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The Queen told Dame Thora Hird during a 2001 meeting that Last of the Summer Wine was her favourite television programme. [10] A 2003 survey by Radio Times found that Last of the Summer Wine was the programme readers most wanted to see cancelled.
Scene and Hird: My Autobiography, Volume 1. Thora Hird. Fount, 1995 - Biography & Autobiography - 365 pages. Born in Morcambe, Lancs, as the daughter of theatrical parents, Thora Hird first appeared on the stage at the age of eight weeks in the arms of her mother. In 1931 she joined Morcambe Rep. was discovered by Ealing Studios and put under ...
Mar 17, 2003 · Switching to ITV, Hird played the Northern boarding-house landlady Thora Parker in Ours is a Nice House (1969), whose comedy revolved around the comings and goings of residents, as well as her two ...
Feb 19, 2020 · A campaign has been launched to erect a statue of Dame Thora Hird in her home town of Morecambe. The Bafta winner, best known for playing Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine and for performing ...
Mar 15, 2003 · Dame Thora Hird was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.
Oct 21, 2009 · 1980s newcomer Edie Pegden (Thora Hird) with Last Of The Summer Wine stalwarts Nora Batty (Kathy Staff) and Ivy (Jane Freeman). Thora wasn't only like a favourite relative or good friend visiting us via the telly screen - she was an absolutely top-notch actress. And that didn't just mean comedy, either.
