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Thora Hird

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Overview

Date of Death:
15 March 2003, Brinsworth House, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK (following a stroke) more
Mini Biography:
In a career than spanned eight decades Thora Hird was widely regarded... more
Trivia:
She made guest appearances during the 1990s in such BBC programmes as... more
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
Dame Thora Hird

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. "Last of the Summer Wine" .... Edie Pegden / ... (148 episodes, 1986-2003)
        - All of a Florrie (2003) TV episode (as Dame Thora Hird) .... Edie
        - The Second Husband and the Showgirls (2003) TV episode (as Dame Thora Hird) .... Edie
        - The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff (2003) TV episode (as Dame Thora Hird) .... Edie
        - The Frenchies Are Coming (2003) TV episode (as Dame Thora Hird) .... Edie
        - The Miraculous Curing of Old Goff Helliwell (2003) TV episode (as Dame Thora Hird) .... Edie
          (143 more)

  2. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999) (TV)
  3. "The Queen's Nose" .... Pstmistress (2 episodes, 1995-1999)
        - Harmony's Return (1999) TV episode
        - Episode #1.1 (1995) TV episode .... Pstmistress
  4. Lost for Words (1999) (TV) (as Dame Thora Hird) .... Annie Longden
  5. Julie and the Cadillacs (1999) .... Julie's grandmother
  6. "Dinnerladies" .... Enid (1 episode, 1998)
        - Moods (1998) TV episode (as Dame Thora Hird) .... Enid
  7. "Talking Heads 2" (1998) (mini) TV mini-series .... Violet (episode "Waiting for the Telegram")
  8. "Heartbeat" .... Hannah Stockdale (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
        - Lost and Found (1994) TV episode .... Hannah Stockdale
  9. Pat and Margaret (1994) (TV) .... Jim's Mother
  10. Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) (TV) .... Deric's Mother
    ... aka The Wedding Gift (USA)
  11. Memento Mori (1992) (TV) .... Jean Taylor
  12. "Perfect Scoundrels" (1 episode, 1991)
        - Grandmother's Footsteps (1991) TV episode
  13. "All Creatures Great and Small" .... Mrs. Clarke (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Promises to Keep (1990) TV episode .... Mrs. Clarke
        - The Best Time (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Clarke

  14. The Tailor of Gloucester (1989) (TV)
  15. Consuming Passions (1988) .... Mrs.Gordon
  16. Big Day at Dream Acres (1987) (TV) .... Edie Pegden
  17. "Talking Heads" (1987) (mini) TV mini-series .... Doris (episode "A Cream Cracker Under the Settee")
  18. "In Loving Memory" .... Ivy Unsworth (36 episodes, 1979-1986)
        - Up in the World (1986) TV episode .... Ivy Unsworth
        - The Undertaker's Apprentice (1986) TV episode .... Ivy Unsworth
        - King of the Mountains (1986) TV episode .... Ivy Unsworth
        - The Second Time Around (1986) TV episode .... Ivy Unsworth
        - They Shoot Undertakers, Don't They? (1986) TV episode .... Ivy Unsworth
          (31 more)
  19. Uncle of the Bride (1985) (TV) .... Edie Pegden
  20. "Hallelujah!" .... Captain Emily Ridley / ... (15 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - A Goose for Mrs. Scratchitt (1984) TV episode .... Captain Emily Ridley/Captain Agnes Ridley
        - It Happened One Night (1984) TV episode .... Captain Emily Ridley
        - Rock Bottom (1984) TV episode .... Captain Emily Ridley
        - The Snake Pit: Part 2 (1984) TV episode .... Captain Emily Ridley
        - The Snake Pit: Part 1 (1984) TV episode .... Captain Emily Ridley
          (10 more)
  21. "Objects of Affection" .... Mam (1 episode, 1982)
        - Say Something Happened (1982) TV episode .... Mam
  22. "Play for Today" .... Aunty Kitty / ... (4 episodes, 1971-1982)
        - Intensive Care (1982) TV episode .... Aunty Kitty
        - The Mayor's Charity (1977) TV episode .... Olive Major
        - The Villa Maroc (1972) TV episode .... Doris
        - The Foxtrot (1971) TV episode .... Gwen
  23. "Flesh and Blood" .... Mabel Brassington (20 episodes, 1980-1982)
        - Episode #2.10 (1982) TV episode .... Mabel Brassington
        - Episode #2.9 (1982) TV episode .... Mabel Brassington
        - Episode #2.8 (1982) TV episode .... Mabel Brassington
        - Episode #2.7 (1982) TV episode .... Mabel Brassington
        - Episode #2.6 (1982) TV episode .... Mabel Brassington
          (15 more)

