Irene Handl

Born: 1901-12-27

Irene Handl (27 December 1901 - 29 November 1987) was a British character actress.


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as Miss Peach
Released: 1969-06-02

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a...

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The Key

as Clerk
Released: 1958-05-28

In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged...

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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs. Hudson
Released: 1970-10-29

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The...

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Stage Fright

as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Released: 1950-02-23

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering...

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Brief Encounter

as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Released: 1945-11-24

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is...

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The Last Remake of Beau Geste

as Miss Wormwood
Released: 1977-06-15

Digby Geste joins his brother, Beau, in the Foreign Legion following the theft of a priceless...

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The Belles of St. Trinian's

as Miss Gale
Released: 1954-09-28

The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and...

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Night Train to Munich

as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-31

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague,...

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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

as Winnie Wainwhisle
Released: 1970-06-17

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her...

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The Wrong Box

as Mrs. Hackett
Released: 1966-06-19

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can...

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Come Play with Me

as Lady Bovington
Released: 1977-04-28

Two alluring young ladies live with their beautiful widowed aunt on a secluded wooded estate....

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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

as Cinema Usherette
Released: 1980-09-11

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of...

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Absolute Beginners

as Mrs Larkin
Released: 1986-04-04

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old...

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Carry On Constable

as Distraught Mother
Released: 1960-02-22

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills...

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A Kid for Two Farthings

as Mrs. Abramowitz
Released: 1955-08-15

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside...

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Carry On Nurse

as Mrs Hickson
Released: 1959-01-30

Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital...

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Confessions of a Driving Instructor

as Miss Slenderparts
Released: 1976-09-01

Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest...

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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

as Mrs. Delt
Released: 1966-04-03

Morgan, an aggressive and self-admitted dreamer, a fantasist who uses his flights of fancy as...

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I'm All Right Jack

as Mrs. Kite
Released: 1959-08-18

Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business....

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School for Scoundrels

as Mrs. Stringer
Released: 1960-03-24

Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Mrs. Barrymore
Released: 1978-08-01

The death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a curse that has followed the Baskerville...

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Upstairs and Downstairs

as Large Woman
Released: 1959-11-02

On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in...

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Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

as Mrs. Carter
Released: 1959-03-10

Great Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific...

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Doctor in Love

as Professor MacRitchie
Released: 1960-07-12

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice,...

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The Rebel

as Mrs. Crevatte
Released: 1961-03-07

Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of...

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Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Lady with the Dog
Released: 1953-11-30

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

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Who Done It?

as Customer (uncredited)
Released: 1956-03-20

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper...

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Brothers in Law

as Mrs. Potter
Released: 1957-03-04

Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the...

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Two Way Stretch

as Mrs. Price
Released: 1960-12-20

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a...

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Left Right and Centre

as Mrs. Maggs
Released: 1959-06-23

At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the...

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Law and Disorder

as Woman in Train
Released: 1958-06-09

When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great...

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Heavens Above!

as Rene Smith
Released: 1963-05-20

A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class...

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Millions Like Us

as Landlady
Released: 1943-06-01

When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the...

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The Weak and the Wicked

as Waitress
Released: 1954-02-02

Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison...

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The Hills of Donegal

as Mrs. Mactavish
Released: 1947-09-01

Eileen Hannay (Dinah Sheridan) is the singing star of an Irish operatic society but gives up to...

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Inn for Trouble

as Lily
Released: 1960-01-31

Peggy Mount and David Kossoff star as Ada and Alf Larkin in this big screen version of the...

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The Shop at Sly Corner

as Ruby Towser
Released: 1947-03-10

The French owner of an antique shop, Desius Heiss, (Oskar Homolka) has become disillusioned with...

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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as Miss Harker-Parker
Released: 1960-12-22

The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s...

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No Kidding

as Mrs. Spicer
Released: 1960-11-01

A young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a...

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Uncensored

as Frau Von Koerner
Released: 1942-08-24

During the Nazi occupation of Belgium during World War II, a Belgian resistance group revives...

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Make Mine Mink

as Madame Spolinski
Released: 1960-08-09

In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the...

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Double Bunk

as Mrs. Harper
Released: 1961-05-06

When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat....

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Wonderwall

as Mrs. Peurofoy
Released: 1968-05-17

The eccentric professor Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When the...

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'Pimpernel' Smith

as Bit Part
Released: 1941-07-28

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American...

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The Perfect Woman

as Mrs. Butters
Released: 1949-05-23

In need of cash, Roger Cavendish and his valet take a job escorting the perfect woman for a...

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English Without Tears

as (uncredited)
Released: 1944-07-28

While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain...

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The Night We Got the Bird

as Ma
Released: 1960-11-03

Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty...

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Temptation Harbour

as Ethel Gowshall
Released: 1947-02-27

The story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a...

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You Must Be Joking

as Elderly Woman
Released: 1965-08-03

A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a...

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On the Night of the Fire

as Neighbour
Released: 1939-10-26

A barber gives in to temptation and steals some money, leading to blackmail and murder.

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Treasure Hunt

as Nanny
Released: 1952-06-01

Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not...

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A French Mistress

as Staff Sergeant Hodges
Released: 1960-08-25

The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out...

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Medal for the General

as Mrs. Farnsworth
Released: 1944-11-06

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

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Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as Mrs. Phillimore
Released: 1977-04-04

Some British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists.

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Mad About Men

as Mme. Blanche
Released: 1954-11-16

Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is...

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For Them That Trespass

as Inn Proprietress
Released: 1949-04-21

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by...

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Silent Dust

as Cook
Released: 1949-02-01

A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who...

