Daphne Oxenford

Born: 1919-10-31

Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice ("Are you sitting comfortably ...?") of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street.


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All Creatures Great and Small

as Mrs. Pumphrey
Released: 1975-07-27

James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice...

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The Reluctant Dragon

as Mother (voice)
Released: 1987-12-31

A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the...

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That'll Be The Day

as Mrs Sutcliffe
Released: 1973-05-13

Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of...

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Fothergill

as Invalid Lady
Released: 1981-01-08

John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame,...

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Doctor Who: Dragonfire

as Archivist
Released: 1987-12-07

As trouble brews on the space trading colony of Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel encounter their...

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Sweet William

as Mrs. Walton
Released: 1980-04-11

William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly...

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Prince William

as Queen Mother
Released: 2002-09-29

Prince William is the elder son of Britain's Prince Charles and if the late Diana, Princess of...

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Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
Released: 1990-11-24

Collection of music videos by Jimmy Somerville, both as solo artist as well as with the bands...

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Jingle Bells

as Mrs. Johnson
Released: 1973-12-13

Play by Arthur Hopcraft about Christmas in a Northern town, and the relationship within a family.

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Dawson's Electric Cinema

as uncredited
Released: 1975-04-03

A comedy set in the 1920s with Les Dawson (as his own grandfather) and family running a flea-pit...

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Beloved

as Ellen
Released: 1976-10-15

When Henry James Prince is dismissed from his post as a curate, he decides to found his own...

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Girl from the South

as Grandmother
Released: 1988-01-02

ANNE is the daughter of well-to-do parents in the South of England.One morning, bored with...

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Midsomer Murders

as Muriel
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Doctor Who

as Archivist
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Casualty

as Mrs. Johnson
First aired: 1986-09-06

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...

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EastEnders

as Alice Dutton
First aired: 1985-02-19

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square...

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Crown Court

as Gladys Kiteley
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Heartbeat

as Enid Bakewell
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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The Sweeney

as Mrs. Rosier
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Mrs. Willoughby
First aired: 1996-01-03

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her...

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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Mayoress
First aired: 1996-01-03

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her...

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The House of Eliott

as Mrs Dodds
First aired: 1991-08-31

Two sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.

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The Wind in the Willows

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-04-27

The Wind in the Willows is a TV series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987,...

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Fresh Fields

as Miss Denham
First aired: 1984-03-07

Fresh Fields is a British situation comedy written by John T. Chapman and produced by Thames...

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To the Manor Born

as Mrs. Polouvicka
First aired: 1979-09-30

Sitcom about the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey fforbes Hamilton and Richard...

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To the Manor Born

as Mrs. Patterson
First aired: 1979-09-30

Sitcom about the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey fforbes Hamilton and Richard...

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(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

as Customer
First aired: 1994-01-04

All Quiet on the Preston Front (or the shortened Preston Front as it became known for series two...

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Rising Damp

as Announcer
First aired: 1974-09-02

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long...

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Shadows of Fear

as Mrs. Tindall
First aired: 1970-06-17

Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked...

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The Royal

as Mrs. Silverwood
First aired: 2003-01-19

Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled...

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How to be a Little Sod

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-19

Set in the baby's perspective of the first years of its life, almost an instructional video for...

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