Career spanned Till Death Us Do Part to Sherlock

Una Stubbs, star of TV shows including Worzel Gummidge and Till Death Us Do Part,  has died at the age of 84.

Her agent told BBC News she died at her home in Edinburgh surrounded by her family after a months-long illness.

She shot to fame as Alf Garnett's exasperated daughter Rita in the 1960s sitcom Till Death Us Do Part and the 1980s follow-ups 'Til Death and In Sickness and In Health.

She played Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge and was  a regular on the game show  Give Us A Clue, with other credits including The Worst Witch EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show and sitcom Benidorm and Sherlock, when she played landlady Mrs Hudson 

In a statement, her sons Joe and Christian Henson and Jason Gilmore said: ‘Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times.’

Her agent Rebecca Blond,  added: ‘We are desperately sad to have lost not only a wonderful actress, whose screen and stage career, spanning over 50 years, was so extraordinarily varied.’

She added that her client was ‘wickedly funny, elegant, stylish, graceful, gracious and kind’ and a ‘constant friend’

Published: 12 Aug 2021