Jo Warne

Born: 1938-01-02

Josephine Margaret Warne (2 January 1938 – 13 January 2017), better known as Jo Warne, was an English actress, who briefly played Peggy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, making her first appearance on 30 April 1991. She appeared in a total of 10 episodes between April and July 1991, as part of Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook) and Ricky Butcher's (Sid Owen) teen elopement storyline. Barbara Windsor later took on the full-time role of Peggy until the character's death in 2016. Warne appeared in the last episode of the 1970s police series The Sweeney as Gloria Bartley, Jack Regan's ex-girlfriend. She also appeared in an episode of the drama Minder (1980), ITV's Hammer House of Horror in the episode The House That Bled to Death, episode 8 of The Bill, made several appearances in various series of T-Bag during the 1980s – early 1990s, and appeared in Series 8 of Bodger and Badger as Mrs Bobbins. Between 1991 and 1996 she played Julie Corrigan's mother in Grange Hill and in 1997 took small roles in episodes of Where the Heart Is and Chalk. Her film credits included roles in Nutcracker (1982), Little Dorrit (1987) and Consuming Passions (1988). Warne died on 13 January 2017 on the Isle of Wight.


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The Firm

as Ethel Bissell
Released: 1989-02-26

A seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious,...

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

as Expert/Cook/Merchant/Neighbour
Released: 1985-01-01

The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the...

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Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

as Staff/Patron
Released: 1970-12-26

An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter...

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EastEnders

as Peggy Mitchell
First aired: 1985-02-19

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

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Minder

as Brenda
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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The Sweeney

as Gloria Bartley
First aired: 1975-01-02

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

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Lady Killers

as Martha Styles
First aired: 1980-07-20

Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which...

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Within These Walls

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-04

Within These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for...

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Hammer House of Horror

as 1st Mother
First aired: 1980-09-13

Anthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror....

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Executive Stress

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-10-20

Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1986 to 1988. Produced by Thames...

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