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Hird, Thora (1911-2003)
 

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The BLACK SHEEP OF WHITEHALL1941Joyce
WENT THE DAY WELL?1942Ivy, land girl
The NEXT OF KIN1942the A.T.S. girl
The BIG BLOCKADE1942[waitress]
GO TO BLAZES1942Cast Member
TWO THOUSAND WOMEN1944Mrs Burtshaw
The COURTNEYS OF CURZON STREET1947[Maud, stage dresser]
PORTRAIT FROM LIFE1948Mrs Skinner
CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS1948visitor in Tussaud's
MY BROTHER JONATHAN1948[Ada]
The BLIND GODDESS1948Derek's charwoman
The WEAKER SEX1948Mrs Gaye
ONCE A JOLLY SWAGMAN1948Ma Fox
A BOY, A GIRL AND A BIKE1949Mrs Bates
BOYS IN BROWN1949Mrs Knowles
The CURE FOR LOVE1949Mrs Nancy Dorbell
CONSPIRATOR1949Broaders
FOOLS RUSH IN1949Mrs Coot
MADNESS OF THE HEART1949Rosa
MAYTIME IN MAYFAIR1949Janet
ONCE A SINNER1950Mrs James
The MAGNET1950Nannie's friend
The BACHELOR1951Anna Priashkina
WHAT HAPPENS TO LOVE1951Mrs Rowbotham
The MAGIC BOX1951doctor's housekeeper
The FRIGHTENED MAN1952Vera
EMERGENCY CALL1952Ada Cornelius
TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE!1952Alice Crouch
The LONG MEMORY1952Mrs Pewsey
The LOST HOURS1952maid
A DAY TO REMEMBER1953Mrs Trott
The GREAT GAME1953Miss Rawlings
TURN THE KEY SOFTLY1953landlady
BACKGROUND1953Mrs Humphreys
PERSONAL AFFAIR1953Mrs Usher
DON'T BLAME THE STORK1953Agnes O'Connor
STREET CORNER1953Mrs Perkins
FOR BETTER. FOR WORSE1954Mrs Doyle
ONE GOOD TURN1954cook
The CROWDED DAY1954Suzy
The LOVE MATCH1955Sal Brown
The QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT1955Rosemary 'Rosie' Rigley
SIMON AND LAURA1955Jessie
TIGER BY THE TAIL1955Mary
NOW AND FOREVER1955[Maggie, the maid]
LOST1956Kelly's landlady
WOMEN WITHOUT MEN1956Granny
SAILOR BEWARE1956Mrs Lack
HOME AND AWAY1956Margie
The GOOD COMPANIONS1956Mrs Oakroyd
The SAME SKY1956Cast Member
THESE DANGEROUS YEARS1957Mrs. Larkin
A CLEAN SWEEP1958Vera Watson
FURTHER UP THE CREEK1958Mrs Galloway
The WITCHING HOUR1958Cast Member
The ENTERTAINER1960Mrs Ada Lapford
The QUEEN CAME BY1960Emmie Slee
OVER THE ODDS1961Mrs Carter
A KIND OF LOVING1962Mrs Rothwell
TERM OF TRIAL1962Mrs Taylor
SO MANY CHILDREN1962Aggie Thompson
BITTER HARVEST1963[Mrs Jessup]
The BED1964Thora
RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN1964Mrs Winthram
GETTING AWAY1964Thora
OLD TIME DANCING1964Thora
The FIRST LADY1968Cast Member
OURS IS A NICE HOUSE1969Cast Member
SOME WILL - SOME WON'T1969Agnes Russell
YOUR SONGS OF PRAISE1970Presenter
HOLIDAY STARTIME1970Guest
TOMMY COOPER[04/04/70]1970Guest Star
The NIGHTCOMERS1971Mrs Grose
The THREE GRACES1971Widow Butley
The FOXTROT1972Gwen
The VILLA MAROC1973Doris
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED1975Clare Soppitt
DOROTHY'S BIRTHDAY1975Mary Meegan
The BOYS AND MRS B1977Cast Member
The MAYOR'S CHARITY1977Olive Major
IN LOVING MEMORY[21/05/79]1979Ivy Unsworth
The LEGACY1979Ivy Unsworth
GONE DANCING1979Ivy Unsworth
The RIVALS1979Ivy Unsworth
PORK1979Ivy Unsworth
COME BACK LITTLE MALCOLM1979Ivy Unsworth
ONIONS1979Ivy Unsworth
MADE IN HEAVEN1979Mrs Entwislte
