Daphne Oxenford
Known for
Acting
Life
1919 – 2012 (aged 93)
Born in
Barnet, London, England, UK
Credits
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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
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
Midsomer Murders
23 Mar 1997
EastEnders
19 Feb 1985
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
22 May 1969
Casualty
06 Sep 1986
Heartbeat
10 Apr 1992
Rising Damp
02 Sep 1974
To the Manor Born
30 Sep 1979
Filmography
2003
- The Royalas Mrs. Silverwood1 episode
2002
- Prince Williamas Queen Mother
1998
- Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Modelsas Narrator (voice)
1997
- Midsomer Murdersas Muriel1 episode
1996
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Mayoress1 episode
1995
- How to be a Little Sod10 episodes
1994
- (All Quiet on the) Preston Frontas Customer1 episode
1992
- Heartbeatas Enid Bakewell2 episodes
1991
- The House of Eliottas Mrs Dodds1 episode
- In Suspicious Circumstancesas Jane Neck1 episode
1990
- Drop the Dead Donkeyas 'Old Lady'1 episode
1989
- More Children's Summer Storiesas Fieldmice (voice)
- Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2as Girl Hedgehog (voice)
1988
- Girl from the Southas Grandmother
1987
- The Reluctant Dragonas Mother (voice)
- Doctor Who: Dragonfireas Archivist
1986
- The Children of Green Knoweas Mrs. Oldknow4 episodes
- Casualtyas Mrs. Johnson1 episode
1985
- EastEndersas Alice Dutton1 episode
1984
- Fresh Fieldsas Miss Denham6 episodes
1981
- That's My Boyas TV Voice (voice)1 episode
- Never the Twainas Mrs Scott1 episode
- Fothergillas Invalid Lady
1980
- Sweet Williamas Mrs. Walton
1979
- To the Manor Bornas Mrs Patterson6 episodes
- The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?as Miss Garton
1976
- Yanks Go Homeas Mrs Chambers2 episodes
- Belovedas Ellen
- The Duchess of Duke Streetas Miss Dean1 episode
- Victorian Scandalsas Ellen1 episode
1975
- All Creatures Great and Smallas Mrs. Pumphrey
- Dawson's Electric Cinema
- The Sweeneyas Mrs. Rosier1 episode
1974
- Rising Dampas Announcer1 episode
- The Carnforth Practiceas Marion Douglas1 episode
1973
- Jingle Bellsas Mrs. Johnson
- Man About the Houseas Mrs Plummer3 episodes
- That'll Be The Dayas Mrs Sutcliffe
1972
- Crown Courtas Gladys Kiteley3 episodes
1970
- Shadows of Fearas Mrs. Tindall1 episode
1969
- Plays of Todayas The Mother1 episode
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyedas Lady In Garden (uncredited)
1968
- Who Pays?as Sheila Bannister
1967
- The Waiting Gameas Miss Bannister
1963
- Doctor Whoas Archivist1 episode
1960
- The Odd Manas Woman (voice)1 episode