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Carry On Columbus: failed attempt to revive the series

Carry On Columbus started filming less than six months before it was released - and it'd be the movie that brought down the curtain on the series.

Simon Brew, Film Stories, 8th July 2021

June Whitfield: Absolutely Fabulous cast attend funeral

Dame June Whitfield's funeral has been held in West Sussex, with many of her friends and co-stars in attendance.

BBC, 18th January 2019

Barbara Windsor pays a moving tribute to June Whitfield

Dame Barbara Windsor has paid tribute to close friend and fellow Dame June Whitfield following her death on December 28, aged 93.

Jason Chester, Daily Mail, 31st December 2018

Obituary: Dame June Whitfield

Dame June Whitfield, who has died aged 93, reigned for more than six decades as one of Britain's most popular and busy comedy actresses.

The Telegraph, 30th December 2018

Those we have lost in comedy, 2018

It had already been a bad year for comedy industry deaths even before the late-breaking news that legend Dame June Whitfield had died.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2018

June Whitfield: the Queen of comedy

She was the Queen of comedy who starred with absolutely everyone from the cast of EastEnders and Coronation Street to the Carry On films. Roger Lewis pays tribute to Dame June Whitfield and her six decades in showbiz after her death aged 93.

Roger Lewis, Daily Mail, 30th December 2018

Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93

Comic actor and sitcom star June Whitfield has died, aged 93.

British Comedy Guide, 29th December 2018

Obituary: June Whitfield

Dame June Whitfield was a constant presence in British post-war comedy. Often playing the female stooge to some of Britain's most famous entertainers, she called herself "a comic's tart".

BBC, 29th December 2018

June Whitfield: Britain's most reliable comedy actress

Oh, June. With the sad passing of veteran TV actress June Whitfield, we have lost a quintessentially British star who spanned three generations of small screen comedy.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 29th December 2018

June Whitfield says she loves living in a care home

Dame June, 92, was ­widowed 16 years ago - and she revealed she finds it fun to be sharing her space with other pals.

Halina Watts, The Mirror, 16th December 2017

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