Josephine Tewson

Biography

Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 - 18 August 2022) was a British stage and television character actress. She is best known for her roles in popular and long-running British television sitcoms, such as Elizabeth "Liz" Warden, one of the long-suffering neighbours of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95), and Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (2003–10). She was formerly married to Leonard Rossiter.

Known For

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

A Coffin for the Bride

Acting

1977

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

as

Miss Hoskins

2000

The Mumbo Jumbo

as

Miss Hodges

1978

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as

Nun

1967

The Troublesome Double

as

Mrs. Wentworth

1984

Gabrielle and the Doodleman

as

Mrs. Briggs / Fairy Godmother

1989

Wilt

as

Miss Leuchars

1973

Elementary, My Dear Watson

as

Lady Cynthia

1997

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

as

Elizabeth Warden

2012

The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

as

Self

1974

A Coffin for the Bride

as

Yvonne

1985

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

as

Peasant Woman/Older Lady/Mother in Law

Keeping Up Appearances

as

Elizabeth 'Liz' Warden

Midsomer Murders

as

Samantha Johnstone

Heartbeat

as

His Lordship Entertains

as

Six Dates with Barker

as

The Champions

as

Hotel Switchboard Operator

Shelley

as

No Hiding Place

as

Clarence

as

Jane Travers

No Appointment Necessary

as

Whoops Baghdad

as

Tell Tarby

as

Hark at Barker

as

Odd Man Out

as

Rude Health

as

Coppers End

as

Thriller

as

Yvonne

Lewis

as

Hazel O'Brien

Terry and June

as

Brenda

The Two Ronnies

as

Cynthia

Terry and June

as

Mrs Robins

Last of the Summer Wine

as

Miss Davenport

Production

Crew

Directing