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Consuming Passions (1988) -- A satire about what happens when three men are accidentally shoved into a vat of chocolate in a candy factory...and chocolate lovers favor the resulting confections.

Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) -- Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other's company, they're funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric's dotty mother; the trouble is...

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Date of Birth:

28 May 1911, Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK more

Date of Death:

15 March 2003, Brinsworth House, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK more

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In a career than spanned eight decades Thora Hird was widely regarded... more

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For several years she was presenter of the BBC1 religious programme "Your... more

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5 wins & 1 nomination more

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DVD Playhouse: April 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 11 April 2009, 11:58 AM, PDT)
DS Icon: Dame Thora Hird
(From digitalspy. 4 December 2008, 10:00 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Dame Thora Hird

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Last of the Summer Wine" (1973)	Edie / Edie Pegden (152 episodes, 1986-2003)	2003	-	6.8 (397)
	AKAs: Roy Clarke's Last of the Summer Wine (Australia) 152 TV episodes: All of a Florrie (2003) (as Dame Thora Hird) Edie The Second Husband and the Showgirls (2003) (as Dame Thora Hird) Edie The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff (2003) (as Dame Thora Hird) Edie The Frenchies Are Coming (2003) (as Dame Thora Hird) Edie The Miraculous Curing of Old Goff Helliwell (2003) (as Dame Thora Hird) Edie 147 episodes not shown.
2.	The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999) (TV)		1999	-	5.8 (94)

3.	"The Queen's Nose" (1995)	Pstmistress (2 episodes, 1995-1999)	1999	-	7.6 (85)
	2 TV episodes: Harmony's Return (1999) Episode #1.1 (1995) Pstmistress
4.	Lost for Words (1999) (TV)	(as Dame Thora Hird) Annie Longden	1999	-	6.8 (122)

5.	Julie and the Cadillacs (1999)	Julie's grandmother	1999	-	4.1 (43)

6.	"Dinnerladies" (1998)	Enid (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	7.2 (230)
	1 TV episode: Moods (1998) (as Dame Thora Hird) Enid
7.	"Talking Heads 2" (1998)	Violet (episode "Waiting for the Telegram")	1998	-	8.1 (70)

8.	"Heartbeat" (1992)	Hannah Stockdale (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	7.1 (512)
	AKAs: Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title) 1 TV episode: Lost and Found (1994) Hannah Stockdale
9.	Pat and Margaret (1994) (TV)	Jim's Mother	1994	-	7.6 (98)

10.	Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) (TV)	Deric's Mother	1993	-	7.3 (116)
	AKAs: The Wedding Gift (USA)
11.	Memento Mori (1992) (TV)	Jean Taylor	1992	-	7.3 (79)

12.	"Perfect Scoundrels" (1990)	(1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	5.0 (8)
	1 TV episode: Grandmother's Footsteps (1991)
13.	"All Creatures Great and Small" (1978)	Mrs. Clarke (2 episodes, 1989-1990)	1990	-	8.6 (404)
	2 TV episodes: Promises to Keep (1990) Mrs. Clarke The Best Time (1989) Mrs. Clarke
14.	The Tailor of Gloucester (1989) (TV)	Mrs. Speck	1989	-	6.4 (33)

15.	Consuming Passions (1988)	Mrs.Gordon	1988	-	4.8 (161)

16.	"Talking Heads" (1987)	Doris (episode "Cream Cracker Under the Settee, A")	1987	-	8.2 (132)

17.	Big Day at Dream Acres (1987) (TV)	Edie Pegden	1987	-	5.4 (15)

18.	"In Loving Memory" (1969)	Ivy Unsworth (36 episodes, 1979-1986)	1986	-	8.2 (14)
	36 TV episodes: Up in the World (1986) Ivy Unsworth The Undertaker's Apprentice (1986) Ivy Unsworth King of the Mountains (1986) Ivy Unsworth The Second Time Around (1986) Ivy Unsworth They Shoot Undertakers, Don't They? (1986) Ivy Unsworth 31 episodes not shown.
19.	Uncle of the Bride (1985) (TV)	Edie Pegden	1985	-	5.3 (15)

