One Foot in the Grave actor Doreen Mantle dies aged 97 | Television

2023-08-11 19:00:03

One Foot in the Grave actor Doreen Mantle dies aged 97 | Television

Doreen Mantle has died aged 97, her agent has announced.

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The actor was best known for her performance as Jean Warboys, the annoying friend of Victor Meldrew’s wife, in the BBC comedy series One Foot in the Grave.

She also starred in BBC detective series Father Brown, as well as appearing in the ITV soap Coronation Street as Joy Fishwick.

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In a statement, her agent said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved client and much loved stage, screen, and radio actress Doreen Mantle, aged 97.

“She died peacefully at home. She is survived by her two sons, four grandchildren and one brother.”

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Her other screen credits include the TV series My Family, Doctors, Dirk Gently, Jam and Jerusalem, Doc Martin, Jonathan Creek, and the film Yentl.

Mantle’s stage work included Death of a Salesman for the National Theatre, for which she won an Olivier award in 1979 for best actress in a supporting role.

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This year, she appeared in Channel 5’s One Foot in the Grave: 30 Years of Laughs, on which she recalled the episode The Beast in the Cage, where she was stuck in traffic with Victor (Richard Wilson) – who is upset with Jean over her choice of crisps – and his long-suffering wife, Margaret (Annette Crosbie).

Mantle said: “[The car] wasn’t comfortable, but somehow we got used to being in this car and things happening. There were some wonderful lines in it.”

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She also performed a one-woman stage show, My Truth and Reconciliation, and appeared in 84 Charing Cross Road at the Ambassadors Theatre and the comedy Billy Liar at the Duke of York’s Theatre.

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