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The actress Mollie Sugden has died following a long illness, aged 86.
She is best known for her role as Mrs Slocombe in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?, which ran for 69 episodes between 1972 and 1985.
Frank Thornton, who played Captain Peacock in the comedy said: "Mollie, of course, was an excellent comedian. She was a jolly good actress. You can't play comedy if you don't get on. It was a wonderful team."
Sugden was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire in 1922. After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she spent her early career in repertory theatre.
She went on to appear in shows including Z Cars, Up Pompeii, The Goodies, That's My Boy and Coronation Street, in which she played Nellie Harvey.
One of her most memorable recent appearances was in an episode of Little Britain in 2003.
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She made me laugh a lot as a child. She (and her @#$%!) will always be remembered RIP Mollie
Posted by: stuart605 on Mon Jul 06 04:42PM | Report abuseAs an American I very much enjoyed the Coronation Street show. I shall miss Mdm Mollie Sudgen.
Posted by: treycrosby59 on Tue Jul 07 05:18AM | Report abusenice innings
Posted by: lescudworth on Tue Jul 07 09:44PM | Report abuseRest in peace Molly, the world will be a poorer place without you
Posted by: mopalmer on Tue Jul 07 11:20PM | Report abuseMolly you were a good actor and had me in stitches with some of your work, the more serious was brilliant to say the least Rest Me Dear You Made A Lot Of People Happy!
Posted by: j.melton on Thu Jul 09 02:23PM | Report abuse