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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The show featured landlords George and Mildred Roper, played by the late Yootha Joyce, and was considered controversial for the time because it featured two single women living with a man.

When “Man About the House” ended in 1976, the spinoff “George and Mildred” was created, focusing on the lives of Murphy’s character and his wife, played by Yootha Joyce. “George and ...

Murphy went on to star in the 1973 sitcom Man About the House, playing a landlord called George Roper, alongside the late Yootha Joyce (who played Mildred Roper). The show was regarded as ...