Penny Irving
Penny Irving | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paisley, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–1981 |
Penny Irving is a Scottish-born former actress and a page 3 model in The Sun newspaper.
Career
[edit]Irving is best remembered for her roles in the 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served? (as Miss Bakewell, Young Mr Grace's secretary), appearing between 1976 and 1979 in the long-running programme;[1] and in the movie adaptation of The Likely Lads (playing the role of Sandy).[2]
Irving also starred in Pete Walker's 1974 film House of Whipcord, and would later appear in his 1978 film The Comeback.
Her other TV credits include The Benny Hill Show,[3] The Two Ronnies[4] and Hi-de-Hi!,[5] among many others. She was a hostess on the game show Mr & Mrs in the 1970s. She also played a role in Carry On Dick.[6]
TV roles
[edit]| Year | Title | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Prince of Denmark | Various | Polly |
| 1975 | Dad's Army | "My Brother and I" | Chambermaid |
| 1976–1979 | Are You Being Served? | Various | Miss Bakewell |
| 1977 | Spectre | TV film | First Maid |
| 1977 | Mr. Big | "The Gravy Train" | Linda |
| 1980–1981 | Hi-de-Hi! | Various | Mary[5] |
Filmography
[edit]- Tiffany Jones (1973) – Girl at pool party (uncredited)
- Big Zapper (1973) – Maggie
- House of Whipcord (1974) – Ann-Marie Di Verney
- Carry On Dick (1974) – Lizzy – Birds of Paradise Entertainer
- Percy's Progress (1974) – Chiquita
- Vampira (also known as Old Dracula - 1974) – Playboy Bunny
- The Likely Lads (1976) – Sandy
- The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) – Serving Wench (uncredited)
- Aces High (1976) – French Girl
- Are You Being Served? (1977) – Miss Nicholson
- The Comeback (1978) – Girl Singer
References
[edit]- ^ "Are You Being Served?". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Penny Irving, The New York Times January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on January 23, 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021
- ^ "Penthouse". 1974: 14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "BBC One - The Two Ronnies, Series 4, Episode 3". Bbc.co.uk. 16 January 1975. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Hi de Hi episode guide". Su Pollard official website.
- ^ Ross, Robert (2002). The Carry On Companion. Batsford. p. 112. ISBN 0-7134-8771-2.
External links
[edit]- Penny Irving at IMDb