20.	"Hallelujah!" (1981)	Captain Emily Ridley / Captain Agnes Ridley (15 episodes, 1983-1984)	1984	-	6.3 (5)
	15 TV episodes: A Goose for Mrs. Scratchitt (1984) Captain Emily Ridley/Captain Agnes Ridley It Happened One Night (1984) Captain Emily Ridley Rock Bottom (1984) Captain Emily Ridley The Snake Pit: Part 2 (1984) Captain Emily Ridley The Snake Pit: Part 1 (1984) Captain Emily Ridley 10 episodes not shown.
21.	"Objects of Affection" (1982)	Mam (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	-
	1 TV episode: Say Something Happened (1982) Mam
22.	"Play for Today" (1970)	Aunty Kitty / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1971-1982)	1982	-	7.1 (52)
	4 TV episodes: Intensive Care (1982) Aunty Kitty The Mayor's Charity (1977) Olive Major The Villa Maroc (1972) Doris The Foxtrot (1971) Gwen
23.	"Flesh and Blood" (1980)	Mabel Brassington (20 episodes, 1980-1982)	1982	-	-
	20 TV episodes: Episode #2.10 (1982) Mabel Brassington Episode #2.9 (1982) Mabel Brassington Episode #2.8 (1982) Mabel Brassington Episode #2.7 (1982) Mabel Brassington Episode #2.6 (1982) Mabel Brassington 15 episodes not shown.
24.	"Thomas and Sarah" (1979)	Mrs. Entwistle (1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	5.9 (27)
	AKAs: Thomas & Sarah (Australia) 1 TV episode: Made in Heaven (1979) Mrs. Entwistle
25.	Afternoon Off (1979) (TV)	Mrs. Beevers	1979	-	7.8 (6)
	AKAs: Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Afternoon Off (UK: series title)
26.	Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978) (TV)	Mrs. Hopkins	1978	-	6.4 (10)
	AKAs: Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (UK: series title)
27.	The Boys and Mrs B (1977) (TV)	Mrs. Battley	1977	-	-

28.	"BBC Play of the Month" (1965)	Clare Soppitt / Nurse (2 episodes, 1967-1975)	1975	-	7.5 (24)
	2 TV episodes: When We Are Married (1975) Clare Soppitt Romeo and Juliet (1967) Nurse
29.	"Softly Softly" (1966)	Mary Meegan (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	6.5 (23)
	AKAs: Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Dorothy's Birthday (1975) Mary Meegan
30.	The Nightcomers (1971)	Mrs. Grose	1971	-	6.0 (496)

31.	She Stoops to Conquer (1971) (TV)	Mrs. Hardcastle	1971	-	8.3 (12)
	AKAs: Stage 2: She Stoops to Conquer (UK: series title)
32.	"Seasons of the Year" (1971)	Widow Butley (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	-
	1 TV episode: The Three Graces (1971) Widow Butley
33.	"Ours Is a Nice House" (1969)	Thora Parker (13 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	-
	13 TV episodes: Judge for Yourself (1970) Thora Parker Uproar at the Opera (1970) Thora Parker Not in Front of the Dicky Birds (1970) Thora Parker Pretty Bubbles in the Air (1970) Thora Parker The Bella of the Ball (1970) Thora Parker 8 episodes not shown.
34.	Some Will, Some Won't (1970)	Agnes Russell	1970	-	5.0 (30)

35.	"The First Lady" (1968)	Sarah Danby (39 episodes, 1968-1969)	1969	-	-
	39 TV episodes: The Whips Are Out (1969) Sarah Danby A Cross for Sarah (1969) Sarah Danby A Banner with a Strange Device (1969) Sarah Danby And They Call That Progress (1969) Sarah Danby All in a Good Cause (1969) Sarah Danby 34 episodes not shown.
36.	"Meet the Wife" (1964)	Thora Blacklock (39 episodes, 1963-1966)	1966	-	-
	39 TV episodes: Christmas Travel (1966) Thora Blacklock This Christmas, Shop Early! (1966) Thora Blacklock Bless 'Em All (1966) Thora Blacklock The Nasty Sleeper (1966) Thora Blacklock The Homework (1966) Thora Blacklock 34 episodes not shown.
37.	"Jackanory" (1965)	Storyteller (5 episodes, 1966)	1966	-	6.5 (56)
	5 TV episodes: A Disappearing Trick (1966) Storyteller A Shopping Expedition (1966) Storyteller Paddington Goes Underground (1966) Storyteller A Bear in Hot Water (1966) Storyteller Please Look After This Bear (1966) Storyteller
38.	"Dixon of Dock Green" (1955)	Alice Leggett (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	6.3 (43)
	1 TV episode: Face at the Window (1966) Alice Leggett
39.	"The Wednesday Play" (1964)	Blanche Hoskins (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.2 (19)
	1 TV episode: Who's a Good Boy Then? (1966) Blanche Hoskins
40.	"A Christmas Night with the Stars" (1958)	Thora Blacklock (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	5.2 (7)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) Thora Blacklock
41.	Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)	Mrs. Winthram	1964	-	6.2 (54)

42.	"Comedy Playhouse" (1961)	Thora Blacklock (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	9.6 (5)
	1 TV episode: The Bed (1963) Thora Blacklock
43.	"Z Cars" (1962)	Mrs. Edwards (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	7.5 (65)
	1 TV episode: Nothing Serious (1963) Mrs. Edwards
44.	Bitter Harvest (1963)	Mrs. Jessup	1963	-	5.8 (66)

