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Dandy Nichols

Cast & creator

Dandy Nichols

1907-05-21 (died at 78) Fulham, London, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Play for Today, BBC Play of the Month, BBC Play of the Month

From Wikipedia Dandy Nichols (21 May 1907 – 6 February 1986) was an English actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. She appeared in numerous films, which included Carry On Doctor, Ladies Who Do, The Holly and the Ivy, The Vikings, the Beatles' film Help!, Georgy Girl, Doctor in Clover, The Birthday Party, The Bed Sitting Room, O Lucky Man!, Confessions of a Window Cleaner and Britannia Hospital amongst others. After finding fame in Till Death Do Us Part, Nichols found work in television, notably playing opposite Alastair Sim in William Trevor's production of The Generals Day. She made appearances in Flint, The Tea Ladies and Bergerac. Onstage, she appeared in Ben Travers's comedy Plunder, as well as playing alongside Sir Ralph Richardson and Sir John Gielgud in David Storey's Home, in both London and on Broadway.

Also known as: Daisy Sander

Movies

77

film credits

Series

34

television credits

Career

111

1948–1985 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Play for Today

Play for Today

Acting · 1970

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Mrs Turton · 1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Esme Flint · 1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Miss Hodge · 1965

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Mrs. Harris · 1967

Across film & television

Filmography (111)

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Showing 111 of 111 credits

Play for Today

Play for Today

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Mrs Turton

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Esme Flint

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Miss Hodge

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Mrs. Harris

Playhouse

Playhouse

Nanny

Bergerac

Bergerac

Mrs. Honeyman

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Nancy Broughton

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Mrs. Hanley

Sunday-Night Play

Rosie Pennyfeather

Maigret

Maigret

Concierge

Centre Play

Centre Play

Edith Harrison

Story Parade

Elsie Jakes

Story Parade

Freda Flower

Drama 61-67

Lilly

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

Else Garnett

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

Else Garnett

Emergency: Ward 10

Emergency: Ward 10

NBC Experiment in Television

NBC Experiment in Television

(voice)

Sharing Time

Hilda

Shirley's World

Shirley's World

The Vikings

The Vikings

Bridget

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Mrs. Tremblow

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Mrs. Watteau Jones

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Mrs. Innes Hook

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Marjorie

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

Lily

Time of My Life

Mrs Biggs

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

Phyllis (voice)

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Mrs. Lea

Till Death...

Till Death...

Else Garnett

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

Tea Lady / Neighbour

Help!

Help!

Neighbour (uncredited)

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

Tom's Landlady

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

Florrie: The Workers

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

1st Old Lady

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

Mrs Ethel Shroake

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

Mrs. Elton

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

Else Garnett

Georgy Girl

Georgy Girl

Hospital Nurse

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Caroline

Carry On Doctor

Carry On Doctor

Mrs. Roper

First Love

First Love

Prinzessin Zasekina

Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

Hyacinth Cundell

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

Mrs. Patterson

Yield to the Night

Yield to the Night

Mrs. Price

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

Miss Hawkins (uncredited)

The Strange World of Planet X

The Strange World of Planet X

Mrs. Tucker

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

Orphanage Superintendant

The Holly and the Ivy

The Holly and the Ivy

Neighbour

Golden Rain

Mrs. Tuckett

Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke

Stall Attendant (uncredited)

Rotten to the Core

Rotten to the Core

Woman in Cemetery

Three for All

Three for All

Henrietta

Mad About Men

Mad About Men

Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)

Late Call

Late Call

Sylvia Calvert

The Bagthorpe Saga

Mrs Fosdyke

The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

Mrs. Johnson

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

Meg Bowles

The National Health

The National Health

Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)

The Trouble with Our Ivy

The Trouble with Our Ivy

Mrs. Tremblow

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

Mrs. Gamp

Emergency Call

Emergency Call

Barmaid

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

Else Garnett

Time Is My Enemy

Time Is My Enemy

Charwoman

Home

Home

Marjorie

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

Mrs. Law

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

Mrs. Sprat

Woman Hater

Woman Hater

Mrs. Burrell

Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't Ever Leave Me

Mrs. Marshall

Doctor in Clover

Doctor in Clover

Patient with Kidney Stones

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

Mrs. Harris

Kate: The Good Neighbour

Kate: The Good Neighbour

Mrs. Druce

Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

Maud Hodge

Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do

Mrs. Merryweather

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

Woman Flooded by Milk

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

Mrs Turton

A Cry from the Streets

A Cry from the Streets

Mrs. Jenks

The Death of Glory

The Death of Glory

Marjorie

Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts

Aunt Edie Hopkins

Adventure in the Hopfields

Adventure in the Hopfields

Mrs. Harris

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Waitress (uncredited)

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Mrs. Clarke

The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

Charwoman

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mrs. Mott

Lost

Lost

Mrs. Gamble

Don't Talk to Strange Men

Don't Talk to Strange Men

Molly

The General's Day

The General's Day

Findings on a Late Afternoon

Findings on a Late Afternoon

Nanny

The Leather Boys

The Leather Boys

Mrs Stanley

Your Witness

Your Witness

Waitress

Dance Hall

Dance Hall

Mrs. Crabtree

In the Labyrinth

In the Labyrinth

Edith Harrison

Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

Smith's Mother

Ask Mr Pastry

The Fatal Night

The Fatal Night

Charwoman

Street Corner

Street Corner

Mrs. Furness

The Happy Family

The Happy Family

Ada

Town on Trial

Town on Trial

Mrs Wilson (uncredited)

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

Kitchen-hand

High Treason

High Treason

Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)

Women of Twilight

Women of Twilight

Third Landlady

This Happy Breed

Mrs. Flint

The Stable Door

The Stable Door

Not So Dusty

Not So Dusty

Act of Murder

Act of Murder

Maud Peterson

Design for Living

Design for Living

Miss Hodge

Marks

Marks

Lily