Josephine Tewson

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Josephine Tewson who starred in Keeping Up Appearances and ... (Daily Mail)

Tributes have been paid to 'comedy great' Josephine Tewson, who also had big roles in Shelley and regular appearances with Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker ...

He died in 1980. John loved working with her on Last of the Summer Wine. It concerned two brothers, Shorty Mepstead played by David Jason and Randolph Mepstead played by Peter Armitage and their romantic entanglements with Kathleen Peake played by Cheryl Hall It was a British sitcom written by Terence Frisby and made by London Weekend Television in 1976. Her first big role was as Edna 'Mrs H' Hawkins in Shelley from 1979. She wrote on social media: 'Farewell to Josephine Tewson.

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Beloved TV sitcom star dies (NEWS.com.au)

British sitcom actress Josephine Tewson has died, her agent announced today.

He died in 1980. In an interview in 2008, she told The Independent the role was one of her biggest professional surprises. Tewson was born in London to William, a professional musician who played the double bass in the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Kate, a nurse. She played Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine and Edna Hawkins in Shelley. Tewson was a star of both stage and the small screen. An actress found her biggest success in her 60s by starring in one of the funniest British sitcoms of the 1990s has died today.

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Keeping Up Appearances star Josephine Tewson dies aged 91 ... (ITV News)

She was best known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and Last Of The Summer Wine. | ITV National News.

Carol Challis shared an image of her husband and Tewson starring in British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, writing: “Farewell to Josephine Tewson. John loved working with her on Last of the Summer Wine. Josephine Tewson, best-known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 91, her agent has said.

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Josephine Tewson, Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the ... (Messenger Newspapers)

British stage and television actress Josephine Tewson has died aged 91, her agent has said. Tewson, best-known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and ...

It was such a brilliant best of British comedy and Josephine played her part brilliantly to allow Patricia to get the punchline laughs in their scenes." It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson. A tweet from Diamon Management said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson.

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Josephine Tewson: Last Of The Summer Wine and Keeping Up ... (Sky News)

The wife of the late Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis, former EastEnders actress Debbie Arnold and British stage star Judy Buxton have all paid ...

John loved working with her on Last of the Summer Wine. What a week." I adored Jo," she added.

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Actor Josephine Tewson of Keeping Up Appearances dies aged 91 (The Guardian)

Star who played Elizabeth Warden in BBC sitcom also appeared in Last of the Summer Wine.

Carol Challis – the wife of actor John Challis, best known as Boycie in Only Fools and Horses – shared an image of her late husband and Tewson starring together in Last of the Summer Wine. John loved working with her on Last of the Summer Wine. Josephine passed away peacefully last night at Denville Hall at the age of 91.”

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Keeping Up Appearances star Josephine Tewson dies age 91 ... (Irish Mirror)

The British sitcom actress died 'peacefully' at Denville Hall on Thursday night. Her agent, Jean Diamond of Diamond Management, said: "It is with great sadness ...

Another one gone." RIP Josephine Tewson." Josephine previously opened up about her decision to start acting and credited Ronnie Barker for giving her the opportunity to pursue her dream. Carol Challis, the wife of late Only Fools and Horses star John Challis, added: "Farewell to Josephine Tewson.John loved working with her on Last of the Summer Wine. In 2012, Josephine took to the stage for a one-woman show Still Keeping Up Appearances, touring across the UK for seven years. "Josephine passed away peacefully last night at Denville Hall at the age of 91."

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Last Of The Summer Wine actress Josephine Tewson dies aged 91 (BreakingNews.ie)

Star of British television sitcoms Josephine Tewson has died aged 91, her agent has confirmed. Tewson, best-known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson. “@JudyBuxton7 and I had the honour of travelling the world and Uk with these comedy greats ending up in the West End. We had such fun. I adored Jo 💔Advertisement [@JudyBuxton7]and I had the honour of travelling the world and Uk with these comedy greats ending up in the West End. Farewell to Josephine Tewson.John loved working with her on Last of the Summer Wine.

