Margery Mason
Margery Mason (27 September 1913 – 26 January 2014) was an English actress and director. She was the artistic director of the Repertory Theatre in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in the 1960s. Mason played Sarah Stevens, the mother in John Hopkins' four-play cycle Talking to a Stranger (1966). A family drama with four characters, the viewpoint of Sarah Stevens was depicted in the fourth play, The Innocent Must Suffer. Her film roles included Charlie Bubbles (1968), Clegg (1970), The Raging Moon (1971), Made (1972), Hennessy (1975), the bullying teacher's wife in Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), Terry on the Fence (1986), a game show contestant in Victoria Wood Presents (1989), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Love Actually (2003), and the lady who works the sweets trolley in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). She played "The Ancient Booer" in the 1987 film The Princess Bride. Her television roles include appearances on Midsomer Murders, Peak Practice and Juliet Bravo (1982) (Series 1, Ep. 8). She played Mrs Porter in the Granada TV series A Family at War during 1970–71
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101 Dalmatians
as Woman On Park BenchAn evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant...
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Howards End
as Wedding GuestsA saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity,...
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
as Teacher's WifeA troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation...
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Hennessy
as HousekeeperFormer Irish Republican Army member Niall Hennessy lives in Belfast, Ireland, with his wife and...
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The Raging Moon
as MatronBruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence...
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The Hawk
as GreengrocerHousewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer....
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The Trial of Klaus Barbie
as FeldblumDecades after the end of World War II, escaped war criminal Klaus Barbie is brought to justice.
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Charlie Bubbles
as Mrs. NoseworthyCharlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course...
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Ex
as JoanGriff Rhys Jones stars as a writer on a popular television soap opera who falls in love with the...
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Soft Targets
as Celia's MotherStephen Poliakoff's parody of the spy-thriller genre. A Russian diplomat becomes convinced that...
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The Evacuees
as Mrs. GrahamThe experiences of two young Jewish boys evacuated from Manchester to Blackpool during the Blitz.
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Made
as Mrs MarshallThis compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself...
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Femme Fatale
as Mrs. ArmitageSicilian-born Maddalena has moved to a Devonshire village in England to escape volatile sexual...
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The Floater
as Mrs. MillerA comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but...
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You in Your Small Corner
as MumBarry Reckord adapted his stage play for TV and his brother Lloyd plays the central character –...
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Still Waters
as MaudA middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However,...
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A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
as MadgeA doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict...
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Amelia BarrowbyFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...
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Midsomer Murders
as Lydia VilliersThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
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Peak Practice
as Alice NorthPeak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town...
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Play for Today
as Celia's MotherPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as Mrs SaundersA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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Heartbeat
as Mrs. ChallisSet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
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Jonathan Creek
as Audrey PanguitchWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
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A Touch of Frost
as Mme ArcherJack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and...
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Gideon's Way
as Mabel ShortGideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on...
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Lovejoy
as Mrs MulliganThe adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...
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as Agatha ColiarCadfael is the name given to the TV series of The Cadfael Chronicles adaptations produced by...
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Hancock's Half Hour
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The Expert
as Miss PetersThe Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series...
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Within These Walls
as uncreditedWithin These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for...
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The Gentle Touch
as Mrs FelixThe Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television...
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The Agatha Christie Hour
as Mrs. LithinglowThis ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with...
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Hadleigh
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The Bill
as uncreditedThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...
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Victoria Wood
as Alma MottershedVictoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria...
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Shadows of Fear
as MargaretAnthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked...
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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as uncreditedNever Mind the Quality, Feel the Width is a British television sitcom first broadcast in 1967 as...
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Seven of One
as uncreditedSeven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7...
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Reckless
as Myrtle FairleyOwen is a Junior Doctor who falls for Anna - a sophisticated and glamorous older woman. Little...
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Talking to a Stranger
as uncreditedA grown-up brother and sister's visit to their parents home culminates in a shocking tragedy....
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