Daphne Oxenford
Encyclopedia
Daphne M. Oxenford is an English
actress known for her television
and radio
work.
She is possibly best known for being the voice for BBC
radio
's Listen with Mother from 1950 to 1971, and for being one of the readers on newspaper review programme What the Papers Say
for over thirty years. She was also one of the original cast members of Coronation Street
, playing Esther Hayes from 1960 to 1963. She also played Mrs. Patterson in the popular sitcom
To the Manor Born
. Also in the Seventies and early Eighties she was part of Listen to Les The Les Dawson Radio Show on BBC Radio 2, and in the Sixties and Seventies appeared in The Clitheroe Kid
from time to time.
Other TV credits include: The Sweeney
, The Duchess of Duke Street
, Juliet Bravo
, The Children of Green Knowe
, Doctor Who
(in the serial Dragonfire) and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
. In 2006, guest-starred in the audio drama Sapphire and Steel: Cruel Immortality
. She has also appeared in three episodes of Midsomer Murders
(2004–2008) as Muriel, Cully's grandmother.
Film credits include: All Creatures Great and Small
.
IMDB lists her husband as David Marshall from 1951 until his death in February 2003 and two children.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress known for her television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
work.
She is possibly best known for being the voice for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
's Listen with Mother from 1950 to 1971, and for being one of the readers on newspaper review programme What the Papers Say
What the Papers Say
What The Papers Say is a BBC radio programme that originally ran for many years on British television.Its first incarnation was the second longest-running programme on British television after Panorama...
for over thirty years. She was also one of the original cast members of Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, playing Esther Hayes from 1960 to 1963. She also played Mrs. Patterson in the popular sitcom
British sitcom
A British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born is a British sitcom that first aired on BBC1 from 1979 to 1981. A special edition appeared in 2007. Starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles, the first 20 episodes and the 2007 special were written by Peter Spence, the creator, while the 1981 finale was written by Christopher...
. Also in the Seventies and early Eighties she was part of Listen to Les The Les Dawson Radio Show on BBC Radio 2, and in the Sixties and Seventies appeared in The Clitheroe Kid
The Clitheroe Kid
The Clitheroe Kid was a long-running BBC radio comedy show featuring diminutive Northern comedian Jimmy Clitheroe in the role of a cheeky schoolboy, who lived with his family at 33 Lilac Avenue in an un-named town in the north of England. Jimmy's best friend was Ozzie, alias Oswald Higginbottom, a...
from time to time.
Other TV credits include: The Sweeney
The Sweeney
The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London...
, The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess Of Duke Street is a BBC television drama series set in London between 1900 and 1935. It was created by John Hawkesworth, the former producer of the highly successful ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs...
, Juliet Bravo
Juliet Bravo
Juliet Bravo is a British television series, which ran on BBC1 between 1980 and 1985. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over control of a police station in the fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire.-Programme name:...
, The Children of Green Knowe
Green Knowe
Green Knowe is a series of six books written by Lucy M. Boston, published between 1954 and 1976. They feature a very old house, Green Knowe, which is based on Boston's then-residence, The Manor in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire. Some books in the series feature a boy called Toseland and his...
, Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
(in the serial Dragonfire) and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is a genteel British crime–comedy drama television series which aired from 1996 to 1998 on BBC One. The series starred Patricia Routledge as the title character , Derek Benfield as her patient husband Robert, Dominic Monaghan as their lodger Geoffrey Shawcross...
. In 2006, guest-starred in the audio drama Sapphire and Steel: Cruel Immortality
Cruel Immortality
Cruel Immortality is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the popular British science fiction television series Sapphire & Steel.-Cast:*Steel — David Warner*Sapphire — Susannah Harker*Mrs P — Muriel Pavlow*Enid — Daphne Oxenford...
. She has also appeared in three episodes of Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...
(2004–2008) as Muriel, Cully's grandmother.
Film credits include: All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small (film)
All Creatures Great and Small is a 1975 television film, directed by Claude Whatham, based on the book All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot. The book is a compilation volume, first published in 1972, comprising Herriot's first two novels, If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen...
.
IMDB lists her husband as David Marshall from 1951 until his death in February 2003 and two children.