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Josephine Tewson, Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the ... (Oxford Mail)

British stage and television actress Josephine Tewson has died aged 91, her agent has said. Tewson, best-known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and ...

It was such a brilliant best of British comedy and Josephine played her part brilliantly to allow Patricia to get the punchline laughs in their scenes." It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson. A tweet from Diamon Management said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson.

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Keeping Up Appearances star Josephine Tewson dies (RTE.ie)

Star of British sitcom television Josephine Tewson has died aged 91, her agent has confirmed.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. She was a fan-favourite for her roles as Elizabeth Warden in Keeping Up Appearances and Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine. Tewson, best-known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine, died on Thursday night at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in Northwood, London.

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Josephine Tewson: Keeping Up Appearances actress dies at 91 (BBC News)

Comedy actress Josephine Tewson, who appeared in TV sitcoms including Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine, has died at the age of 91.

On radio, she was in the casts of The Ronnie Corbett Thing, The Secret Life of Kenneth Williams and Bob Monkhouse's Mostly Monkhouse. Her productions included the West End musical Free As Air, whose cast also included Leonard Rossiter. Tewson later became a regular on TV on The Charlie Drake Show and The Dick Emery Show in the late 1960s.

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Sitcom star Josephine Tewson dies aged 91 - British Comedy Guide (British Comedy Guide)

Actress Josephine Tewson has died at the age of 91.

[1958](https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/year/1958/) to [1961](https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/year/1961/) she was married to [Leonard Rossiter](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/leonard_rossiter/). [1980](https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/year/1980/). [Jean Diamond](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/jean-diamond/) said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of [Josephine Tewson](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/josephine_tewson/). [Josephine Tewson](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/josephine_tewson/) has died. [Ronnie Barker](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/ronnie_barker/) [Ronnie Barker](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/ronnie_barker/), appearing alongside him in a range of television comedies, including David Frost On Sunday, [His Lordship Entertains](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/his_lordship_entertains/), [Hark At Barker](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/hark_at_barker/), [Clarence](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/clarence/), and featuring in various episodes of [The Two Ronnies](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_two_ronnies/). [Shelley](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/shelley/); was a semi-regular in the final decade of [Last Of The Summer Wine](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/last_of_the_summer_wine/); starred alongside [John Inman](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/john_inman/) in [Odd Man Out](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/odd_man_out/); and was regular female support in long-running sketch series [The Dick Emery Show](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_dick_emery_show/). [1931](https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/year/1931/), she is best known as nervous neighbour Elizabeth in the iconic, global hit 1990s' sitcom [Keeping Up Appearances](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/). [Keeping Up Appearances](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/) [Josephine Tewson](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/josephine_tewson/)has died at the age of 91

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Keeping Up Appearances star Josephine Tewson has died (Liverpool Echo)

British sitcom actress Josephine Tewson, 91, has died. Her agent said the actress, best known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and Last Of The Summer ...

John loved working with her on Last of the Summer Wine. The wife of the late John Challis also paid her respects to the star. Carol Challis shared an image of her husband and Tewson starring in British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine and said: "Farewell to Josephine Tewson. Her agent said: "‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson. I adored Jo" followed by a broken heart emoji. Her agent said the actress, best known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and Last Of The Summer Wine, had died earlier today.

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Belinda Tewson Dies: British TV Comedy Star Of 'Keeping Up ... (Deadline)

The British veteran comedy actress found her biggest success in her sixties starring in one of the 1990s' biggest TV sitcoms.

But she appeared in a string of other shows too, such as Shelley with Hywel Bennet and No Appointment Necessary with Roy Kinnear. Following the success of Keeping Up Appearances, the show’s writer Roy Clarke gave Tewson the role of Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine, which she played from 2003 to 2010. British veteran comedy actress Josephine Tewson, who found her biggest success in her sixties starring in one of the 1990s’ biggest

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