"The show ran for 10 series between 1979 and 1994, and Glynn starred in almost 100 episodes.Glynn was born in Penang, Malaysia in February 1931.See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,order back issues and use the historic Daily Expressnewspaper archive.He became a national treasure playing the landlord of the Winchester Club in the popular hit series Minder.The twosome divorced 10 years later.The actor's cause of death is currently unknown, but he reportedly died at his home in Scotland on May 23.His mother died shortly after his birth and he was raised firstly by his grandparents in Southsea, Hampshire.Despite his well-known role in Minder, he previously admitted he nearly turned down playing his memorable alter ego.He added: “I said to the director, 'I can’t just sign as Dave; I need a surname'. "After much deliberation we chose Harris.”His work also includes his role as Mr Peake in Lucky Feller, starring alongside David Jason, and his appearances in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and Z Cars.The couple met at the Theatre Workshop and appeared alongside each other in 1962 film Sparrows Can’t Sing.Glynn trained at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop before landing roles in Steptoe and Son and The Avengers. I remember hearing of Yootha's death on a radio news bulletin. In the summer of that year she passed away suffering from liver failure at the age of just 53 - the inquest into her death revealed she had been drinking upwards of half a bottle of brandy a day for 10 years.Using pastiches of period songs and a cast of supporting roles, including Joan Littlewood and Brian Murphy, she tells the tale of a fabulous woman and actress who “could have been a contender”.Testament of Yootha finds Burns Cooke embodying the tragic star, who remained a magnetic ball of energy to the end.“It was absolutely full-time for her for many years, recording the TV shows then touring the country and public appearances opening supermarkets and the like.She says, “In my teens, Man About the House and George & Mildred were always on TV. Yootha passed away on August 24, 1980 at the age of 53 in London, England.
Yootha Joyce was dying, slowly. Joyce was born in Wandsworth, London, the only child of musical parents Hurst Needham, a well-known singer, and Jessica Revitt, a concert pianist.She was named "Yootha", an Australian Aboriginal name, after a New Zealand dancer in her father's touring company. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Yootha Joyce (20 Aug 1927–24 Aug 1980), Find a Grave Memorial no. Yootha Joyce was born on August 20, 1927 in Wandsworth, London, England as Yootha Needham. I've … "My agent persuaded me to accept it, explaining that the part may grow and, of course, it did," he divulged. He said: “Playing Dave in Minder was my biggest TV role.Glynn added his agent persuaded him to take on the character. BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Vicki Archer died aged 41 on 07 JulyGlynn tied the knot again for a second time with Christine Pilgrim in 1968 He was looked after by his father, who was in the rubber business and stepmother, who ran a pub. "There was only a couple of lines to say. Little could they know as they watched those final episodes in 1979 how ill the actress who brought Mildred to life really was... Yootha Joyce was dying, slowly.“Mildred was a fantastic character but Yootha, who had worked in the theatre with famous director Joan Littlewood, became trapped by the success of that one iconic TV role.“She was living on fags and nerves, she was lonely and wanted to be loved. She breathed life into the sharp-tongued, man-eating character Mildred Roper alongside her screen husband George, played by Brian Murphy, in two hugely successful ITV sitcoms. "Amazingly, it was just one day’s work initially, and seeing the script made me realise why," he added. It’s got a lot of sadness, but she is a very funny character at the same time.”“There was no one there to make her eat, she was drinking a bottle of brandy a day for the last 10 years of her life, and she was very thin towards the end.Her last appearance was the 1980 feature film George and Mildred.