Gwen Watford

Gwen Watford

Born: September 10, 1927
Died: February 6, 1994
in London, England, UK
Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 — 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. She made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1949). Other films include Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), The Very Edge (1962), Cleopatra (1963), and Cry Freedom (1987). She died from cancer, aged 66, in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Watford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Title: Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Character: Mrs. Dolly Bantry
Released: December 27, 1992
Type: Movie
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she can strike again.
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Relatively Speaking
Title: Relatively Speaking
Character: Sheila Carter
Released: December 24, 1989
Type: Movie
It's the sixties. Gregory loves Ginny, and Ginny loves Gregory. But unfortunately Ginny also loves Philip, or at least she used to, and Philip loves her. Does Philip love his wife too? Ginny tells Gregory she's going to see her parents, when she's actually going to see Philip to break things off. Gregory, thinking to surprise her, gets there first, and the chaos begins.
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The Winslow Boy
Title: The Winslow Boy
Character: Grace Winslow
Released: April 30, 1989
Type: Movie
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
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Title: Behaving Badly
Released: February 20, 1989
Type: TV
Behaving Badly is a 1989 British television serial directed by David Tucker. The teleplay by Catherine Heath and Moira Williams is based on Heath's novel of the same name. It was initially broadcast by Channel 4. The series was released on DVD in 2005. The plot focuses on Bridget Mayor, a middle-aged housewife and part-time teacher who is forced to re-evaluate her life when her husband of twenty years abandons her for a younger woman.
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The Yob
Title: The Yob
Character: Mrs Kendel
Released: March 12, 1988
Type: Movie
An illegal psychic teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong, and pretentious promo director Patrick gets his genes mixed with those of a football hooligan. Slowly, he begins to change - taking on some undeniably yobbish tendencies.
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Cry Freedom
Title: Cry Freedom
Character: Wendy's Mother
Released: November 6, 1987
Type: Movie
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
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Title: Miss Marple
Character: Dolly Bantry
Released: December 26, 1984
Type: TV
Miss Marple, the spinster detective who is one of the most famous characters created by English crime writer Agatha Christie, is portrayed by Joan Hickson who starred in a dozen television mysteries about Miss Marple over the course of a decade.
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Title: Miss Marple
Character: Mrs. Dolly Bantry
Released: December 26, 1984
Type: TV
Miss Marple, the spinster detective who is one of the most famous characters created by English crime writer Agatha Christie, is portrayed by Joan Hickson who starred in a dozen television mysteries about Miss Marple over the course of a decade.
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Title: Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Character: Dolly Bantry
Released: December 26, 1984
Type: TV
Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
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Reluctant Chickens
Title: Reluctant Chickens
Character: Jo
Released: April 12, 1983
Type: Movie
Malcolm and Jo are eagerly anticipating a quiet retirement but find that their adult children are in no hurry to leave the family home.
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John David
Title: John David
Character: Cynthia
Released: November 23, 1982
Type: Movie
Patrick and Judith have everything prepared for the arrival of their first child but when he is born, they are quite unprepared for the crisis they must face.
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Title: The Comic Strip Presents...
Character: Mrs. Kendel
Released: November 2, 1982
Type: TV
The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as an example of alternative comedy. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane and others.
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Title: The Agatha Christie Hour
Released: September 7, 1982
Type: TV
This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with wide-ranging themes. Some were romances, some had supernatural themes and a couple were adventures. The common link was that all came from the talented pen of Agatha Christie, all were entertaining and each drama was carefully crafted and well cast with many of Britain's best known actors of the time represented.
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Present Laughter
Title: Present Laughter
Character: Monica Reed
Released: December 16, 1981
Type: Movie
Often regarded as semi-autobiographical, Present Laughter follows a few days in the life of successful and self-obsessed actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to travel for a touring commitment. Amid a series of events bordering on farce, Garry must deal with interruptions including the numerous women who want to seduce him, placating his long-suffering secretary Monica Reed, avoiding his estranged wife Liz Essendine, being confronted by a crazed young playwright, and overcoming his fear of his own approacing fortieth birthday and impending mid-life crisis.
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Title: Don't Forget To Write!
Character: Mabel Maple
Released: April 18, 1977
Type: TV
Don’t Forget to Write! is a British television sitcom, broadcast by the BBC from 1977 to 1979. The central character is George Maple (George Cole) who was formerly a successful playwright, but is now procrastinating, lacking self-confidence and suffering from writer's block. He is seen at home with his supportive wife Mabel (Gwen Watford), son Wilfred (Ron Emslie) and daughter Kate (Claire Walker). They are frequently visited by neighbour Tom Lawrence (Francis Matthews) who is a confident, suave and successful playwright and cleaner Mrs Field (Daphne Heard).
