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Wendy Craig 1934

M. John Bentley.

Trained for the stage at the Central School for Speech Training and Dramatic Art
Started in Rep at Ipswich

Wrote as Jonathon Marr - "Laura and Disorder" and created the tv series "Nanny".
Variety Club awarded named her BBC TV Personality of the Year in 1970, for the series "Not in Front of the Children".
Then in 1974 for "And Mother Makes Five".

Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1955 Irving Theatre Soho So What ..... .. ..... .. ..
1955 Duchess Theatre Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon Monica Twigg .. ..... .. ..
1956 Aldwych Theatre Man Alive! Daphne Jameson .. ..... .. ..
1957 Royal Court A Resounding Tinkle Middie Paradock .. ..... The Secret Place Receptionist
1958 Royal Court Epitaph for George Dillon Josie Elliott .. ..... .. ..
1958 Royal Court The Sport of My Mad Mother Greta .. ..... .. ..
1958 Royal Court A Resounding Tinkle Middie Paradock .. ..... .. ..
1958 Comedy Theatre Epitaph for George Dillon Josie Elliott .. ..... .. ..
1958 John Golden Theatre, New York Epitaph for George Dillon Josie Elliott .. ..... .. ..
1959 Fortune Theatre The Ginger Man Marion Dangerfield .. ..... Room at the Top Joan
1960 Cambridge Theatre The Wrong Side of the Park Barbara Somerset Maugham Hour - The Kite Betty Bevan .. ..
1961 Arts Theatre Lunch Hour The Girl Danger Man - The Gallows Tree Jean .. ..
1961 Arts Theatre / Criterion The Form Miss Haviour .. ..... .. ..
1962 .. .. ..... Heart to Heart ..... .. ..
1963 .. .. ..... The British at Play ..... The Mind Benders Annabella
1963 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Servant Susan
1964 Arts Theatre, Cambridge Something From Collettte Brenda R3 - Thunderbolt Iris Preston .. ..
1964 St. Martin's Theatre I Love You Mrs Patterson Brenda .. ..... .. ..
1965 Piccadilly Theatre Ride A Cock Horse Fanny .. ..... The Nanny Virginia 'Virgie' Fane
1966 Hampstead Theatre Happy Family Debra Solstice Danger Man - I Can Only Offer You Sherry Jean Smith .. ..
1966 .. .. ..... Out of the Unknown - Satisfaction Guaranteed Claire Belmont .. ..
1967 .. .. ..... Armchair Theatre - The Floating Population Marjorie Padfield I'll Never Forget What's'isname Louise Quint
1967 .. .. ..... The Troubleshooters - No Sentiment in Business? Maggie Telfall .. ..
1967 .. .. ..... Half Hour Story - Shelter The woman .. ..
1968 Scala Peter Pan Peter Pan Jackanory - The Piemakers Storyteller Just Like a Woman Scilla Alexander
1968 .. .. ..... Not in Front of the Children - Spare Time Job Jennifer Corner .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... The Frankie Howerd Show ..... .. ..
1970 .. .. ..... This Is Your Life - Wendy Craig ..... .. ..
1971 .. .. ..... And Mother Makes Three Sally Redway .. ..
1972 Forum, Billingham A Doll's House Nora .. ..... .. ..
1973 Apollo Theatre Finishing Touches Katy Cooper .. ..... .. ..
1974 .. .. ..... And Mother Makes Five Sally Redway .. ..
1975 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford Hobson's Choice Maggie Hobson .. ..... .. ..
1977 .. .. ..... .. ..... Joseph Andrews Mrs. Tow-Wouse
1978 - 1983 .. .. ..... Butterflies Ria Parkinson .. ..
1980 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Bed Before Yesterday ..... .... .... .. ..
1981 .. .. ..... Nanny Barbara Gray .. ..
1984 Theatre Royal, Bath The Constant Wife ..... .... .... .. ..
1986 .. .. ..... Aspel & Company Herself .. ..
1987 Queens Theatre / Theatre Royal, Bath Beyond Reasonable Doubt .... .... .. ..
1989 Hippodrome, Bristol Beyond Reasonable Doubt ..... Laura and Disorder Laura Kingsley .. ..
1993 .. .. ..... Brighton Belles Annie .. ..
2000 .. .. ..... Butterflies Reunion Special Ria Parkinson .. ..
2002 .. .. ..... The Forsyte Saga Aunt Juley .. ..
2002 .. .. ..... Midsomer Murders - A Worm in the Bud Victoria Barlett .. ..
2003 .. .. ..... The Forsyte Saga: To Let Aunt Juley .. ..
2003 - 2006 .. .. ..... The Royal Matron .. ..
2006 .. .. ..... Doctors - Fiddler on the Roof Brenda Knight .. ..
2006 .. .. ..... Disappearing Britain - The British Cuppa with Wendy Craig Herself .. ..


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