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 1 FEELING YOUR AGE1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 2 EVERY MAN IS AN ISLAND1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 3 TIME OF LIFE1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 4 A DECENT INTERVAL1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 5 DAY OF REST1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 6 FISH AND CHIPS TWICE1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 7 LEAVE IT WITH ME1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 8 REAP AND SOW1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 9 WORKED OUT1980Mabel Brassington
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 10 A SORT OF COMMITTEE1980Mabel Brassington
YOUR SONGS OF PRAISE CHOICE[27/07/80]1980Presenter
IT HAPPENED ONE CHRISTMAS[23/12/81]1981Interviewee
The ACTRESS AND THE UNDERTAKER1982Ivy Unsworth
TOPPING ON SUNDAY1982Cast Member
YOUR SONGS OF PRAISE CHOICE[25/07/82]1982Presenter
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 11982Mabel Brassington
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN1982Ivy Unsworth
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS1982Ivy Unsworth
WEDDING BELLS1982Ivy Unsworth
BOWLS1982Ivy Unsworth
TO BILLY A SON1982Ivy Unsworth
YOUR SONGS OF PRAISE CHOICE[11/07/82]1982Presenter
The LAST POST1982Ivy Unsworth
CHRISTMAS SHOW1982Ivy Unsworth
FLESH AND BLOOD PART 101982Mabel Brassington
ENTRY1983Narrator
HALLELUJAH[29/04/83]1983Capt Emily Ridley
YOUR SONGS OF PRAISE CHOICE1983Presenter
HALLELUJAH[06/05/83]1983Capt Emily Ridley
HALLELUJAH[13/05/83]1983Capt Emily Ridley
HALLELUJAH[20/05/83]1983Capt Emily Ridley
HALLELUJAH[27/05/83]1983Capt Emily Ridley
HALLELUJAH[03/06/83]1983Capt Emily Ridley
HALLELUJAH[10/06/83]1983Capt Emily Ridley
YOUR SONGS OF PRAISE CHOICE[12/06/83]1983Presenter
YOUR SONGS OF PRAISE CHOICE[01/05/83]1983Presenter
SAY SOMETHING HAPPENED1984Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
EMMA AND GRANDPA1984Narrator
EMMA AND GRANDPA[05/01/84]1984Narrator
PRAISE BE1984Presenter
THORA HIRD INTRODUCES HOW WE USED TO LIVE1984Presenter
CUCKOO IN THE NEST1984Ivy Unsworth
CASH AND CARRY1984Ivy Unsworth
MARCHING ORDERS1984Capt Emily Ridley
JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT1984Capt Emily Ridley
HOLY DEADLOCK1984Capt Emily Ridley
SNAKE PIT PART 11984Capt Emily Ridley
SNAKE PIT PART 21984Capt Emily Ridley
ROCK BOTTOM1984Capt Emily Ridley
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT1984Capt Emily Ridley
A GOOSE FOR MRS SCRATCHIT1984Capt Emily Ridley
BIRDS, THE RSPB, AND YOU1985Presented by
AND AUNTIE CAME TOO1986Ivy Unsworth
MRS PEPPERPOT1986Presenter
NAUGHTY LITTLE SISTER1986Presenter
UNCLE OF THE BRIDE1986Cast Member
CRIMINAL RECORDS1986Ivy Unsworth
`DO YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN?'1986Ivy Unsworth
FLYING UNDERTAKER1986Ivy Unsworth
THEY SHOOT UNDERTAKERS, DON'T THEY?1986Ivy Unsworth
The SECOND TIME AROUND1986Ivy Unsworth
`UP IN THE WORLD'1986Ivy Unsworth
TROUBLE AT MILL1986Ivy Unsworth
PRAISE BE![15/06/1986]1986Presenter
Wind Power1987Cast Member