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Title: Ripping Yarns
Released: January 7, 1976
Type: TV
A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys.
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The Ghoul
Title: The Ghoul
Character: Ayah
Released: July 11, 1975
Type: Movie
A former clergyman (Peter Cushing) in 1920s England tries to keep his cannibalistic son locked in the attic.
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In This House of Brede
Title: In This House of Brede
Character: Dame Catherine
Released: February 27, 1975
Type: Movie
Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and power to become a nun. The man who loves her is in shock over her departure from his life. When Philippa arrives at Brede, a cloistered Benedictine monastery, the abbess who was responsible for convincing her to enter this vocation suddenly dies. Her successor is Catherine, a sensitive leader who's the first to tell the newcomer to the community that all nuns are to love without a preference for one over another. This becomes very difficult when Joanna, a young nun, singles Sister Philippa out and grows very attached to her.
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Title: Bedtime Stories
Character: Irene James
Released: March 3, 1974
Type: TV
Modern-day interpretation of fairy tales, with a contemporary, darker twist.
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Man Above Men
Title: Man Above Men
Character: Susan
Released: March 19, 1973
Type: Movie
The conflict between a judge who sees himself as a creative and skilful protector of democracy, and his daughter, who sees him in a totally different light.
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Title: The Train Now Standing
Released: May 20, 1972
Type: TV
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Title: Menace
Released: September 29, 1970
Type: TV
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Title: Shadows of Fear
Released: June 17, 1970
Type: TV
Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people.
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Taste the Blood of Dracula
Title: Taste the Blood of Dracula
Character: Martha Hargood
Released: May 7, 1970
Type: Movie
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.
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Stand by Your Screen
Title: Stand by Your Screen
Character: Ada Gritter
Released: December 8, 1968
Type: Movie
A film by Alan Clarke for the 'The Company of Five' anthology series.
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Title: The Company of Five
Released: November 3, 1968
Type: TV
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Let's Murder Vivaldi
Title: Let's Murder Vivaldi
Character: Monica
Released: April 10, 1968
Type: Movie
Two couples let tensions build between them in this 'Wednesday Play'.
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Do You Know This Voice?
Title: Do You Know This Voice?
Character: Jackie Hopta
Released: December 1, 1964
Type: Movie
When a ransom bid results in the death of a child, the police have only one lead – the old lady who witnessed the kidnapper using a public phone box. Though her recollection is vague, she volunteers to act as bait for the killer – telling the press that she had seen the kidnapper's face and she waits for him to attack.
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Jackals in the Desert
Title: Jackals in the Desert
Character: Mrs Marsh
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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Jackals in the Desert
Title: Jackals in the Desert
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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Cleopatra
Title: Cleopatra
Character: Calpurnia
Released: June 12, 1963
Type: Movie
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
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The Very Edge
Title: The Very Edge
Character: Sister Holden
Released: April 30, 1963
Type: Movie
Tracey Lawrence is assautled in her home and is so affected by the traumatic event she now finds all men totally repulsive, including her husband. Her attitude does not change with time, and to make matters worse her husband has got romantically involved with his secretary. Also, the police still have not tracked down Tracey's attacker and there is no guarantee that she is safe.
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The Threatening Storm
Title: The Threatening Storm
Released: April 4, 1961
Type: Movie
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The Grass Is Greener
Title: The Grass Is Greener
Character: Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
Released: December 23, 1960
Type: Movie
Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than the house. Soon, Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old fashioned love triangle.
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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Title: Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Character: Sally Carter
Released: March 4, 1960
Type: Movie
Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their idyll is shattered when Jean becomes the victim of an elderly, and extremely powerful, paedophile. The film was neither a box office nor a critical success, it garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo.
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Title: The Silver Sword
Released: November 24, 1957
Type: TV
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Title: ITV Play of the Week
Character: Silia
Released: September 27, 1955
Type: TV
A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorporates the Plays from the 'H.M. Tennant Globe Theatre' series, some of which were incorporated and labelled in listings as official Play of the Week episodes and some of which were played in place of Play of the Week episodes in alternative ITV regions. All 8 plays have been incorporated into this entry for convenience.
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The Fall of the House of Usher
Title: The Fall of the House of Usher
Character: Lady Usher
Released: June 1, 1950
Type: Movie
A traveler arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.