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Are You Being Served?. Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden). Copyright: BBC.

Mollie Sugden

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Mollie Sugden was an English actor noted for her much-loved comic roles. She found prominence in the 1960s with a string of regular and guest appearances in TV sitcoms, usually as a battleaxe-type mother figure, before rising to wider stardom and international fame from the 1970s as Mrs Slocombe in the smash-hit department store comedy Are You Being Served?.

More biography details
Gender
Female
Nationality
England
Born
Friday 21st July 1922
Died
Wednesday 1st July 2009 (aged 86)

Known for

The Liver Birds. Image shows from L to R: Beryl Hennessey (Polly James), Sandra Hutchinson (Nerys Hughes). Copyright: BBC. The Liver Birds - Mrs. Hutchinson
That's My Boy. Ida Willis (Mollie Sugden). Copyright: Yorkshire Television. That's My Boy - Ida Willis
Are You Being Served?. Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden). Copyright: BBC. Are You Being Served? - Mrs. Betty Slocombe
Hugh And I. Image shows from L to R: Terry Scott (Terry Scott), Hugh Lloyd (Hugh Lloyd). Copyright: BBC. Hugh And I - Carmen Ethel Crispin

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2010 The Unforgettable... - Series 4
  1. E3 - Mollie Sugden
 Self (Archive Material)
2010 The Story Of Are You Being Served? Self (Archive Material)
2009 Mollie Sugden: A Tribute Self (Archive Material)
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E1 - The Launch
 Guest
1993 Grace & Favour - Series 2 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1992 Grace & Favour - Series 1 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1988 My Husband And I - Series 2 Nora Powers
1987 My Husband And I - Series 1 Nora Powers
1986 That's My Boy - Series 5 Ida Willis
1985 Are You Being Served? - Series 10 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1985 That's My Boy - Series 4 Ida Willis
1984 That's My Boy - Series 3 Ida Willis
1983 Are You Being Served? - Series 9 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1983 That's My Boy - Series 2 Ida Willis
1981 That's My Boy - Series 1 Ida Willis
1981 Are You Being Served? - Series 8 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1980 An Audience With...
  1. E14 - Ken Dodd
 Self
1979 Are You Being Served? - Series 7 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1978 The Liver Birds - Series 9 Mrs. Hutchinson
1978 Are You Being Served? - Series 6 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1978 Come Back Mrs. Noah - Series 1 Mrs Gertrude Noah
1977 Come Back Mrs. Noah - Pilot Mrs Gertrude Noah
1977 The Liver Birds - Series 8 Mrs. Hutchinson
1977 Are You Being Served? Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1977 Are You Being Served? - Series 5 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1976 The Liver Birds - Series 7 Mrs. Hutchinson
1976 Are You Being Served? - Series 4 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1976 Dad's Army - Series 3
  1. E10 - My British Buddy
  2. E3 - The Godiva Affair
 Mrs Fox
1975 The Liver Birds - Series 5 Mrs. Hutchinson
1975 Dad's Army - Series 2
  1. E12 - Mum's Army
 Mrs Fox
1975 Dad's Army - Series 2
  1. E12 - Mum's Army
 The Waitress
1975 Are You Being Served? - Series 3 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1974 Are You Being Served? - Series 2 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1974 Love Thy Neighbour - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Sister Martin
1974 The Liver Birds - Series 4 Mrs. Hutchinson
1973 Son Of The Bride Mum
1973 Are You Being Served? - Series 1 Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1973 Men Of Affairs
  1. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Mum
1972 My Wife Next Door George's Mother
1972 A Class By Himself - Series 1
  1. E4 - Guess Who's Coming To Lunch
 Lesley Charles
1972 Are You Being Served? - Pilot Mrs. Betty Slocombe
1972 The Liver Birds - Series 3 Mrs. Hutchinson
1971 Please Sir! - Series 4
  1. E7 - What's A Class Between Friends
 Alice Larch
1971 For The Love Of Ada - Series 4
  1. E6 - The Christening
 Nellie Pollitt
1971 Doctor At Large
  1. E19 - Devon Is Lovely At This Time Of Year
  2. E16 - It's All In The Mind
 Mrs. Mollett
1971 For The Love Of Ada - Series 3
  1. E2 - A Sentimental Journey
 Nellie Pollitt
1971 The Liver Birds - Series 2 Mrs. Hutchinson
1970 The Goodies - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Minister
1970 Up Pompeii! - Series 1
  1. E7 - The Love Potion
 Flavia
1970 As Good Cooks Go - Series 1 (as Molly Sugden)
  1. E3 - Battle Of The Bulge
 WRAC Sergeant
1968 Just Jimmy - Series 5 Mum
1967 Just Jimmy - Series 4 Mum
1966 Just Jimmy - Series 3 Mum
1966 Hugh And I - Series 5 Carmen Ethel Crispin
1965 Just Jimmy - Series 2 Mum
1965 Steptoe And Son - Series 4
  1. E1 - And Afterwards At...
 Melanie's Mother
1965 Hugh And I - Series 4 Carmen Ethel Crispin
1964 Just Jimmy - Series 1 Mum
1964 Hugh And I - Series 3 Carmen Ethel Crispin
1963 Hugh And I - Series 2 Carmen Ethel Crispin
1962 Hugh And I - Series 1 Carmen Ethel Crispin

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Mollie Sugden on IMDb

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