. Upon meeting Graham again, their friendship develops into"
"Russian, and Gaean. ""The Arm of the Starfish"" is Poly's first appearance, as such, but Meg Murry O'Keefe was pregnant with her at the time of ""A Swiftly Tilting Planet"". Her unusual first name was bestowed on her by Canon Tallis, after which the O'Keefes did not allow him to name their other children. In later books, Poly begins to spell her name Polly to avoid awkward explanations about being named after Polyhymnia, the Greek muse of sacred music, and to keep people from pronouncing it with a long o. Charles O'Keefe is Poly's eldest younger brother, the closest to"
"purloined the surname ""Bowles"" from American writer Paul Bowles whom he had likewise met in Berlin in 1931. Explaining his choice, he wrote, ""[I] liked the sound of it and also the looks of its owner."" Isherwood famously introduces Sally in his 1937 novella by writing: In the novel Sally is British, purporting to be the daughter of a Lancashire mill-owner and an heiress. She is a ""self-indulgent upper-middle-class British tourist who could escape Berlin whenever she chose."" By day, she is an aspiring film actress hoping to work for the UFA GmbH, the German film production company. By night,"
"the Lower Castle, another Mohawk village, on April 13, 1735. If so, her parents were named Margaret and Cannassware. Most historians believe that her father was named Peter. Joseph Brant, born in 1743, was Molly's brother or half-brother. One of Molly's Mohawk names, perhaps her birth name, was ""Konwatsi'tsiaienni,"" which means ""Someone Lends Her a Flower"". Her other Mohawk name, given to her at adulthood in a customary mark of passage, was ""Degonwadonti,"" meaning ""Two Against One"". Her Mohawk names have been spelled in a variety of ways in historical records. The Mohawk are one of the Six Nations of"
"Polly Becker Polly Becker is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Victoria Gould from 25 March 1997 until 22 September 1998. Polly, a journalist, turns up in Albert Square in March 1997 to report the local happenings for the ""Walford Gazette"". She begins a friendship with Tony Hills (Mark Homer) and he gets a job at the Gazette as a trainee journalist, shadowing Polly. They investigate George and Annie Palmer (Paul Moriarty and Nadia Sawalha), suspecting corruption (money laundering) and discover George is in league with Councillor Dixon. Unbeknownst to Polly, Annie is also blackmailing"
"to him, he is attached to his memory of his late wife, whom he promised that he would not remarry, and to his two younger daughters, especially the elder, possessive Patsy. He becomes attracted to Sally Hemings, the enslaved maid and companion of his younger daughter Polly. Three-quarters white in ancestry, she is his late wife's half-sister. Their father had taken Sally's slave mother as a concubine after he was widowed for the third time; Sally is the sixth of their children. Sally's enslaved brother James Hemings is also in Paris, learning to be a French chef for Jefferson at"
"in case it would be confused with earlier companion Barbara Wright. In ""The Faceless Ones"", a double of Polly is named Michelle Leuppi; an apparent mishearing of this and misinterpretation of the context led to some reference works giving Polly the last name of ""Lopez"". Anneke Wills suggested the name ""Bettingham-Smith"", after one of her friends. In the Virgin Missing Adventures novel ""Invasion of the Cat-People"" by Gary Russell, Wright is expressly given as Polly's last name, as it was supposedly given in Gerry Davis's character breakdown and audition script sample when, as story editor, he and producer Innes Lloyd"
"woman. Lady Montdore, unbeknown to Lord Montdore, takes advantage of her husband's reputation to forward her own career as a hostess and manipulator of her social circle. Their daughter is Polly, who Fanny loses contact with when Lord Montdore is sent as Viceroy of India. Fanny receives an invitation to visit the Montdores upon their return from India. She has great affection for Polly, but Polly reveals little of herself. Polly has ""come out"" in India and as a beautiful and socially important debutante, is expected to have a very successful season in London. However, Polly consistently demonstrates a total"