ME! I'M AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF1987Mrs Hopkins
PRAISE BE1987Presenter
AFTERNOON OFF1987Mrs. Beevers
CONSUMING PASSIONS1988Mrs. Gordon
PRAISE BE1988Cast Member
Day of the Welsh Ferret1988Cast Member
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE1988Cast Member
KING OF THE MOUNTAINS1988Ivy Unsworth
The UNDERTAKER'S APPRENTICE1988Ivy Unsworth
TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER1989Cast Member
PRAISE BE!1989Presenter
Come Back Jack Harry Teesdale1989Cast Member
The Kiss and Mavis Poskitt1989Cast Member
Oh Shut Up and Eat Your Choc-Ice1989Cast Member
Who's That Bloke with Nora Batty Then?1989Cast Member
Happy Anniversary, Gough and Jessie1989Cast Member
The Best Time1989Mrs Clarke
Getting Barry Higher in the World1989Cast Member
Three Men and a Mangle1989Cast Member
What's Santa Brought for Nora Then?1989Cast Member
PRAISE BE!1990Presenter
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE [02/09/90]1990Cast Member
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE [09/09/90]1990Cast Member
The Charity Balls1990Cast Member
Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous1990Cast Member
The TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON1990Old Betsy
That's Not Captain Zero1990Edie
Das (Welly) Boot1990Edie
The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built1990Edie
The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression1990Edie
Roll On1990Edie
A Landlady for Smiler1990Edie
Promises to Keep1990Mrs Clarke
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL1990Cast Member
GRANDMOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS1991Martha
PRAISE BE!1991Presenter
Quick, Quick, Slow1991Cast Member
Was That Nora Batty Singing?1991Cast Member
Cashflow Problems1991Cast Member
Passing the Earring1991Cast Member
Pole Star1991Cast Member
Situations Vacant1991Cast Member
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS1991Cast Member
INTENSIVE CARE1992Aunt Kitty
A CREAM CRACKER UNDER THE SETTEE1992Doris
MEMENTO MORI1992Jean Taylor
HER FINEST HOUR1992Edna Wood
PRAISE BE!1992Presenter
By the Magnificent Thighs of Ernie Burniston1992Cast Member
Errol Flynn Used to Have a Pair Like That1992Cast Member
The Phantom of the Graveyard1992Cast Member
The Self-Propelled Salad Strainer1992Cast Member
Ordeal by Trousers1992Cast Member
Happy Birthday Howard1992Cast Member
Who's Got Rhythm?1992Cast Member
Camera Shy1992Cast Member
Wheelies1992Cast Member
Stop That Castle!1992Cast Member
Give Us a Lift1993Cast Member
GOGGLE EYES PART 11993Cast Member
WIDE-EYED AND LEGLESS1993Cast Member
PRAISE BE!1993Presenter
A Great Gulf Fixt1993Presenter
A Thief in the Night1993Presenter
One Voice1993Presenter
Public Pleasures1993Presenter
Last of the Summer Wine[14/11/1993]1993Cast Member
Last of the Summer Wine[24/10/1993]1993Cast Member
Last of the Summer Wine[31/10/1993]1993Edie
Last of the Summer Wine[7/11/1993]1993Edie
Last of the Summer Wine[28/11/1993]1993Cast Member
Last of the Summer Wine[21/11/1993]1993Cast Member
Last of the Summer Wine[5/12/1993]1993Cast Member
Last of the Summer Wine[12/12/1993]1993Cast Member
