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).  

Anna Dawson - imdb

Sheila Steafel

Sheila Steafel:

† May 26 1935 – Aug 23 2019

Satire boom star of the '60s in 'The Frost Report', this South African-born actress always seems barely able to conceal a little smile.

She was in a number of cult films, including 'The Bliss Of Mrs Blossom', Quatermass & The Pit', 'Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD', 'Percy' and 'Bloodbath At The House Of Death', and some TV shows and children's classics, from 'Sykes', 'Minder' and 'Q5', to 'Grange Hill', The Ghosts Of Motley Hall', and 'Z-Cars'. She was also married to Harry H Corbett in the early '60s.

Performing as the charmingly tiddly Miss Popsy Wopsy
on an edition of 'The Good Old Days' in the 1970s 

Sheila Steafel - imdb prof