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The late, great Dame Thora Hird brought well-mannered cheer to British TV for sixty years. Famed for her roles in Last Of The Summer Wine, Salvation Army sitcom Hallelujah and 1960s classic Meet The Wife, she was one of the most gifted comedy stars of her generation. Her often forgotten early work included war-time propaganda and roles alongside comic Will Hay and Sir Laurence Olivier.
Although the Morecambe-born star is often latterly remembered for her Churchill stairlift adverts and stints on Songs Of Praise spinoff Praise Be!, it is her 17 years as Edie Pegden in Summer Wine and hilarious turns in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads that endure. Hird, who was made a Dame Commander in 1993, died aged 91after suffering a stroke in March 2003.
Digital Spy heralds Hird's career with a pictorial celebration of her work.
Although the Morecambe-born star is often latterly remembered for her Churchill stairlift adverts and stints on Songs Of Praise spinoff Praise Be!, it is her 17 years as Edie Pegden in Summer Wine and hilarious turns in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads that endure. Hird, who was made a Dame Commander in 1993, died aged 91after suffering a stroke in March 2003.
Digital Spy heralds Hird's career with a pictorial celebration of her work.
"Thora Hird, this is your life!" Thora with Michael Aspel
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