Last of the Summer Wine[19/12/1993]1993Cast Member
Christmas Presence1993Presenter
Last of the Summer Wine[27/12/1993]1993Cast Member
IMMUNISATION The SAFEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD1993Narrator
The SPECTRE AT THE FEAST1994Nanny Tucker
TREASURE TROVE1994Nanny Tucker
LOST AND FOUND1994Hannah Stockdale
The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti1995Edie
The Glory Hole1995Edie
Adopted by a Stray1995Edie
The Defeat of the Stoneworm1995Edie
Once in a Moonlit Junkyard1995Edie
The Space Ace1995Edie
The Most Powerful Eyeballs in West Yorkshire1995Edie
The Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall1995Edie
The Sweet Smell of Excess1995Edie
Leaving Home Forever, or Till Teatime1995Edie
Bicycle Bonanza1995Edie
The Glamour of the Uniform1995Edie
The First Human Being to Ride a Hill1995Edie
Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure1995Edie
Desperate For a Duffield1995Edie
The Suit That Turned Left1995Edie
Beware of the Elbow1995Edie
The Thing In Wesley's Shed1995Edie
Brushes at Dawn1995Edie
The QUEEN'S NOSE[15/11/95]1995Postmistress
A Leg Up For Christmas1995Edie
THIS MORNING[11/11/96]1996Interviewee
Extra! Extra!1996Edie
PAT AND MARGARET1997Jim's mum
THORA HIRD ON THE MIDLAND HOTEL1997Presenter
The LOVE MOBILE1997Edie
A CLEAN SWEEP1997Edie
The MYSTERIOUS CW NORTHROP1997Edie
A DOUBLE FOR HOWARD1997Edie
HOW TO CREATE A MONSTER1997Edie
DEVIATIONS WITH DAVENPORT1997Edie
ACCORDING TO THE PROPHET BICKERDYKE1997Edie
NEXT KISS PLEASE1997Edie
DESTINY AND SIX BANANAS1997Edie
A SIDECAR NAMED DESIRE1997Edie
THERE GOES THE GROOM1997Edie
BEWARE OF THE OGLETHORPE1998Edie
TARZAN OF THE TOWPATH1998Edie
TRULY AND THE HOLE TRUTH1998Edie
OH HOWARD, WE SHOULD GET ONE OF THOSE1998Edie
The SUIT THAT ATTRACTS BLONDES1998Edie
The ONLY DIESEL SAXOPHONE IN CAPTIVITY1998Edie
PERFECTION - THY NAME IS RIDLEY1998Edie
NOWHERE PARTICULAR1998Edie
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SKYDIVER1998Edie
FROM AUDREY NASH TO THE WIDOW DILHOOLEY1998Edie
THIS MORNING[09/07/98](2)1998Interviewee
OPEN HOUSE WITH GLORIA HUNNIFORD[08/07/98]1998Interviewee
WAITING FOR THE TELEGRAM1998Violet
MOODS1998Enid
LOST FOR WORDS1999Mother
The PONY SET1999Edie
HOW ERROL FLYNN DISCOVERED THE SECRET SCAR OF NORA BATTY1999Edie
WHO'S THROWN HER TOM CRUISE PHOTOGRAPHS AWAY?1999Edie
WHAT HAPPENED TO BARRY'S NOSE?1999Edie
OPTIMISM IN THE HOUSING MARKET1999Edie
BEWARE THE VANILLA SLICE1999Edie
WILL BARRY GO SEPTIC DESPITE LISTENING TO CLASSICAL MUSIC?1999Edie
HOWARD THROWS A WOBBLER1999Edie
The PHANTOM NO. 14 BUS1999Edie
IRONING DAY1999Edie
JULIE AND THE CADILLACS1999Julie's grandmother
CHRISTMAS REFLECTION RUMOURS OF ANGELS1999Virgin Mary
LAST POST AND PIGEON2000Edie
The NEARLY COMPLETE AND UTTER HISTORY OF EVERYTHING[02/01/2000]2000Cast Member
LIPSTICK AND OTHER PROBLEMS2000Edie
OPEN HOUSE WITH GLORIA HUNNIFORD[03/05/2000]2000Interviewee
GETTING BARRY'S GOAT2001Edie
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE[06/01/2002]2002Edie
A MUSICAL PASSING FOR A MISERABLE MUSCROFT2002Edie
The LAIR OF THE CAT CREATURE2003Edie