Daphne Oxenford

Daphne Oxenford

Known for

Acting

Born

October 31, 1919

Birthplace

Barnet, London, England, UK

Died

December 21, 2012 (aged 93)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

EastEnders

EastEnders

1985

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1974

To the Manor Born

To the Manor Born

1979

Drop the Dead Donkey

Drop the Dead Donkey

1990

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

1975

Filmography

2006
LegendsTV
as Self (1 episode)
2003
The RoyalTV
as Mrs. Silverwood (1 episode)
2002
Prince William
as Queen Mother
1998
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
as Narrator (voice)
1997
Midsomer MurdersTV
as Muriel (1 episode)
1996
Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesTV
as Mrs. Willoughby (1 episode), as Mayoress (1 episode)
1995
How to be a Little SodTV
1994
(All Quiet on the) Preston FrontTV
as Customer (1 episode)
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Enid Bakewell (2 episodes)
1991
The House of EliottTV
as Mrs Dodds (1 episode)
1991
In Suspicious CircumstancesTV
as Jane Neck (1 episode)
1990
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
1990
Drop the Dead DonkeyTV
as 'Old Lady' (1 episode)
1989
More Children's Summer Stories
as Fieldmice (voice)
1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Girl Hedgehog (voice)
1988
Girl from the South
as Grandmother
1987
The Reluctant Dragon
as Mother (voice)
1987
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
as Archivist
1986
The Children of Green KnoweTV
as Mrs. Oldknow (4 episodes)
1986
CasualtyTV
as Mrs. Johnson (1 episode)
1985
EastEndersTV
as Alice Dutton (1 episode)
1984
Fresh FieldsTV
as Miss Denham (6 episodes)
1981
That's My BoyTV
as TV Voice (voice) (1 episode)
1981
Never the TwainTV
as Mrs Scott (1 episode)
1981
Fothergill
as Invalid Lady