Sally Grace obit

Sally Grace

English actress (''The Animals of Farthing Wood'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Ghost Story'')

She was not on the list.

Sally Grace was publicly known as an English actress (''The Animals of Farthing Wood'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Ghost Story'').

Grace was born in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England on 10 September 1951. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

She was a member of the team on Week Ending, the BBC Radio 4 topical satirical sketch show, where she was the voice of Margaret Thatcher from 1983 onwards, remaining until the series ended in 1998.

Her work with Ken Bruce on Radio 2's What If Show led The Independent on Sunday to describe her as "the best impressionist in the business".

Grace voiced the part of Elena in BBC Radio 4's adaptions of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. Her animation roles include the voices of pompous Owl, loud Weasel, and demure but strong-willed Charmer in the popular TV series The Animals of Farthing Wood. She lent her voice to the series Noah's Island, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, Dennis the Menace, Pongwiffy, Rudi and Trudi, Space Island One, Never the Twain, Solo, The Big One, Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!, Badly Dubbed Porn, Bedtime, Doubletake and Spaced and the animated short Bob's Birthday.

Grace's other television credits include Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, Sorry! ("Does Your Mother Know You're Out?"), Raffles ("The First Step"), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ("From Doon With Death"), and Oh, Doctor Beeching! ("Past Love"); she also featured in some episodes of Coronation Street. Later acting roles were as the Queen in Alistair McGowan's sketches about the royal family, and as Betty Marsden in a touring stage adaptation of Round the Horne. Her film credits include Ghost Story (1974) and Boston Kickout (1995).

A mainstay of Week Ending for years, her Margaret Thatcher was definitive. As 'Elena" in my production of Dirk Gently II, 'The Long Dark Teatime Of The Soul" she had crew and cast, including Harry Enfield and Michael Fenton Stevens, in stitches.

Grace died in March 2026, aged 74.

Actress

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

Additional VoicesMrs. WicketLaundry Customer ...

ReleasedTV Series

2026

1 episode

 

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002)

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

6.9

TV Series

Additional VoicesMrs. WicketLaundry Customer ...

2002–2026

113 episodes

 

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, David Morrissey, Cathy Tyson, and Divian Ladwa in Radioman (2022)

Radioman

8.7

Podcast Series

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2022

4 episodes

 

Jason Manford and Catherine Tyldesley in Scarborough (2019)

Scarborough

6.4

TV Series

Mrs. Stokes

2019

2 episodes

 

Rob Oldham, Jacob Hawley, and Ed Night in BBC3 Quickies (2017)

BBC3 Quickies

TV Series

Nan

2017–2020

1 episode

 

Roisin Conaty in GameFace (2017)

GameFace

7.7

TV Series

Female Shopper

2017

1 episode

 

Tujurikkuja

9.0

TV Movie

Flying Woman (voice)

2013

 

Iconicles (2011)

Iconicles

8.7

TV Series

Curly (voice)

2011

1 episode

 

Ronni Ancona & Co. (2007)

Ronni Ancona & Co.

5.3

TV Series

Various Roles

2007

2 episodes

 

Rudi & Trudi (2006)

Rudi & Trudi

7.9

TV Series

(voice: English version)

2006

1 episode

 

David Mitchell and Robert Webb in That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006)

That Mitchell and Webb Look

8.0

TV Series

Heroin Lover's Mum

2006

1 episode

 

James Nesbitt in Murphy's Law (2003)

Murphy's Law

7.6

TV Series

Telephonist

2006

1 episode

 

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)

Coronation Street

5.6

TV Series

Maggie TullyDoreen Lovell

1980–2006

4 episodes

 

Badly Dubbed Porn

5.4

TV Series

(voice)

2005

 

Double Take (2003)

Double Take

TV Mini Series

Voice Over Equity Artist

2005

1 episode

 

Casualty (1986)

Casualty

6.1

TV Series

Judge

2004

1 episode

 

Pongwiffy (2002)

Pongwiffy

8.2

TV Series

(voice)

2002

26 episodes

 

Ronni Ancona and Alistair McGowan in Big Impression (1999)

Big Impression

6.9

TV Series

SybilQueen Elizabeth IIVarious Roles

2000–2002

6 episodes

 

Bedtime (2001)

Bedtime

7.8

TV Series

Voice of Simon's MumSimon's Mum

2002

2 episodes

 

Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! (2000)

Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!