  24. Afternoon Off (1979) (TV) .... Mrs. Beevers
    ... aka Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Afternoon Off (UK: series title)
  25. Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978) (TV) .... Mrs. Hopkins
    ... aka Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (UK: series title)
  26. The Boys and Mrs B (1977) (TV) .... Mrs. Battley
  27. "Play of the Month" .... Clare Soppitt / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1975)
        - When We Are Married (1975) TV episode .... Clare Soppitt
        - Romeo and Juliet (1967) TV episode .... Nurse
  28. "Softly Softly" .... Mary Meegan (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title)
        - Dorothy's Birthday (1975) TV episode .... Mary Meegan
  29. The Nightcomers (1972) .... Mrs. Grose
  30. She Stoops to Conquer (1971) (TV) .... Mrs. Hardcastle
    ... aka Stage 2: She Stoops to Conquer (UK: series title)
  31. "Ours Is a Nice House" .... Thora Parker (13 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode #2.7 (1970) TV episode .... Thora Parker
        - Episode #2.6 (1970) TV episode .... Thora Parker
        - Episode #2.5 (1970) TV episode .... Thora Parker
        - Pretty Bubbles in the Air (1970) TV episode .... Thora Parker
        - Episode #2.3 (1970) TV episode .... Thora Parker
          (8 more)
  32. Some Will, Some Won't (1970) .... Agnes Russell

  33. "The First Lady" .... Sarah Danby (39 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - The Whips Are Out (1969) TV episode .... Sarah Danby
        - A Cross for Sarah (1969) TV episode .... Sarah Danby
        - A Banner with a Strange Device (1969) TV episode .... Sarah Danby
        - And They Call That Progress (1969) TV episode .... Sarah Danby
        - All in a Good Cause (1969) TV episode .... Sarah Danby
          (34 more)
  34. "Meet the Wife" .... Thora Blacklock (39 episodes, 1963-1966)
        - Christmas Travel (1966) TV episode .... Thora Blacklock
        - This Christmas, Shop Early! (1966) TV episode .... Thora Blacklock
        - Bless 'Em All (1966) TV episode .... Thora Blacklock
        - The Nasty Sleeper (1966) TV episode .... Thora Blacklock
        - The Homework (1966) TV episode .... Thora Blacklock
          (34 more)
  35. "Jackanory" .... Storyteller (5 episodes, 1966)
        - A Disappearing Trick (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - A Shopping Expedition (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - Paddington Goes Underground (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - A Bear in Hot Water (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - Please Look After This Bear (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
  36. "Dixon of Dock Green" .... Alice Leggett (1 episode, 1966)
        - Face at the Window (1966) TV episode .... Alice Leggett
  37. "The Wednesday Play" .... Blanche Hoskins (1 episode, 1966)
        - Who's a Good Boy Then? (1966) TV episode .... Blanche Hoskins
  38. Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) .... Mrs. Winthram
  39. "Comedy Playhouse" .... Thora (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Bed (1963) TV episode .... Thora
  40. "Z Cars" .... Mrs. Edwards (1 episode, 1963)
        - Nothing Serious (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Edwards
  41. Bitter Harvest (1963) .... Mrs. Jessup
  42. Term of Trial (1962) .... Mrs. Taylor
  43. A Kind of Loving (1962) .... Mrs. Rothwell
  44. Over the Odds (1961) .... Mrs. Carter
  45. The Entertainer (1960) .... Mrs. Ada Lapford

