Any boy who grew up in the Seventies will recall with a shudder watching Yootha Joyce's predatory Mildred Roper in the saucy sitcom Man About The House. The terrifying teeth, the bright orange ...

BEFORE starring as TV’s most reluctant Romeo in the shape of hen-pecked husband George Roper, Brian Murphy almost gave up acting to become an insurance salesman. But fans loved his portrayal of ...

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 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 ...

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.

He played George Roper, the henpecked, unkempt and terminally idle husband of his over-sexed, social-climbing spouse Mildred, played by Yootha Joyce. The warring pair, subletting landlords ...

Murphy first came to prominence playing landlord George Roper in Man About The House, starring alongside the late Yootha Joyce. The show began in 1973 and was considered controversial for the time ...

Its success spawned the spinoff sitom George and Mildred, in which Murphy played henpecked George Roper opposite fellow Yootha Joyce as his wife. He is survived by his wife, Hi-de-Hi! actress ...

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 ...