Penny Irving

Penny Irving is a former actress and Sun newspaper page 3 model.

Penny Irving
Born
OccupationActress / model
Years active1972–1981

Career

Irving is best remembered for her roles in the 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served? (which she starred in as Miss Bakewell, Young Mr Grace's first secretary and appeared between 1976 and 1979 in the popular 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.

As a model, she appeared on the front cover of the compilation LP Top of the Pops, Volume 27, which was released in Autumn 1972. She was featured in Mayfair Magazine in December 1972 (Volume 7, Number 12), and for a second time in May 1975 (Volume 10, Number 5). Irving also appeared in Club International in 1980 (Volume 9, Number 10).

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

YearTitleEpisodeRole
1974The Prince of DenmarkVariousPolly
1975Dad's Army"My Brother and I"Chambermaid
1976 to 1979Are You Being Served?VariousMiss Bakewell
1980 to 1981Hi-de-Hi!VariousMary[5]

Filmography

References

  1. "Are You Being Served?". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  2. "Penny Irving". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. "Penthouse". 1974: 14. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "BBC One - The Two Ronnies, Series 4, Episode 3". Bbc.co.uk. 1975-01-16. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. "Hi de Hi episode guide". Su Pollard official website.
  6. Ross, Robert (2002). The Carry On Companion. Batsford. p. 112. ISBN 0-7134-8771-2.
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