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Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith

  • 85 years old
  • English
  • Actor
  1. 29th May: Penelope Keith to front documentary marking 50 years of The Good Life
Penelope Keith

Dame Penelope Keith is an English actor. Working across film, radio, stage and television, she found particular fame and success for her roles in a number of television sitcoms, particularly To The Manor Born and The Good Life in the 1970s and 80s.

Year Production Role
2025 The Good Life: Inside Out Announced Self
2024 Penelope Keith Remembers... To The Manor Born Self
2024 Comedy Classics: The Good Life (as Dame Penelope Keith) Self
2023 Comedy Classics: To The Manor Born (as Dame Penelope Keith) Self
2022 Penelope Keith: From Margo To The Manor Born Self (Archive Material)
2021 Sunshine And Laughter
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Narrator
2014 The Perfect Morecambe & Wise
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self (Archive Material)
2014 Bob Larbey - A Tribute Host / Presenter
2013 Morecambe & Wise In Pieces
  1. E1 - Leading Ladies
  2. E2 - The Curtains
 Self (Archive Material)
2013 Morecambe & Wise In Pieces
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  1. E1 - Leading Ladies
  2. E2 - The Curtains
  3. E3 - At Home
  4. E4 - Leading Men
  5. E5 - The Sketches
 Host / Presenter
2013 Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story
  1. E2 - Part 2
 Self
2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute Self
2012 Morecambe & Wise: Song & Dance Host / Presenter
2012 Bring Me Morecambe And Wise
  1. E2 - The Guest Stars
  2. E4 - The Plays Wot Ernie Wrote
  3. E5 - Christmas
 Self
2012 John Howard Davies: A Life In Comedy Host / Presenter
2011 Life Begins At Crawley Eleanor
2011 Living With Mother - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Wild Card
 Mother
2011 Eric & Ernie (as Penelope Keith CBE)
  1. Special - Behind The Scenes
 Self
2010 All About The Good Life Self
2007 To The Manor Born - 25th Anniversary Special Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
2007 The Comedy Christmas Self
2007 Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Laugh
  1. E3 - Fitting In And Being Accepted
 Self
2006 The Secret Show - Series 1
  1. E5 - Commando Babies
 Nana Poo-Poo (Voice)
2006 Comedy Connections - Series 4
  1. E5 - To The Manor Born
 Self
2006 Great Lives - Morecambe And Wise Self
2005 The Unseen... - The Unseen Eric Morecambe
  1. The Unseen Eric Morecambe
 Self
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E1 - The Launch
  2. E4 - The Good Life
 Guest
2003 Agatha Raisin Agatha Raisin
2003 Agatha Raisin Agatha Raisin
2003 Margery And Gladys Margery Heywood
2003 Agatha Raisin - Series 1 Agatha Raisin
2003 Comedy Connections - Series 1
  1. E2 - The Good Life
 Self
1999 Aladdin, The Chinese Laundry Boy Empress of China
1999 In Conversation With - Series 1
  1. E4 - Penelope Keith
 Self
1999 Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
  1. E2 - The Sensational Seventies
 Self
1997 To The Manor Born
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  1. E1 - The Rhythms of the Earth
  2. E2 - The Grapevine
  3. E3 - What's in a Name?
  4. E4 - Vive Le Sport
  5. E5 - Sons of the Fathers
  6. E6 - A Wife's Prerogative
  7. E7 - The Spare Room
  8. E8 - An Englishman's Home
  9. E9 - The Honours List
  10. E10 - Plenty More Fish
 Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1997 Next Of Kin - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Maggie
1996 Next Of Kin - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Maggie
1995 Next Of Kin - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Christmas Special
 Maggie
1994 Mr Sunshine Self
1994 Law And Disorder
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  1. E1 - What Goes Up
  2. E2 - One for the Album
  3. E3 - A Night to Remember
  4. E4 - A Slip of the Pen
  5. E5 - The Cannibal
  6. E6 - Safe as Houses
 Phillippa Troy
1994 Law And Disorder Phillippa Troy
1992 No Job For A Lady - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Hawks & Doves
