British veteran comedy actress Josephine Tewson, who found her biggest success in her sixties starring in one of the 1990s’ biggest TV sitcoms, has died aged 91.
Tewson was best known for playing Elizabeth, the living-on-her-nerves neighbour of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, from 1990 to 1995.
But she appeared in a string of other shows too, such as Shelley with Hywel Bennet and No Appointment Necessary with Roy Kinnear. Following the success of Keeping Up Appearances, the show’s writer Roy Clarke gave Tewson the role of Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine, which she played from 2003 to 2010.
In a statement, her agent Jean Diamond said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson.”
The actress died on Thursday at Denville Hall, a care home for actors and other members of the entertainment industry in north London.
Several decades before she enjoyed sitcom stardom,...
Tewson was best known for playing Elizabeth, the living-on-her-nerves neighbour of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, from 1990 to 1995.
But she appeared in a string of other shows too, such as Shelley with Hywel Bennet and No Appointment Necessary with Roy Kinnear. Following the success of Keeping Up Appearances, the show’s writer Roy Clarke gave Tewson the role of Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine, which she played from 2003 to 2010.
In a statement, her agent Jean Diamond said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson.”
The actress died on Thursday at Denville Hall, a care home for actors and other members of the entertainment industry in north London.
Several decades before she enjoyed sitcom stardom,...
- 8/20/2022
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Dan Levy has joined the cast of Netflix’s beloved teen comedy series Sex Education – and fans are delighted.
The actor shared the news of his casting on Twitter on Friday (19 August) with a photo of him beside Maeve Wiley actor Emma Mackey.
He captioned the post: “Sex Ed. Season 4. Very serious news.”
The official Netflix Twitter account also shared the photo and revealed that Levy would be joining the show as a new teacher named Mr Molloy.
Per Variety, Molloy is a famous author and Maeve’s US course tutor at her Ivy League college.
Levy will be joined in the show’s fourth season by fellow newcomers Thaddea Graham, Marie Reuther, Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James and Imani Yahshua.
Levy, who gained a wide fan-base thanks to his Emmy-winning series about a wealthy family down on their luck, Schitt’s Creek, was welcomed to the show by delighted fans on social media.
The actor shared the news of his casting on Twitter on Friday (19 August) with a photo of him beside Maeve Wiley actor Emma Mackey.
He captioned the post: “Sex Ed. Season 4. Very serious news.”
The official Netflix Twitter account also shared the photo and revealed that Levy would be joining the show as a new teacher named Mr Molloy.
Per Variety, Molloy is a famous author and Maeve’s US course tutor at her Ivy League college.
Levy will be joined in the show’s fourth season by fellow newcomers Thaddea Graham, Marie Reuther, Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James and Imani Yahshua.
Levy, who gained a wide fan-base thanks to his Emmy-winning series about a wealthy family down on their luck, Schitt’s Creek, was welcomed to the show by delighted fans on social media.
- 8/20/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Josephine Tewson, star of Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine, has died at the age of 91.
She died on Thursday night (18 August) at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in Northwood, northeast London, her agent said.
The Hampstead-born star trained at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1952.
She went on to play small parts in the Sixties TV series Z-Cars and The Charlie Drake Show, and appeared in sketches with comedians Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker in Hark at Barker and Frost on Sunday.
She also played Edna Hawkins in the first six series of the Eighties and Nineties ITV sitcom Shelley.
Tewson was best known for playing Elizabeth Warden, anxious neighbour and reluctant best friend of the stuck-up social climber Hyacinth Bucket in the adored Nineties BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.
She collaborated with that show’s writer Roy Clarke again for...
She died on Thursday night (18 August) at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in Northwood, northeast London, her agent said.
The Hampstead-born star trained at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1952.
She went on to play small parts in the Sixties TV series Z-Cars and The Charlie Drake Show, and appeared in sketches with comedians Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker in Hark at Barker and Frost on Sunday.
She also played Edna Hawkins in the first six series of the Eighties and Nineties ITV sitcom Shelley.
Tewson was best known for playing Elizabeth Warden, anxious neighbour and reluctant best friend of the stuck-up social climber Hyacinth Bucket in the adored Nineties BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.
She collaborated with that show’s writer Roy Clarke again for...
- 8/19/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
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