Daphne Oxenford

Daphne Oxenford

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.

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Filmography

2006

TV
Legends
as Self
TV - Released: 11/17/2006

2003

The Royal
The Royal
as Mrs. Silverwood
TV - Released: 1/19/2003

2002

Prince William
Prince William
as Queen Mother
Movie - Released: 9/29/2002

1998

Movie
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1998

1997

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Muriel
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Mrs. Willoughby
TV - Released: 1/3/1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Mayoress
TV - Released: 1/3/1996

1995

How to be a Little Sod
How to be a Little Sod
TV - Released: 9/19/1995

1994

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
as Customer
TV - Released: 1/4/1994

1992

Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Enid Bakewell
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott
as Mrs Dodds
TV - Released: 8/31/1991

1990

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
Movie - Released: 11/24/1990

1988

Girl from the South
Girl from the South
as Grandmother
Movie - Released: 1/2/1988

1987

The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
as Mother (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1987
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
as Archivist
Movie - Released: 12/7/1987

1986

Casualty
Casualty
as Mrs. Johnson
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

EastEnders
EastEnders
as Alice Dutton
TV - Released: 2/19/1985

1984

Fresh Fields
Fresh Fields
as Miss Denham
TV - Released: 3/7/1984
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
TV - Released: 4/27/1984

1981

Fothergill
Fothergill
as Invalid Lady
Movie - Released: 1/8/1981

1980

Sweet William
Sweet William
as Mrs. Walton
Movie - Released: 4/11/1980

1979

Movie
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Miss Garton
Movie - Released: 4/10/1979
To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born
as Mrs. Polouvicka
TV - Released: 9/30/1979
To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born
as Mrs. Patterson
TV - Released: 9/30/1979

1976

Beloved
Beloved
as Ellen
Movie - Released: 10/15/1976
TV
Victorian Scandals
as Ellen
TV - Released: 9/3/1976

1975

Dawson's Electric Cinema
Dawson's Electric Cinema
Movie - Released: 4/3/1975
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Pumphrey
Movie - Released: 7/27/1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Mrs. Rosier
TV - Released: 1/2/1975

1974

Rising Damp
Rising Damp
as Announcer
TV - Released: 9/2/1974

1973

That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day
as Mrs Sutcliffe
Movie - Released: 5/13/1973
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
as Mrs. Johnson
Movie - Released: 12/13/1973

1972

Crown Court
Crown Court
as Gladys Kiteley
TV - Released: 10/11/1972

1970

Shadows of Fear
Shadows of Fear
as Mrs. Tindall
TV - Released: 6/17/1970

1969

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/22/1969

1968

Movie
Who Pays?
as Sheila Bannister
Movie - Released: 1/19/1968

1967

Movie
The Waiting Game
as Miss Bannister
Movie - Released: 12/29/1967

1963

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Archivist
TV - Released: 11/23/1963