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The Latest Breaking News from Penelope Keith

Alan Strachan obituary

Director in the West End and regional theatre for five decades who often worked with the playwright Alan Ayckbourn

The Guardian - UK

Penelope Keith to star in programme celebrating 50 years of The Good Life

Dame Penelope, who played Margo Leadbetter, will be seen stepping back onto the set.

Evening Standard

Russell Brand mocked after sharing hoax file saying British sitcom star assassinated JFK

Comedian has been called a ‘global embarrassment’ after falling for prank

The Independent UK

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Charles Kay obituary

Stalwart supporting actor who appeared at the RSC and the National, and on TV in I, Claudius and Fortunes of War

The Guardian - UK

‘You should be afraid’: poison pen letters reignite UK actors’ fund feud

Police notified after former trustees and current chief executive of Actors’ Benevolent Fund were sent notes

The Guardian - UK

Actors win apology from English charity watchdog in row over board ‘coup’

Charity Commission says lessons have been learned after dispute involving Penelope Keith, Siân Phillips and ABF

The Guardian - UK

The 32 most-watched shows in British TV history ever

Brits sat down and tuned in in their millions for these record-breaking broadcasts

Woman & Home

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Vote fraud claims at King Charles-backed actors’ charity reported to police

Actors’ Benevolent Fund says it has disregarded 156 online votes cast at board elections after internal inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Hope of end to actors’ charity row dashed after elections suspended

Election to form new ruling council at Actors’ Benevolent Fund adjourned amid concerns over online voting

The Guardian - UK

Actors’ charity vote to reignite dispute involving Penelope Keith

Ousting of Keith, Sián Phillips and others in 2022 led to watchdog admitting it made errors in handling of row

The Guardian - UK

Angela Thorne obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor best known for her roles in the BBC’s To the Manor Born and the West End farce Anyone for Denis?

The Guardian - UK

Angela Thorne, actor best known for To The Manor Born, dies aged 84

Thorne played Marjory Frobisher in the sitcom from 1979 to 1981 and voiced the queen in The BFG

The Guardian - UK

To The Manor Born star Angela Thorne dies aged 84

She played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC sitcom opposite Penelope Keith from 1979 to 1981.

The Independent UK

Penelope Keith reveals she nearly poisoned co-stars on The Good Life after cooking blunder

The Good Life's Penelope Keith reveals that her co-stars Paul Eddington and Richard Briers ended up in hospital after she cooked for them

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The Guardian - UK

Charity Commission investigates actors’ fund over governance

Dispute at Actors’ Benevolent Fund pitted Penelope Keith and other trustees against general secretary

The Guardian - UK

June Brown obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor best known for playing Dot Cotton in the BBC’s long-running soap EastEnders

The Guardian - UK

Peter Bowles: a commanding talent who was so much more than a sitcom star

The classy actor could play both establishment and villainous characters with aplomb. He was naturally charming and hugely admired by great men of theatre like Harold Pinter

The Guardian - UK

Peter Bowles obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor who starred in the popular BBC TV sitcom To the Manor Born

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Evening Standard

Peter Bowles: To The Manor Born actor dies aged 85

He was best known for his role in the BBC sitcom starring alongside Dame Penelope Keith

Nottingham Post

Peter Bowles: To The Manor Born actor who grew up in Nottingham dies from cancer

Their house had an outside toilet and no bath

Daily Record

Peter Bowles dead: To The Manor Born actor dies from cancer aged 85

He played the self-made businessman alongside Dame Penelope Keith, with the pair revisiting their roles in a 2007 special.

The Independent UK

To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85

He was best known for his role in the BBC sitcom starring alongside Dame Penelope Keith.

Daily Mirror

Peter Bowles dead: To The Manor Born star dies from cancer at 85

Peter Bowles was best known for his role as Richard DeVere which made him a household name across the UK.

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