Penelope Keith

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For the comedy spot this month, I am playing this extract from an episode of The Good Life, entitled The Winterbreak Wars, which features Margot, played by Dame Penelope Keith, who sadly passed away at the end of June.

Mr. Bailey, I want to see you in my drawing room at once.

Won't be a minute.

The Leadbetters just aren't the same.

Oh, The Leadbetters, which was obviously the now late Penelope Keith playing Margot.

Oh, The Good Life is amazing.

There's a great podcast that I listened to last Christmas, which was a daily – you know I love a daily podcast.

What's H said, William?

"Dear JVS and the secret love child of Kenneth Williams and Penelope Keith, the great..." I think that's me.

"The Great British Bobby, police to our international listeners, used to be absolutely in a class of its own and recognized worldwide.

Smart tunics and helmets commanded respect.

It's very close to Stanley's heart.

Stanley's mum just happens to be the late Dame Penelope Keith, who sadly died recently, star of the classic sitcom The Good Life.

So they've come together and done a song together.

called keep smiling sort of it's indie pop with bagpipes so i'm going to be finding out about more about that when ahead of its release on the 25th of september

Job for a Lady.

Oh, Penelope Keith.

I didn't know she was a dame.

All right, okay.

Dame Penelope Keith.

Now, I've got a couple more for you, actually.

You've precursored one, Judi Dench, so I'll give you that one.

It

doesn't actually get a great reception, critically or in fan reviews, but I just remember seeing this for the first time when it was broadcast in colour in the... mid 80s here in sydney australia as i'm just being wondrous to look at and so damn weird and also hovering on the edge of the of the sofa trying to find penelope keith who's meant to be in it she's not well she is but you've really got to blink we'll come to that but they also hired a couple of goats for this one and i can't see those i think i think we've all been fumbling with the baby bounces without realizing because i'm definitely hallucinogenic on this one It just seems to have everything that's Avengers.

It's Jimmy Hill, so it's a James Hill direction, although it isn't all the way through, and we'll get to that.

But as soon as the cast find out it's a James Hill, everyone's delighted.

by...

We've got Dear Paul Eddington.

She was the other Margot, wasn't she? I'm just so disappointed that we don't see more of Penelope Keith in this one.

If only.

We all know it.

Oh, Penelope Keith, we lost her the other day.

Yeah, what

would Charlie Goode play in The Good Life? That's what we're asking this

Was.

about a couple who quit their regular jobs to live a self-sufficient life in the suburbs.

You've got Tom, you've got Paul, Eddington and Penelope Keith, Gerry and Margot.

Yeah, Jerry and Marco.

It's the hardest thing to get right.

And to have, you know, I just watched, after Penelope Keith died, myself and my partner watched a couple of episodes of To the Man of Bourne.

It's just brilliant.

And he didn't write much that right.