7.2

TV Series

(voice)

2001

1 episode

 

Katy Carmichael, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost, Mark Heap, Simon Pegg, and Jessica Hynes in Spaced (1999)

Spaced

8.5

TV Series

Daisy's Mum

1999–2001

2 episodes

 

Pettson and Findus (2000)

Pettson and Findus

7.4

TV Series

(voice: English version)

2000

13 episodes

 

Harry Hill in Harry Hill (1997)

Harry Hill

7.6

TV Series

2000

1 episode

 

Space Island One (1998)

Space Island One

7.4

TV Series

Control

1998

23 episodes

 

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (1998)

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

6.7

TV Series

Various

1998

1 episode

 

Noah's Island (1997)

Noah's Island

7.3

TV Series

(voice)

1997

1 episode

 

Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith in Alas Smith & Jones (1984)

Alas Smith & Jones

7.4

TV Series

1997

2 episodes

 

Gobble

6.6

TV Movie

Voice-Over Artiste

1996

 

Journey Home: The Animals of Farthing Wood (1996)

Journey Home: The Animals of Farthing Wood

7.5

Video

Owl (voice)

1996

 

Oh Doctor Beeching! (1995)

Oh Doctor Beeching!

7.1

TV Series

Edna Taylor

1996

1 episode

 

Kerry Shale and Richard Pearce in Dennis the Menace (1996)

Dennis the Menace

6.4

TV Series

GrannyMad Scientist (voice)

1996

13 episodes

 

The Bestest BBC Children's Video Ever!

Video

OwlWeasel (voice)

1996

 

The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993)

The Animals of Farthing Wood

8.3

TV Series

WeaselOwl (voice)

1993–1995

38 episodes

 

Letters from the East (1995)

Letters from the East

6.7

Principal

1995

 

Andrew Lincoln and John Simm in Boston Kickout (1995)

Boston Kickout

6.0

Barbara

1995

 

Health and Efficiency (1993)

Health and Efficiency

6.8

TV Series

Mrs. Wisdom

1995

1 episode

 

Bob and Margaret (1993)

Bob and Margaret

7.4

TV Series

(voice)

1993

1 episode

 

Bob's Birthday (1993)

Bob's Birthday

7.0

Short

(voice)

1993

 

The Big One (1992)

The Big One

7.4

TV Series

(voice)

1992

1 episode

 

George Baker, Keith Barron, John Castle, and Amanda Redman in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

6.9

TV Series

Clare Clark

1991

2 episodes

 

Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle, and Nick Wilton in Hello Mum (1986)

Hello Mum

6.4

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden in Never the Twain (1981)

Never the Twain

6.6

TV Series

With the voice of

1984

1 episode

 

Felicity Kendal in Solo (1981)

Solo

6.8

TV Series

VoiceRadio Voice

1982

2 episodes

 

Noddy

6.1

TV Movie

Maggie

1981

 

Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)

ITV Playhouse

7.2

TV Series

Sue

1981

1 episode

 

Singles

TV Movie

Sue

1981

 

Ronnie Corbett in Sorry! (1981)

Sorry!

6.7

TV Series

Caroline

1981

1 episode

 

Born and Bred (1978)

Born and Bred

7.1

TV Series

Nina Farthing

1980

4 episodes

 

John Gielgud, Francesca Annis, Connie Booth, Leigh Lawson, Eric Porter, and James Warwick in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

6.9

TV Movie

Nurse Villard

1980

 

Flat Bust

TV Movie

Judy

1979

 

Raffles (1975)

Raffles

7.9

TV Series

Polly

1977

1 episode

 

Clayhanger (1976)

Clayhanger

8.3

TV Series

Alicia Hesketh

1976

1 episode

 

John Alderton, Colin Blakely, and Lisa Harrow in It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

6.4

Blonde

1976

 

Alan MacNaughtan in Life and Death of Penelope (1976)

Life and Death of Penelope

TV Series

Else

1976

1 episode

 

George Layton and Jonathan Lynn in My Brother's Keeper (1975)

My Brother's Keeper

6.2

TV Series

Valerie

1975

1 episode

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.4

TV Series

Christine Knox

1975

2 episodes

 

My Friend Jonathan

Short

1974

 

They Disappear When You Lie Down

TV Movie

Morag

1974

 

Larry Dann, Marianne Faithfull, Vivian MacKerrell, Murray Melvin, and Barbara Shelley in Ghost Story (1974)

Ghost Story

4.9

Girl

1974

 

A Raging Calm

8.1

TV Mini Series

Caroline Chambers

1974

2 episodes

 

Prunella Gee, Sharon Maughan, John Nolan, and John Sharp in Shabby Tiger (1973)

Shabby Tiger

7.9

TV Mini Series

Jenny Kepple

1973

2 episodes

 

Self

Henry VIII

7.8

TV Mini Series

Self (voice)

1998

 

Bob Monkhouse in Celebrity Squares (1975)

Celebrity Squares

5.4

TV Series

Self

1994

2 episodes

 

Puzzle Trail

TV Series

Self - Various Characters

1981

5 episodes