George and Mildred star Yootha Joyce’s death was incredibly tragic – and it took place just weeks after wrapping her final film project. Yootha played Mildred Roper for years on the classic ...

Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce in London, 1976 Credit: PA George and Mildred would never have worked a fraction as well as it did, had it not been for the interplay between Murphy and Joyce.

Some of the Theatre Workshop actors in 1959, including Yootha Joyce, left, Murphy, centre, and Joe Melia, right Credit: Popperfoto via Getty Images George and Mildred saw the Ropers move from ...

He also starred as Alvin Smedley in Last Of The Summer Wine. Image: Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce at Heathrow Airport leaving for New Zealand for a ten-week tour of the stage version of their show.

John Inman, Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy in London. (Image: PA Wire) When the show ended in 1976 Murphy and Joyce starred in the spin-off, George And Mildred, which ran for five series until 1979. He ...

Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce in 1979 (PA) The show featured landlords George and Mildred Roper, played by the late Yootha Joyce, and was considered controversial for the time because it featured ...

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Actor Brian Murphy, best known for starring in sitcoms Man About The House and George And Mildred, has died aged 92. He died at his home in Kent on Sunday morning with his wife, Hi-de-Hi!

Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce in 1979 (PA) Mr Bowington described it as “a sudden attack and cut down” as Murphy had developed a pain in his back around three weeks ago, and, after getting a ...

TV Times via Getty Images Brian Murphy ... a henpecked George Roper opposite fellow Theatre Workshop actress Yootha Joyce as his wife. He is survived by his wife, Hi-de-Hi! actress Linda Regan ...