The woman who survived sitcom hell and lived to tell the tale.
Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contributions from colleagues.
Production
Rare archival clips from lost BBC shows.
Acting
Richard's unfiltered, self-deprecating charm.
Director
Angela O'Leary
Wendy Richard
Self
Trevor Bannister
Self
June Brown
Self
David Croft
Self
John Inman
Self
Jeremy Lloyd
Self
Nicholas Parsons
Self
Michael Sarne
Self
Mollie Sugden
Self
Frank Thornton
Self
Adam Woodyatt
Self
Sebastian Abineri
Narrator
James Beck
Private Joe Walker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Berry
Mr. Bert Spooner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard was the only original cast member to appear in every single episode of Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985.
Her transition from brassy sitcom blonde to tragic EastEnders matriarch mirrored how British TV treated working-class women in the 70s versus the 90s.
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