Avril Elgar

Avril Elgar (born 1 April 1932, in Halifax Yorkshire) is an English stage, radio and television actress.

She trained at the London Old Vic Theatre School. At the National Theatre she has appeared in productions of Victoria Benedictsson's The Enchantment , Pam Gems' Stanley, and Julian Mitchell's Half Life.

She has appeared in a wide variety of roles from drama to comedy, and in many popular series on British television including Dixon of Dock Green, Midsummer Murders, and Tales of the Unexpected. She played Mildred's sister Ethel in George and Mildred.

Filmography

• Doctors episode You'll be a Man, my Son (2008)
• Doctors episode Pardon (2004)
• New Tricks episode (2004)
• Casualty episode Finding Faith (2004)
• Waking the Dead episode Walking on Water (2003)
• Heartbeat episode Dirty Len (2002)
• My Family episode Tis Pity she's a Whore (2001)
• Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)
• Wilde (1997)
• Midsomer Murders episode The Killings at Badgers Drift (1997)
• Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin miniseries (1995)
• Rides (1993)
• Poirot episode The King of Clubs (1989)
• Campion episode Police at the Funeral parts 1 and 2 (1989)
• A Taste for Death (miniseries) (1988)
• Them and Us (T.V. series) episode Flash-Point (1985)
• Agatha Christie's Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
• Minder series 6 episode Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread (1985)
• Sakharov (1984)
• Betrayal (1983)
• The Citadel (1983)
• Objects of Affection (TV series) episode our Winnie (1982)
• Play for Today episode Under the Skin (1982)
• Tales of the Unexpected episode The Moles (1982)
• Tales of the Unexpected episode Back for Christmas (1980)
• Shoestring episode Looking for Mr.Wright (1980)
• George and Mildred (1976 - 1979)
• Rosie (1977 - 1979)
• The Medusa Touch (1978)
• Romance TV series episode Moths (1977)
• Headmaster TV series episode First Day (1977)
• The Stars Look Down (1974)
• Bedtime Stories episode The Water Maiden (1974)
• Carrie's War (1974)
• The Befrienders episode A Case of no Resolution (1972)
• Public Eye episode I always wanted a swimming pool (1971)
• Paul Temple episode The Quuick and the Dead (1971)
• Play for Today episode I Can't see my Little Willie (1970)
• Ryan International episode The Muck Raker (1970)
• ITV Playhouse The Style of the Countess script Simon Gray, director Michael Apted (1970)
• Leon Garfield's Smith episodes 'God Save the King!' and 'The Black Angel' (1970)
• Spring and Port Wine (1970)
• Detective episode 'Hunt for the Peacock' , Hugh Leonard dramatization of H R F Keating novel (1969)
• Callan (TV series) episode 'Land of Light and Peace' (1969)
• Theatre 625 episode 'To see how far it is' , scripted by Alan Plater (1968)
• Z-Cars episode 'A Little Bit of Respect' parts 1 and 2 (1967)
• Boy meets Girl episode 'There was I, waiting...' (1967)
• Ladies Who Do (1963)

External links

• Avril Elgar at IMDb