  46. Further Up the Creek (1958) .... Mrs. Galloway
  47. A Clean Sweep (1958) .... Vera Watson
  48. These Dangerous Years (1957) .... Mrs. Larkin
    ... aka Dangerous Years
    ... aka Dangerous Youth (USA)
  49. The Good Companions (1957) .... Mrs. Oakroyd
  50. Home and Away (1956) .... Margie Groves
  51. Sailor Beware (1956) .... Mrs. Lack
    ... aka Panic in the Parlor (USA)
  52. Blonde Bait (1956) .... Gran' Ramsey
  53. Women Without Men (1956)
  54. Lost (1956) .... Kelly's landlady
    ... aka Tears for Simon (USA)
  55. "The Adventures of Robin Hood" .... Ada (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Robin Hood
        - A Husband for Marian (1955) TV episode .... Ada
  56. Simon and Laura (1955) .... Jessie
  57. The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) .... Rosemary 'Rosie' Elizabeth Rigly
    ... aka Shock
    ... aka The Creeping Unknown (USA)
    ... aka The Quatermass Experiment (USA)
    ... aka X the Experiment (UK: informal alternative title)
  58. Tiger by the Tail (1955) .... Mary, farm girl
    ... aka Cross-Up (USA)
  59. One Good Turn (1955) .... Cook
  60. The Love Match (1955) .... Sal Brown
  61. The Crowded Day (1954) .... Customer
    ... aka Shop Spoiled (USA)
  62. Don't Blame the Stork (1954) .... Agnes O'Connor
  63. For Better, for Worse (1954) .... Mrs. Doyle
    ... aka Cocktails in the Kitchen (USA)
  64. Personal Affair (1953) .... Mrs. Usher
  65. A Day to Remember (1953) .... Mrs. Trott
  66. Turn the Key Softly (1953) .... Mrs. Rowan, landlady
  67. Street Corner (1953) .... Mrs. Perkins (woman at police station)
    ... aka Both Sides of the Law (USA)
  68. Background (1953) .... Mrs. Humphries
    ... aka Edge of Divorce (USA)
  69. The Great Game (1953) .... Miss Rawlings
  70. The Lost Hours (1952) .... Hotel Maid
    ... aka The Big Frame (USA)
  71. Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) .... Alice Crouch
    ... aka Nothing to Lose
  72. Emergency Call (1952) .... Mrs. Cornelius
    ... aka Emergency!
    ... aka The Hundred Hour Hunt (USA)
  73. The Frightened Man (1952) .... Vera
  74. The Long Memory (1952) .... Mrs. Pewsley
  75. The Magic Box (1951) .... Doctor's Housekeeper
  76. The Galloping Major (1951) (uncredited)
  77. The Magnet (1950) .... Nanny's friend
  78. Once a Sinner (1950) .... Mrs. James
  79. The Cure for Love (1950) .... Mrs. Dorbell

  80. Boys in Brown (1949) .... Mrs. Knowles
  81. Conspirator (1949) .... Broaders
  82. Madness of the Heart (1949) .... Rosa
  83. Maytime in Mayfair (1949) .... Janet
  84. A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) .... Mrs. Bates
  85. Fools Rush In (1949) .... Mrs. Coot
  86. Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) .... Ma Fox
    ... aka Maniacs on Wheels (USA)
  87. The Weaker Sex (1948) .... Mrs. Gaye
  88. The Blind Goddess (1948) (uncredited) .... Derek`s Charwoman
  89. Corridor of Mirrors (1948) .... Visitor in Tussauds
  90. My Brother Jonathan (1948) (uncredited) .... Ada
  91. Portrait from Life (1948) .... Mrs. Skinner
    ... aka The Girl in the Painting (USA)
  92. The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) .... Maud
    ... aka Kathy's Love Affair (USA)
    ... aka Katy's Love Affair (USA)
    ... aka The Courtney Affair (USA)
  93. Two Thousand Women (1944) .... Mrs. Burtshaw
    ... aka House of 1,000 Women
  94. Went the Day Well? (1942) .... Ivy Dawking, [a Land Army Girl]
    ... aka 48 Hours (USA)
  95. The Foreman Went to France (1942) (uncredited) .... Barmaid
    ... aka Somewhere in France
  96. Next of Kin (1942) .... ATS drover with puncture
    ... aka The Next of Kin
  97. The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) .... Joyce, Davis's secretary
  98. Go to Blazes (1942) .... Elsie
  99. The Big Blockade (1940) .... German barmaid
Self:
  1. 30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (2003) (TV) .... Herself

  2. Python Night (1999) (TV) .... Herself/Alan Bennett
  3. "Blankety Blank" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka Lily Savage's Blankety Blank (UK: new title)
        - Episode #16.2 (1999) TV episode .... Herself
  4. The British Comedy Awards 1998 (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  5. 25 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (1997) (TV) .... Herself
  6. "The Frank Skinner Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode #2.6 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  7. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Dame Thora Hird OBE (1996) TV episode .... Herself
  8. "The South Bank Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Dame Thora Hird (1994) TV episode .... Herself
  9. Classic Coronation Street (1993/I) (TV) .... Herself

  10. "A Question of Entertainment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode #1.13 (1988) TV episode .... Herself

  11. "Film Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Film Night Special: John Schlesinger (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  12. Holiday Startime (1970) (TV) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Arena"
        - It's Time for 'Just a Minute' (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Herself


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Other Works:
TV commercial for Churchill Adjustable Chairs (2002) more
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