Josephine Tewson
Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 - 18 August 2022) was a British stage and television character actress. She is best known for her roles in popular and long-running British television sitcoms, such as Elizabeth "Liz" Warden, one of the long-suffering neighbours of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95), and Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (2003–10). She was formerly married to Leonard Rossiter.
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Miss HoskinsJohn Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of...
Movie page
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as NunThe death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a curse that has followed the Baskerville...
Movie page
Wilt
as Miss LeucharsHenry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant,...
Movie page
A Coffin for the Bride
as YvonneMark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them...
Movie page
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
as SelfProgramme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank...
Movie page
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
as Elizabeth WardenDaisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this...
Movie page
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Miss HodgesA cynical young American, Thomas Doubting, stumbles upon a magical amulet which takes him on a...
Movie page
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Peasant Woman/Older Lady/Mother in LawThe hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the...
Movie page
Elementary, My Dear Watson
as Lady CynthiaJohn Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973.
Movie page
Midsomer Murders
as Samantha JohnstoneThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
TV Show page
The Champions
as Hotel Switchboard OperatorThe Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series...
TV Show page
Last of the Summer Wine
as Miss DavenportUnencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never...
TV Show page
No Hiding Place
as uncreditedNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...
TV Show page
Heartbeat
as uncreditedSet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
TV Show page
Lewis
as Hazel O'BrienInspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned...
TV Show page
Keeping Up Appearances
as Elizabeth 'Liz' WardenHyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in...
TV Show page
Terry and June
as BrendaTerry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more...
TV Show page
Terry and June
as Mrs RobinsTerry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more...
TV Show page
The Two Ronnies
as CynthiaThe Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the...
TV Show page
Thriller
as YvonneThriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...
TV Show page
Clarence
as Jane TraversClarence is a 1988 BBC situation comedy starring Ronnie Barker and Josephine Tewson, written by...
TV Show page
Hark at Barker
as uncreditedHark at Barker was a 1969 British comedy series combining elements of sitcom and sketch show,...
TV Show page
Six Dates with Barker
as uncreditedSix Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the...
TV Show page
Whoops Baghdad
as uncreditedWhoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March...
TV Show page
Coppers End
as uncreditedCoppers End is a police station where the policemen work very hard to avoid work. A crime would...
TV Show page
Odd Man Out
as uncreditedOdd Man Out is a British comedy television series starring John Inman. The series aired seven...
TV Show page