"Swiftly Tilting Planet"" are primarily about Polly's mother, Meg Murry (later Meg Murry O'Keefe) in her teen years and young adulthood, and about Meg's brother Charles Wallace Murry. The other volume in the Time Quartet, ""Many Waters"", is about Polly's other uncles on her mother's side, Sandy and Dennys Murry. Together with the four books in which Polly appears, they are known as the Murry-O'Keefe books. Crossover characters Canon Tallis (who was responsible for Polly's unusual first name), Zachary Gray, and Adam Eddington (who met ""Poly"" in ""The Arm of the Starfish"") connect the Polly O'Keefe books to Madeleine L'Engle's"
"Lavinia Fenton Lavinia Powlett, Duchess of Bolton (1708 – 24 January 1760), known by her stagename as Lavinia Fenton, was an English actress. She was probably the daughter of a naval lieutenant named Beswick, but she bore the name of her mother's husband, who was a coffee-house owner. She was thought to have been born in Charing Cross, London, and had been a child prostitute, a waitress, and a barmaid before becoming an actress. One of her biographers describes her as having ""a vivacious, lively spirit, and a promising beauty,"" displaying ""some singular turns of wit, which shew'd her of"
"and being able to publish anything without fear of libel. And they always make it look like a solo operation, with the reporter running around the country getting great stories. In reality journalists are more likely to be chained to their desks."" Polly Becker Polly Becker is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Victoria Gould from 25 March 1997 until 22 September 1998. Polly, a journalist, turns up in Albert Square in March 1997 to report the local happenings for the ""Walford Gazette"". She begins a friendship with Tony Hills (Mark Homer) and he gets"
"""Shufti"" Manickle, ""Wazzer"" Goom, and ""Lofty"" Tewt. That night, Polly encounters an unknown supporter whilst answering a call of nature, who assures her that although they know that Polly is a girl, they won't give her away. They also give her some hints on how not to be discovered. Over the next few days, Polly makes a startling discovery: Lofty is also a girl. Since Lofty and Tonker are always together, Polly assumes that Lofty joined the army to follow her man, just like in ""Sweet Polly Oliver"". Later, she finds out that Shufti is another girl, and a pregnant"
"where she worked as associate rector of St. Francis’ Church until her retirement. Hindman died in Stamford in 2003. In 2008, she moved to a senior community near Rochester, New York. She died on November 1, 2015, aged 79. Molly McGreevey Molly McGreevy (June 11, 1936 – November 1, 2015) was an American actress, known for her role as Polly Longworth on the daytime television soap opera ""Ryan's Hope"". Born Mary Wheaton Paine, she was the daughter of Hugh Eustis Paine, Sr. (d. 1973) and Helen Clirehugh Duncan Paine. Her grandfather was the paper manufacturer and banker Augustus G. Paine,"
"friends like Jannette Day and her daughter Jackie. When Elizabeth visited her brother John's family in Norwich, England, she decided to take his daughter Mary Murray (nicknamed Polly) under her wing, teaching her all that she herself had learned as a shopkeeper in Boston. She immediately set upon sending Polly to Boston to make connections in the commercial world and boarding with her merchant friends, the Cumings sisters. They would teach her all she needed to know about shopkeeping and running a business for herself. Additionally, Elizabeth sent her young nephew Jack to voyage with his sister across the Atlantic"
"manners and outdated clothes. The novel was the basis of a 1949 musical film starring Gloria Jean as Polly. Summary Polly Milton, a 14-year-old country girl, visits her friend Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time. Poor Polly is overwhelmed by the splendor at the Shaws' and their urbanized, fashionable lifestyles, expensive clothes and other habits she has never been exposed to, and, for the most part, dislikes. Fanny's friends ignore her because of her different behavior and simple clothing, Fanny's brother Tom teases her, and Fan herself can't help considering her unusual sometimes."