Play for Today: Edna, the Inebriate Woman
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm, Wednesday, April 29 on BBC Four (9)
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Edna, the Inebriate Woman
Season 1, Episode 1
A down-and-out woman wanders through life in an alcoholic haze without a job, a home or any money. Jeremy Sandford's 1971 drama, starring Patricia Hayes and Barbara Jefford
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Cast & Crew
Patricia Hayes
(Actor)
.. Edna
Barbara Jefford
(Actor)
.. Josie
Pat Nye
(Actor)
.. Irene
Peggy Aitchison
(Actor)
.. Lil
Amelia Bayntun
(Actor)
.. Jessie
June Brown
(Actor)
.. Clara
Roger Hammond
(Actor)
.. Victor
Jo Maxwell Muller
(Actor)
.. Nina
Geraldine Sherman
(Actor)
.. Trudi
Kate Williams
(Actor)
.. Teresa
Cheryl Hall
(Actor)
.. Vangi
John Trigger
(Actor)
.. Graham
June Watson
(Actor)
.. Attendant at the Spike
Denis Carey
(Actor)
.. Doctor at the Spike
Jerry Verno
(Actor)
.. Old man
Rex Rashley
(Actor)
.. Old man
Walter Sparrow
(Actor)
.. Proprietor of common lodging house
Douglas Ditta
(Actor)
.. Social security clerk
Chris Gannon
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Talfryn Thomas
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Charles Farrell
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Vivian MacKerrell
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Marie Conmee
(Actor)
.. Paddy at common lodging house
Jenny Logan
(Actor)
.. Doris, on the road
Anthony Dawes
(Actor)
.. Man in car
Elaine Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Social security official
John Hussey
(Actor)
.. Psychiatrist
Patsy O'Shea
(Actor)
.. Old woman
Dorothy Lane
(Actor)
.. Old woman
Jumoke Debayo
(Actor)
.. Staff nurse
Malcolm Terris
(Actor)
.. Psychiatrist in hospital
Keith Marsh
(Actor)
.. Porter
Eamonn Boyce
(Actor)
.. Proprietor of lodging house
James Cairncross
(Actor)
.. Rogo at charitable institution
Virginia Snyders
(Actor)
.. Bed ticket proprietor
Alex Brown Marshall
(Actor)
.. Social security clerk
Norman Lumsden
(Actor)
.. Magistrate
Mark Moss
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Merelina Kendall
(Actor)
.. Nun
Frances Tomelty
(Actor)
.. Nun
Freda Dowie
(Actor)
.. Mother Superior
Jeffrey Segal
(Actor)
.. Counsel at public hearing
David Garth
(Actor)
.. Defence
George Belbin
(Actor)
.. Chairman
Jeremy Sandford
(Writer)
Irene Shubik
(Producer)
Ted Kotcheff
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Patricia Hayes
(Actor)
.. Edna
Barbara Jefford
(Actor)
.. Josie
Pat Nye
(Actor)
.. Irene
Peggy Aitchison
(Actor)
.. Lil
Amelia Bayntun
(Actor)
.. Jessie
June Brown
(Actor)
.. Clara
Born:
February 16, 1927
in
Needham Market, Suffolk
Best Known For:
Playing chain-smoking pensioner Dot in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born June Muriel Brown in Suffolk on February 16, 1927. She had four siblings, but her younger brother died in 1932, aged just 15 days, and she lost her elder sister two years later. Her father was wealthy, but most of his fortune was wiped out when he invested in German banks before the outbreak of the Second Word War. June spent the earlier years of the conflict in Wales, before serving in the Wrens. She then decided she wanted to be an actress and was classically trained at The Old Vic Drama School.
Career:
Brown has had a long TV career, and in the 1970s took roles in Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Angels and Survivors. She has been actively involved in the theatre and is recognised as a great Shakespearean actress - but only became a household name when she joined the cast of EastEnders in 1985. She took a break from the soap in 1993, but Dot Cotton returned four years later and has stayed there ever since. Away from the Square, Brown has appeared in the movie Bean, and played Nannie Slagg in the BBC's big-budget production of Gormenghast in 2000.
Quote:
'At my age, I should be allowed concessions. I should be allowed to do as I please.'
Trivia:
Brown was made an MBE in 2008.
Roger Hammond
(Actor)
.. Victor
Jo Maxwell Muller
(Actor)
.. Nina
Geraldine Sherman
(Actor)
.. Trudi
Kate Williams
(Actor)
.. Teresa
Cheryl Hall
(Actor)
.. Vangi
John Trigger
(Actor)
.. Graham
June Watson
(Actor)
.. Attendant at the Spike
Denis Carey
(Actor)
.. Doctor at the Spike
Jerry Verno
(Actor)
.. Old man
Rex Rashley
(Actor)
.. Old man
Walter Sparrow
(Actor)
.. Proprietor of common lodging house
Douglas Ditta
(Actor)
.. Social security clerk
Chris Gannon
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Talfryn Thomas
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Charles Farrell
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Vivian MacKerrell
(Actor)
.. Tramp
Marie Conmee
(Actor)
.. Paddy at common lodging house
Jenny Logan
(Actor)
.. Doris, on the road
Anthony Dawes
(Actor)
.. Man in car
Elaine Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Social security official
John Hussey
(Actor)
.. Psychiatrist
Patsy O'Shea
(Actor)
.. Old woman
Dorothy Lane
(Actor)
.. Old woman
Jumoke Debayo
(Actor)
.. Staff nurse
Malcolm Terris
(Actor)
.. Psychiatrist in hospital
Keith Marsh
(Actor)
.. Porter
Eamonn Boyce
(Actor)
.. Proprietor of lodging house
James Cairncross
(Actor)
.. Rogo at charitable institution
Virginia Snyders
(Actor)
.. Bed ticket proprietor
Alex Brown Marshall
(Actor)
.. Social security clerk
Norman Lumsden
(Actor)
.. Magistrate
Mark Moss
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Merelina Kendall
(Actor)
.. Nun
Frances Tomelty
(Actor)
.. Nun
Freda Dowie
(Actor)
.. Mother Superior
Jeffrey Segal
(Actor)
.. Counsel at public hearing
David Garth
(Actor)
.. Defence
George Belbin
(Actor)
.. Chairman
Jeremy Sandford
(Writer)
Irene Shubik
(Producer)
Ted Kotcheff
(Director)
