Daphne Oxenford
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.
Acted in
Legends
2006
as Self
The Royal
2003
as Mrs. Silverwood
Prince William
2002
as Queen Mother
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Muriel
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Mrs. Willoughby
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Mayoress
How to be a Little Sod
1995
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994
as Customer
Heartbeat
1992
as Enid Bakewell
The House of Eliott
1991
as Mrs Dodds
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1990
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
Girl from the South
1988
as Grandmother
The Reluctant Dragon
1987
as Mother (voice)
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987
as Archivist
Casualty
1986
as Mrs. Johnson
EastEnders
1985
as Alice Dutton
The Wind in the Willows
1984
Fresh Fields
1984
as Miss Denham
Fothergill
1981
as Invalid Lady
Sweet William
1980
as Mrs. Walton
To the Manor Born
1979
as Mrs. Polouvicka
To the Manor Born
1979
as Mrs. Patterson
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979
as Miss Garton
Beloved
1976
as Ellen
Victorian Scandals
1976
as Ellen
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Mrs. Pumphrey
Dawson's Electric Cinema
1975
The Sweeney
1975
as Mrs. Rosier
Rising Damp
1974
as Announcer
Jingle Bells
1973
as Mrs. Johnson
That'll Be The Day
1973
as Mrs Sutcliffe
Crown Court
1972
as Gladys Kiteley
Shadows of Fear
1970
as Mrs. Tindall
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
Who Pays?
1968
as Sheila Bannister
The Waiting Game
1967
as Miss Bannister
Doctor Who
1963
as Archivist