Person
Daphne Oxenford
Acting · 1919–2012 · Barnet, London, England, UK
Biography
Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice ("Are you sitting comfortably ...?") of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Muriel
Doctor Who
Archivist
EastEnders
Alice Dutton
Casualty
Mrs. Johnson
Heartbeat
Enid Bakewell
Crown Court
Gladys Kiteley
The Sweeney
Mrs. Rosier
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Mrs. Willoughby
Legends
Self
The House of Eliott
Mrs Dodds
Filmography
- 2006LegendsSelf
- 2003The RoyalMrs. Silverwood
- 2002Prince WilliamQueen Mother
- 1998Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very ModelsNarrator (voice)
- 1997Midsomer MurdersMuriel
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesMrs. Willoughby
- 1995How to be a Little Sod
- 1994(All Quiet on the) Preston FrontCustomer
- 1992HeartbeatEnid Bakewell
- 1991The House of EliottMrs Dodds
- 1991In Suspicious CircumstancesJane Neck
- 1990Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
- 1989More Children's Summer StoriesFieldmice (voice)
- 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2Girl Hedgehog (voice)
- 1988Girl from the SouthGrandmother
- 1987The Reluctant DragonMother (voice)
- 1987Doctor Who: DragonfireArchivist
- 1986CasualtyMrs. Johnson
- 1985EastEndersAlice Dutton
- 1984Fresh FieldsMiss Denham
- 1981That's My BoyTV Voice (voice)
- 1981Never the TwainMrs Scott
- 1981FothergillInvalid Lady
- 1980Sweet WilliamMrs. Walton
- 1979To the Manor BornMrs. Polouvicka
- 1979The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?Miss Garton
- 1976BelovedEllen
- 1976The Duchess of Duke StreetMiss Dean
- 1976Victorian ScandalsEllen
- 1975All Creatures Great and SmallMrs. Pumphrey
- 1975Dawson's Electric Cinema
- 1975The SweeneyMrs. Rosier
- 1974Rising DampAnnouncer
- 1974The Carnforth PracticeMarion Douglas
- 1973Jingle BellsMrs. Johnson
- 1973Man About the HouseMrs Plummer
- 1973That'll Be The DayMrs Sutcliffe
- 1972Crown CourtGladys Kiteley
- 1970Shadows of FearMrs. Tindall
- 1969Plays of TodayThe Mother
- 1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedLady In Garden (uncredited)
- 1968Who Pays?Sheila Bannister
- 1967The Waiting GameMiss Bannister
- 1963Doctor WhoArchivist
- 1960The Odd ManWoman (voice)
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