Kate Williams

Kate Williams: 

Recently back on TV screens playing Liz Turner in 'EastEnders', she is still probably best known for the un-PC ITV favourite, 'Love Thy Neighbour' as Jack Smethurst's long-suffering wife, Joan, or possibly for her role in the Euston-films drama series 'Widows'. Film credits include 'Poor Cow' (1967), 'Melody' (1971), 'Til Death Us Do Part' (1969), and Jimmy's mum in 'Quadrophenia' (1979). My personal favourite might be her role as Blakey's nurse and girlfriend in 'Holiday On The Buses' (1973). It's probably not hers.

Modelling for the camera club in 'Poor Cow' (1967)

With the irresistible Reg Varney in 'On the Buses'

Footnote:

Incidentally, I was sure that she played Frankie Abbot's mum in 'Please Sir!' but that was the excellent BARBARA MITCHELL, who died in 1977. Sadly there isn't much on the internet about her, but she deserves a salute anyway.
http://www.kingstononline.co.uk/barbara-mitchell-actress/ 

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Anna Dawson

Anna Dawson: 

Probably more of a song and dance turn than a straight actress, she made her name in West End musicals throughout the '50s and '60s, but she cornered the market in sassy, no-nonsense dames in TV comedy and variety for a good chunk of the '70s and '80s. You will have almost certainly forgotten seeing her in 'The Benny Hill Show', 'The Kenny Everett Show', 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 'Larry Grayson', 'Bernie' (as in Winters), the excruciating 'Leslie Crowther Show', and (shudder) 'The Jim Davidson Show'.    

With Bill Fraser in the movie 'Love Thy Neighbour' (1973)

Acting parts encompass comedies of variable quality, from 'The New Statesman' and 'Smith & Jones' to 'Rings On Their Fingers', 'Robin's Nest' and kids' non-favourite 'Super Gran' (playing a character called Wendy Whiplash). A bonus role arrived in the '80s with a semi-regular turn in 'Keeping Up Appearances' as well-off sister Violet.    

In the jaw-droppingly awful 1977 variety special 'Hi Summer!'  

On Malcolm McDowell's lap in 'O Lucky Man! (1973)

Her film work has been more of the same. Dubious tie-ins and semi-saucy comedies: 'Love Thy Neighbour (1973), 'Stand Up Virgin Soldiers' (1977), 'The Sexplorer' (1976) and hitting the odd jackpot, see 'O Lucky Man!' (1973), and cult car-crash, see Kenny Everett's 'Bloodbath at the House of Death' (1984).  

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Tony Aitken

Tony Aitken:

With its permanently nervous, pinched expression, the face of actor Tony Aitken has been a small pale dot in the television firmament for some 40 years. Appearing in dozens of roles, almost always as a comically unassuming clerk, curate or scoutmaster, he is another of those semi-familiar TV fixtures. Early '70s appearances include: 'Porridge', 'Z-Cars', 'Love Thy Neighbour', and naturally, 'The Sweeney'. He gained a little more visibility by the early '80s, featuring as Norman Straightman in the hit and miss sketch show 'End of Part One' and in the not-classic 1977 TV remake of the classic film 'London Belongs to Me' (1948). He was also Fred the Postman in the TVS Saturday morning titting-about show 'No.73' where he longed in vain for the embraces of Ethel, as played by Sandi Toksvig. He was also seen as a lawyer in 'Coronation Street' during 2011's convoluted Fiz and John Fishwick machinations, and as a real-ale obsessed potential manager for the Queen Vic in 'EastEnders'.  

Tony Aitken as Fred the Postman in 'No.73' 

Despite all that, the thing you probably do know him from is playing the lute while being booted around by Rowan Atkinson in the closing credits of 'Black Adder II'. I always found the minstrel's appearance confusingly similar to Baldrick's, but that's probably just me.
         

Tony Aitken - imdb

Kate Williams

Kate Williams: 

Recently back on TV screens playing Liz Turner in 'EastEnders', she is still probably best known for the un-PC ITV favourite, 'Love Thy Neighbour' as Jack Smethurst's long-suffering wife, Joan, or possibly for her role in the Euston-films drama series 'Widows'. Film credits include 'Poor Cow', 'Melody', 'Til Death Us Do Part', and Jimmy's mum in 'Quadrophenia'. My personal favourite might be her role as Blakey's nurse and girlfriend in 'Holiday On The Buses'. It's probably not hers.

Incidentally, I was sure that she played Frankie Abbot's mum in 'Please Sir!' but that was the excellent BARBARA MITCHELL, who died in 1977. Sadly there isn't much on the internet about her, but she deserves a salute anyway.
http://www.kingstononline.co.uk/reviews4.htm 

Kate Williams - imdb profile