45.	Term of Trial (1962)	Mrs. Taylor	1962	-	6.9 (141)

46.	"BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1960)	Aggie Thompson (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	8.7 (5)
	1 TV episode: So Many Children (1962) Aggie Thompson
47.	A Kind of Loving (1962)	Mrs. Rothwell	1962	-	7.4 (381)

48.	"ITV Television Playhouse" (1955)	Helen Curvis (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	4.5 (7)
	1 TV episode: Hi Diddle Diddle (1961) Helen Curvis
49.	Over the Odds (1961)	Mrs. Carter	1961	-	-

50.	The Entertainer (1960)	Mrs. Ada Lapford	1960	-	7.2 (976)

51.	"Armchair Theatre" (1956)	(2 episodes, 1956-1958)	1958	-	7.4 (22)
	2 TV episodes: The Witching Hour (1958) The Same Sky (1956)
52.	Further Up the Creek (1958)	Mrs. Galloway	1958	-	5.4 (22)

53.	A Clean Sweep (1958)	Vera Watson	1958	-	-

54.	These Dangerous Years (1957)	Mrs. Larkin	1957	-	6.9 (13)
	AKAs: Dangerous Years Dangerous Youth (USA)
55.	The Good Companions (1957)	Mrs. Oakroyd	1957	-	4.9 (27)

56.	Home and Away (1956)	Margie Groves	1956	-	6.4 (15)

57.	Sailor Beware (1956)	Mrs. Lack	1956	-	5.7 (133)
	AKAs: Panic in the Parlor (USA)
58.	Blonde Bait (1956)	'Granny' Ramsey	1956	-	4.6 (11)

59.	Women Without Men (1956)	Granny	1956	-	3.8 (12)

60.	Lost (1956)	Kelly's landlady	1956	-	6.1 (118)
	AKAs: Tears for Simon (USA)
61.	"The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1955)	Ada (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	8.2 (162)
	1 TV episode: A Husband for Marian (1955) Ada
62.	Simon and Laura (1955)	Jessie	1955	-	6.1 (73)

63.	The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)	Rosemary 'Rosie' Elizabeth Rigly	1955	-	6.7 (1,234)
	AKAs: Shock The Creeping Unknown (USA) The Quatermass Experiment (USA) X the Experiment (UK: informal alternative title)
64.	Tiger by the Tail (1955)	Mary, farm girl	1955	-	5.1 (10)
	AKAs: Cross-Up (USA)
65.	The Love Match (1955)	Sal Brown	1955	-	7.2 (43)

66.	One Good Turn (1955)	Cook	1955	-	6.1 (147)

67.	The Crowded Day (1954)	Eunice's Mother	1954	-	6.1 (6)
	AKAs: Shop Spoiled (USA)
68.	For Better, for Worse (1954)	Mrs. Doyle	1954	-	5.7 (33)
	AKAs: Cocktails in the Kitchen (USA)
69.	Don't Blame the Stork (1954)	Agnes O'Connor	1954	-	-

70.	A Day to Remember (1953)	Mrs. Trott	1953	-	7.0 (45)

71.	Background (1953)	Mrs. Humphries	1953	-	-
	AKAs: Edge of Divorce (USA)
72.	Personal Affair (1953)	Mrs. Usher	1953	-	6.4 (61)

73.	Turn the Key Softly (1953)	Mrs. Rowan, landlady	1953	-	7.2 (40)

74.	Street Corner (1953)	Mrs. Perkins (woman at police station)	1953	-	6.5 (25)
	AKAs: Both Sides of the Law (USA)
75.	The Great Game (1953)	Miss Rawlings	1953	-	-

76.	The Lost Hours (1952)	Hotel Maid	1952	-	5.8 (17)
	AKAs: The Big Frame (USA)
77.	Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)	Alice Crouch	1952	-	6.2 (34)
	AKAs: Nothing to Lose
78.	Emergency Call (1952)	Mrs. Cornelius	1952	-	5.7 (39)
	AKAs: Emergency! The Hundred Hour Hunt (USA)
79.	The Frightened Man (1952)	Vera	1952	-	5.6 (18)

80.	The Magic Box (1952)	Doctor's Housekeeper	1952	-	7.5 (356)

81.	The Long Memory (1952)	Mrs. Pewsley	1952	-	6.6 (192)

82.	"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)	Anna Priashkina (1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	7.7 (17)
	1 TV episode: The Bachelor (1951) Anna Priashkina
83.	The Galloping Major (1951)	(uncredited)	1951	-	6.9 (29)

