Dame Penelope Keith Has Died TV Chat

[Gemma]

Sad news, she was an excellent actress.

Dame Penelope Keith has died, aged 86. She was best known for her roles a snobbish suburbanite Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life, which launched in 1975, and the widowed aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, which first aired in 1979.

In a statement, her family said: "We are deeply saddened to announce that Dame Penelope Keith died peacefully whilst living with cancer at her home in Surrey where she had lived for more than 50 years.

"The family is grateful for the care and support she received throughout her treatments, and ask that their privacy be respected at this time."

Dame Penelope, best known for her roles in The Good Life and To the Manor Born, died at her home in Milford where she had lived with her husband, Rodney Timson, for 50 years. The couple have two adopted sons.

 

[Bob the Ninja]

Obviously she was great in The Good Life but also excellent in To the Manor Born.

Margo in The Good Life is one of the best TV characters of all time.