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The Mini-Affair

as Cook
Released: 1967-01-01

A leading pop star is kidnapped in swinging London.

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The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

as Rosie
Released: 1953-11-30

The story leading up to the wedding of Lilli Marlene.

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Cardboard Cavalier

as Lady Agnes
Released: 1949-03-31

Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid...

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Great Day

as Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.
Released: 1945-07-09

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles...

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Woman Hater

as Mrs. Fletcher
Released: 1948-10-13

A confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.

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Adventures of a Private Eye

as Miss Friggin
Released: 1977-03-04

While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it...

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Mr. Emmanuel

as Trude
Released: 1944-08-02

An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young...

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Happy Is the Bride

as Madame Edna
Released: 1958-03-04

In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the...

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Girl in the News

as Gertrude Mary Blaker
Released: 1940-08-28

An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The...

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Lionheart

as Lil
Released: 1968-01-01

A lion escapes from a circus but is rescued and protected by a young boy.

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Smashing Time

as Mrs Gimble
Released: 1967-12-20

Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money...

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Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard

as Miss Bell
Released: 1940-04-13

An eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.

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Kiss the Bride Goodbye

as Mrs. Victory
Released: 1945-01-28

Working-class girl Joan Dodd's plan to marry Jack Fowler is thwarted when her mother Gladys...

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The Flemish Farm

as Frau
Released: 1943-09-06

Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied...

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Gasbags

as Burgomaster's wife
Released: 1941-02-01

It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton &...

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The Silken Affair

as Receptionist
Released: 1956-10-02

An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

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Get Cracking

as Maggie Turner
Released: 1943-05-17

Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah...

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A Weekend with Lulu

as Florence Bell
Released: 1961-04-10

Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances...

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Just for Fun

as Housewife
Released: 1963-02-01

When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark...

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Hotel du Lac

as Madame de Bonneuil
Released: 1986-03-02

Romantic novelist Edith Hope so horrifies her friends that they banish her to the solitude of a...

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Burnt Evidence

as Mrs. Raymond
Released: 1954-07-05

Duncan Lamont plays Jane Hylton's jealous husband. In a confrontation, Lamont accidentally...

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George and Margaret

as Beer
Released: 1940-11-30

The Frictions of a suburban family come to boiling point.

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Watch It, Sailor!

as Edie Hornett
Released: 1961-08-14

Sailor Albert gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain unexplained legal...

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Give Us the Moon

as Miss Haddock
Released: 1944-07-31

Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at...

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It's Your Move

as Grand Old Lady
Released: 1982-10-18

A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who...

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The Terror

as Kitchen Maid
Released: 1938-05-02

For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his...

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The Night We Dropped a Clanger

as Mrs Billingsgate
Released: 1959-10-10

The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret...

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The Spell of Amy Nugent

as Mrs. Nugent
Released: 1941-05-10

A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact...

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Top Secret

as Mrs. Tidmarsh
Released: 1952-11-10

A British Sanitary Engineer, goes on holiday with a set of plans for a new secret weapon which...

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Doctor in Trouble

as Mrs Dailey
Released: 1970-06-16

Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a...

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Desert Mice

as Miss Patch
Released: 1959-01-05

A World War II farce that follows the antics of an ENSA (Entertainment National Service...

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For the Love of Ada

as Ada Bingley
Released: 1972-01-01

Walter and Ada Bingley are celebrating their first wedding anniversary unaware that their...

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Dark Secret

as 'Woody' Woodman
Released: 1949-10-30

A young couple move into a charming rural cottage. They become fixated upon the mysterious death...

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Adam and Evelyne

as Mrs. Crouch, Manageress (uncredited)
Released: 1949-05-31

A handsome gambler unwittingly becomes guardian of an orphaned, teenaged girl.

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Strange Boarders

as Mrs. Dewar
Released: 1938-05-01

Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of...

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Riding High

as Gran
Released: 1981-05-01

Riding High is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ross Cramer and starring Eddie Kidd, Irene...

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Nothing Barred

as Elsie
Released: 1961-10-10

Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor...

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I'll Walk Beside You

as Ma Perkins
Released: 1943-08-16

John meets Ann at a music shop where she works. Love blossoms briefly before John is called away...

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It's Never Too Late

as Neighbour
Released: 1956-05-07

To Laura Hammond's large family, she is simply the mother who makes all their lives run more...

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The Light Princess

as Nanny
Released: 1978-12-24

Based on a short story by George MacDonald, a princess experiences constant weightlessness.

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Small Hotel

as Mrs. Gammon
Released: 1957-10-14

The dining room of the Jolly Fiddler has long been presided over by Albert, an aged but very...

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Partners in Crime

as Mrs. Wilson
Released: 1942-06-02

A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence...

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Rhythm Serenade

as uncredited
Released: 1943-10-11

Patriotic musical romance. After her school is closed, teacher Ann tries to join up. However,...

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For You Alone

as Miss Trotter
Released: 1945-05-28

Wartime romantic melodrama, suggested by a popular song of the same title, with a young woman...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Polly
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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Hancock's Half Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-07-06

Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and...

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The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Self
First aired: 1982-02-25

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

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Super Gran

as Clinging Ivey
First aired: 1985-01-20

Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with...

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The Cannon & Ball Show

as Irene The Neigbour
First aired: 1979-07-28

A comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.

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For the Love of Ada

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-04-20

For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom that ran between 1970 - 1971. Irene Handl and Wilfred...

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Metal Mickey

as Granny
First aired: 1980-09-06

Scientific whizkid Ken Wilberforce thought a robot would be a help around the house, so he built...

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