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Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as Yootha Joyce, was an English actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House (1973–1976) and its spin-off George and Mildred (1976–1979).
Yootha Joyce: 24 August 1980 (aged 53) London, England Alcoholism: Actress Vladimir Vysotsky: 25 July 1980 (aged 42) Moscow, Soviet Union Heart attack: Singer, songwriter, poet, and actor Bon Scott: 19 February 1980 (aged 33) London, England Acute alcohol intoxication: Lead singer and songwriter for hard rock band AC/DC
George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television and first aired between 1976 and 1979. It is a spin-off from Man About the House, and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly-sparring married couple George and Mildred Roper.
A 1974 film version of the show starred all of the main cast members. It was the last in a series of movie screen adaptations of popular TV shows made by Hammer Films, [3] though a George and Mildred film (featuring Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy) would be made in 1980 by another studio.
Jeffrey lives next door to George and Mildred; he is a snobbish estate agent and lives with his wife Ann. Ann and Mildred become good friends, but Jeffrey is frequently irritated by George, with their spats providing much of the show's humour.
Brian Murphy's snivelling, runtish Roper drives a beat-up Morris Minor, guzzles brown ale and sports woollen underwear; Yootha Joyce (an icily accomplished comedienne) matches the tone with a caricature that trades on loud costumes, cheap accessories and ambitions way beyond her means. Whatever sparks may once have fired this screen ...
The last obituary-based documentary in the series was broadcast on 30 May 2012. ... Yootha Joyce: 3 October 2001 (30 mins) 17: 5: Eric Morecambe: 2 November 2001 (1 ...
Yootha Joyce, 53, British TV comedian and actress known as "Mildred Roper" in Man About the House, later adapted to the U.S. as Three's Company, and for its sequel, George and Mildred; from liver failure; French Army Lt. Col. Jean André Pezon, 82, the last surviving French World War One flying ace.