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Daphne Oxenford

Daphne Oxenford

Born: 1919-10-31 • Barnet, London, England, UK

Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice ("Are you sitting comfortably ...?") of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street.

Filmography
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Prince William
2002 • Queen Mother
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Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
1998 • Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards) poster
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1990 • Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
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More Children's Summer Stories
1989 • Fieldmice (voice)
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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989 • Girl Hedgehog (voice)
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Girl from the South
1988 • Grandmother
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The Reluctant Dragon
1987 • Mother (voice)
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Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987 • Archivist
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The Wind in the Willows
1984 • Girl Rabbit (voice)
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Fothergill
1981 • Invalid Lady
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Sweet William
1980 • Mrs. Walton
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The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979 • Miss Garton
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Beloved
1976 • Ellen
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All Creatures Great and Small
1975 • Mrs. Pumphrey
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Dawson's Electric Cinema
1975
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Jingle Bells
1973 • Mrs. Johnson
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That'll Be The Day
1973 • Mrs Sutcliffe
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 • Lady In Garden (uncredited)
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Who Pays?
1968 • Sheila Bannister
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The Waiting Game
1967 • Miss Bannister