June Whitfield (1925-2018)

The death has been announced of June Whitfield. Rightly considered to be the Grand Dame of the British Sit-Com, her early work included the role of an nurse in the the famed The Blood Donor episode of Hancock's Half Hour. Whitfield appeared in an number of Carry On films. One of her most productive working relationships was starring with Terry Scott, Happy Ever After and Terry & June. In 1992 Jennifer Saunders wrote the role of her mother for her. It lead to an new beginning in Whitfield's career and she played the role up to the 2016 film version of the show. On radio Whitfield played Agentha Christie's spinster sleuth Miss Marple and she would later appear in an episode of the ITV series Marple. June Whitfield leaves behind an impressive body of work.

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