  2. E2 - A Bed For The Night
  3. E3 - Sugar & Spice
  4. E4 - I'd Like To See You Do It
  5. E5 - What Care? What Compensation?
  6. E6 - Lobby Terms
 Jean Price
1991 No Job For A Lady - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Strange Bedfellows
  2. E2 - But I Voted For You
  3. E3 - White Knights
  4. E4 - Poetic Justice
  5. E5 - Undesirable Aliens
  6. E6 - No Rumour To The Truth
 Jean Price
1990 Canned Carrott - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Voice (Voice)
1990 No Job For A Lady - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Who Goes Home?
  2. E2 - The Maiden Over
  3. E3 - There Should Be A Law Against It
  4. E4 - Questions, Questions!
  5. E5 - A Member Of The Committee
  6. E6 - Take A Copy
 Jean Price
1988 Executive Stress - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Caroline Fairchild
1987 Executive Stress - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Caroline Fairchild
1986 Executive Stress - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Caroline Fairchild
1985 Moving Sarah Gladwyn
1983 Sweet Sixteen
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Helen Walker
1981 To The Manor Born - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1980 To The Manor Born - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1980 Donkeys' Years Lady Driver
1979 To The Manor Born - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1978 The Hound Of The Baskervilles Massage Receptionist
1978 The Good Life - When I'm 65 Margo Leadbetter
1978 The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show - 1978 Specials
  1. Special - Easter Special
 Guest
1977 The Good Life - Silly, But It's Fun.... Margo Leadbetter
1977 ... And Yet Another Partridge In A Pear Tree Miss Cynthia Bracegirdle
1977 The Morecambe & Wise Show - The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show 1977
  1. The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show
 Guest
1977 The Norman Conquests
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  1. E1 - Table Manners
  2. E2 - Living Together
  3. E3 - Round and Round the Garden
 Sarah
1977 The Good Life - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Away From It All
  2. E2 - The Green Door
  3. E3 - Our Speaker Today
  4. E4 - The Weaver's Tale
  5. E5 - Suit Yourself
  6. E6 - Sweet And Sour Charity
  7. E7 - Anniversary
 Margo Leadbetter
1976 Private Lives Amanda Prynne
1976 The Good Life - Series 3
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  1. E1 - The Early Birds
  2. E2 - The Happy Event
  3. E3 - A Tug Of The Forelock
  4. E4 - I Talk To The Trees
  5. E5 - The Wind-Break War
  6. E6 - Whose Fleas Are These?
  7. E7 - The Last Posh Frock
 Margo Leadbetter
1975 The Good Life - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Just My Bill
  2. E2 - The Guru Of Surbiton
  3. E3 - Mr. Fix-It
  4. E4 - The Day Peace Broke Out
  5. E5 - Mutiny
  6. E6 - Home Sweet Home
  7. E7 - Going To Pot?
 Margo Leadbetter
1975 Two's Company - Series 1
  1. E4 - The Patient
 Mrs. Philips
1975 The Good Life - Series 1
  1. E1 - Plough Your Own Furrow
 Margo Leadbetter (Voice)
1975 The Good Life - Series 1
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  1. E2 - Say Little Hen...
  2. E3 - The Weaker Sex?
  3. E4 - Pig's Lib
  4. E5 - The Thing In The Cellar
  5. E6 - The Pagan Rite
  6. E7 - Backs To The Wall
 Margo Leadbetter
1972 Rentadick Miss Evans

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Penelope Keith on IMDb

Born
Tuesday 2nd April 1940 (85 years-old)
Title
Dame Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith DBE DL
Penelope Keith CBE
Full name
Penelope Anne Constance Keith
Nationality
English
BAFTA Television Awards 1980
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1978
Best Actress (Winner)
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1977
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Winner)
Olivier Awards 1976
Best Actress in a New Play (Nominee)
Best Comedy Performance (Winner)
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