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Waifs and Strays (1977)
Character: Patricia
Patricia's children have flown long since; so Brenda's baby, Winston, revives long forgotten feelings.
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I Spy a Stranger (1972)
Character: Mrs. Trant
Play set in the Home Counties during the Second World War. A Czech refugee arrives at her cousin's Mrs Hudson's, which create xenophobic problems in the local community.
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Virginia Fly is Drowning (1981)
Character: Mrs Fly
Secure in her suburban home, Virginia Fly dreams of a life of unbridled passion and romance. She feels her fantasies are about to become reality when she is asked to take part in a TV documentary about pre-marital love - a subject about which she is sadly ignorant...
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The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963)
Character: Muriel Donaghue
A clique of girls in an English school wear a small yellow teddy bear on their uniform to signify that they have lost their virginity. Linda, the girls' leader, fears she may be pregnant from her window cleaner boyfriend, "Kinky", an aspiring pop singer. Desperate, and unable to confide in her parents, she must wrestle with her conscience and decide what course of action to take. Meanwhile, a concerned teacher learns the significance of the yellow teddy bears, and in trying to help the girls in question, puts her own career in jeopardy.
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Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
Character: Tea Lady
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.
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The Gay Dog (1954)
Character: Lecturer
Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.
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Father Dear Father (1973)
Character: Nanny
After divorcing his wife, Patrick Glover decides it is time to remarry, and chooses his literary agent, only to then mistakenly propose to the cleaning lady. Part of his reason for wanting to remarry is to regain some control over his wayward daughters, but they and their lovers continue to complicate his home and his life... A farcical comedy full of hilarious confusions, this feature-length version of the popular sitcom Father, Dear Father is a real gem of British humour at its best.
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Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
Character: Mrs. Gorman
Percy Pointer's passion in life is the theatre, and all his spare time is devoted to the play he is writing. When it's finished it arrives on the desk of a London impresario, when he wants to stage a flop.
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The Silent Invasion (1962)
Character: Mme. Veroux
During WWII, a German garrison is stationed in the small French town of Mereux. French local Maria falls in love with a German captain. However, the romance comes to an abrupt end when her brother, a saboteur working for the Resistance, is killed.
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Secret Orchards (1979)
Character: N/A
The true story of successful and respectable Edwardian businessman Roger Ackerley, who managed to conceal the existence of a secret love and the three daughters she bore, from his society wife and remaining children. Known to the daughters only as 'Uncle Bodger', they remained unaware he was their father until after his death. The film also covers the impact on them of their improvised upbringing - their mother was frequently absent - and the social irony of his closet homosexual son, Joe struggling to unburden his truth onto his reluctant, outwardly respectable father. Joe became the eminent author J R Ackerley on whose book, My Father And Myself, the film is partially based, along with The Secret Orchard Of Roger Ackerley by Diana Petre, one of Roger's 'illegitimate' daughters.
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Last Bus (1968)
Character: Mrs Smith
Late at night a gang of young men refuse to pay their bus fares, and assault the conductor. None of the other passengers or the driver intervene. After the incident everybody involved is interviewed in the studio about why they behaved as they did. Scene’s first play, specially commissioned for the series, was repeated late at night for an adult audience in December 1968, and shown again for schools to mark 25 years of Scene in 1993.
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The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel (1969)
Character: Mrs. Dyson
A young train spotter heads to Staffordshire for a historic journey through a soon to be condemned tunnel. During his trip, he encounters a series of eccentric characters. With his passion for the railways and naïve disposition, Benjamin inadvertently encourages them to reveal their innermost fears and darkest secrets.
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Press for Time (1966)
Character: Mrs. Corcoran
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job". A few favours are called in and Norman becomes the newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. After causing chaos at a local council meeting and causing the demolition of a new house he tries to organise a beauty pageant. A slapstick tale of corruption in high and low places
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Please Turn Over (1959)
Character: Mrs. Brent
The orderly suburban life of a 1950's English town is turned on its head when the teenaged daughter of one of the residents writes a steamy bestseller featuring characters obviously based on the local population.
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Champions (1984)
Character: Mrs. Champion
The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National
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Carry On Constable (1960)
Character: Vague Woman
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, they manage to totally wreck operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away, even before they arrive at the station. They all have to prove themselves or else they'll be out of a job and Sgt. Wilkins will be transferred.
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