84.	The Magnet (1950)	Nanny's friend	1950	-	7.2 (130)

85.	Once a Sinner (1950)	Mrs. James	1950	-	4.4 (5)

86.	The Cure for Love (1950)	Mrs. Dorbell	1950	-	5.9 (17)

87.	Boys in Brown (1949)	Mrs. Knowles	1949	-	6.3 (42)

88.	Conspirator (1949)	Broaders	1949	-	6.0 (184)

89.	Madness of the Heart (1949)	Rosa	1949	-	5.0 (27)

90.	Maytime in Mayfair (1949)	Janet	1949	-	5.7 (17)

91.	A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)	Mrs. Bates	1949	-	5.9 (36)

92.	Fools Rush In (1949)	Mrs. Coot	1949	-	5.7 (27)

93.	Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)	Ma Fox	1949	-	6.2 (35)
	AKAs: Maniacs on Wheels (USA)
94.	Portrait from Life (1948)	Mrs. Skinner	1948	-	6.3 (24)
	AKAs: Lost Daughter (USA) The Girl in the Painting (USA)
95.	The Weaker Sex (1948)	Mrs. Gaye	1948	-	5.2 (29)

96.	The Blind Goddess (1948)	(uncredited) Derek`s Charwoman	1948	-	6.5 (30)

97.	Corridor of Mirrors (1948)	Visitor in Tussauds	1948	-	6.9 (95)

98.	My Brother Jonathan (1948)	Ada	1948	-	5.8 (8)

99.	The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)	Maud	1947	-	7.2 (64)
	AKAs: Kathy's Love Affair (USA) Katy's Love Affair (USA) The Courtney Affair (USA)
100.	Two Thousand Women (1944)	Mrs. Burtshaw	1944	-	6.2 (135)
	AKAs: House of 1,000 Women
101.	Went the Day Well? (1942)	Ivy Dawking, [a Land Army Girl]	1942	-	7.8 (742)
	AKAs: 48 Hours (USA)
102.	The Foreman Went to France (1942)	(uncredited) Barmaid	1942	-	6.8 (142)
	AKAs: Somewhere in France
103.	The Next of Kin (1942)	ATS drover with puncture	1942	-	7.8 (37)

104.	The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)	Joyce, Davis's secretary	1942	-	6.7 (91)

105.	Go to Blazes (1942)	Elsie	1942	-	7.9 (23)

106.	The Big Blockade (1940)	German barmaid	1940	-	5.3 (39)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (2003) (TV)	Herself	2003	-	-

2.	"Open House" (1998)	Herself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	-
	AKAs: Open House with Gloria Hunniford (UK) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 18 June 2002 (2002) Herself
3.	"Heroes of Comedy" (1997)	Herself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	7.3 (5)
	1 TV episode: Thora Hird (1999) Herself
4.	Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999) (TV)	Herself/Alan Bennett	1999	-	7.7 (289)

5.	"Blankety Blank" (1977)	Herself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	5.9 (25)
	AKAs: Lily Savage's Blankety Blank (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #16.2 (1999) Herself
6.	The British Comedy Awards 1998 (1998) (TV)	Herself	1998	-	-

7.	25 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (1997) (TV)	Herself	1997	-	-

8.	"The Frank Skinner Show" (1995)	Herself (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	6.1 (25)
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.6 (1997) Herself
9.	An Audience with Bruce Forsyth (1997) (TV)	Herself	1997	-	-

10.	"This Is Your Life" (1955)	Herself (1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	6.6 (29)
	1 TV episode: Dame Thora Hird OBE (1996) Herself
11.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	Herself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.7 (32)
	1 TV episode: Dame Thora Hird (1994) Herself
12.	Classic Coronation Street (1993/I) (TV)	Herself	1993	-	-

13.	"Fighting Back" (1992)	Herself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.9 (1992) Herself
14.	"You Bet!" (1989)	Herself (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	6.5 (13)
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.4 (1989) Herself
15.	"A Question of Entertainment" (1988)	Herself (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.13 (1988) Herself
16.	"Looks Familiar" (1970)	Herself - Guest (3 episodes, 1976-1986)	1986	-	-
	3 TV episodes: Episode #14.1 (1986) Herself - Guest Episode dated 8 April 1982 (1982) Herself - Guest Episode dated 26 October 1976 (1976) Herself - Guest
17.	"Film Night" (1970)	Herself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.0 (6)
	1 TV episode: Film Night Special: John Schlesinger (1971) Herself
18.	Holiday Startime (1970) (TV)	Herself	1970	-	-

19.	"Dee Time" (1967)	Herself (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.18 (1967) Herself
20.	"Late Show London" (1966)	Herself (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.5 (1966) Herself

Archive Footage
	1.	"Arena"
		1 TV episode: It's Time for 'Just a Minute' (2002) (archive sound) Herself
	2.	"Clapper Board"
		1 TV episode: Arthur Askey: Part 2 (1978)

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TV commercial for Churchill Adjustable Chairs (2002) more

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5 Print Biographies | 3 Magazine Cover Photos more

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Comedy | Drama | Crime | Romance more

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