Elspet Gray

Elspet Gray

Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix (née Gray; 12 April 1929 – 18 February 2013) was a Scottish actress, who first became known for her partnership with her husband, Brian Rix, and later was cast in many television roles in the 1970s and 1980s. She played Lady Collingford in the television series Catweazle and Mrs. Palmer in the television series Solo, alongside Felicity Kendal. Gray had a long stage career, particularly known for her appearances in the Whitehall farces, the company being managed by her husband Brian Rix, which were originally performed at the Whitehall Theatre and later at the Garrick. Gray married Brian Rix in 1949. The couple had four children - two sons and two daughters. Their eldest child, daughter Shelley (born 1951) had Down syndrome. The experience of caring for her led the couple to become active campaigners for the disabled. Rix later became Mencap chairman and president. He became a life peer in 1992. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

  • Title: Elspet Gray
  • Popularity: 5.192
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1929-02-18
  • Place of Birth: Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK
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  • Also Known As: Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix
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Elspet Gray Movies

  • 1994
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    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    6.8 1994 HD

    Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hugh Grant

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  • 1948
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    Love in Waiting

    Love in Waiting

    6 1948 HD

    The story of three women working as waitresses in post-World War II Britain.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: David Tomlinson

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  • 1988
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    The Girl in a Swing

    The Girl in a Swing

    4 1988 HD

    A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Meg Tilly

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  • 1954
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    Johnny-on-the-Spot

    Johnny-on-the-Spot

    5 1954 HD

    An ex-convict, who was framed, struggles to clear his name.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Hugh McDermott

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  • 1948
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    Fly Away Peter

    Fly Away Peter

    1 1948 HD

    Director Charles Saunders' low-key domestic comedy, adapted from A.P. Dearsley's play, centers on a middle-aged London couple who react in different...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frederick Piper

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  • 1948
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    The Blind Goddess

    The Blind Goddess

    5.6 1948 HD

    Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess. Eric Portman stars as the lawyer defending a lord, Hugh Williams, accused by his secretary Michael...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eric Portman

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  • 1949
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    Trottie True

    Trottie True

    7 1949 HD

    Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags to riches, who loses her heart to the pure-and-true...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Jean Kent

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  • 1983
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    Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

    Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

    8.5 1983 HD

    Omega, an ancient Time Lord made of pure anti-matter, once defeated by the Doctor, is plotting to cross over into this dimension by bonding with the...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Peter Davison

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  • 2008
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    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    1 2008 HD

    A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rowan Atkinson

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  • 1988
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    An Audience With Victoria Wood

    An Audience With Victoria Wood

    5.2 1988 HD

    British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special....

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Victoria Wood

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  • 1969
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    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    6.7 1969 HD

    Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter O'Toole

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  • 2023
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    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

    6.4 2023 HD

    Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tony Robinson

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  • 1960
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    The Night We Got the Bird

    The Night We Got the Bird

    4.5 1960 HD

    Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Brian Rix

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  • 1954
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    Devil's Point

    Devil's Point

    1 1954 HD

    A Thames River barge operator finds a mysterious package dropped by smugglers.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Richard Arlen

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  • 2009
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    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    8 2009 HD

    30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stephen Fry

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  • 1968
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    The Tycoon

    The Tycoon

    1 1968 HD

    When millionaire businessman Guy Taylor takes up with the beautiful Rachel Bell, two years married to a struggling sculptor, he starts to question...

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    Cast: Rudolph Walker

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  • 1989
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.9 1989 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sylvester McCoy

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  • 1993
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    Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

    7.81 1993 HD

    Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Thaw

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  • 1982
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    Solo

    Solo

    6.833 1982 HD

    Gemma Palmer is 30 years old, and fed up with being betrayed and taken for granted. She's just found out her boyfriend, Danny, has been having sex...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Elspet Gray

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  • 1971
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    Catweazle

    Catweazle

    7.5 1971 HD

    A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A British television series, created and written by...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Geoffrey Bayldon

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  • 1963
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    Dial RIX

    Dial RIX

    1 1963 HD

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    Cast: Elspet Gray

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  • 1978
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    The Many Wives Of Patrick

    The Many Wives Of Patrick

    5 1978 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Patrick Cargill

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  • 1979
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    Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

    8.229 1979 HD

    Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Cleese

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  • 1957
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    Colonel March of Scotland Yard

    Colonel March of Scotland Yard

    7.3 1957 HD

    Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Boris Karloff

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  • 1987
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    Pulaski

    Pulaski

    4 1987 HD

    Pulaski is a British television drama series produced by the BBC in 1987. Created by Roy Clarke, the series was a parody of detective dramas centred...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Andrews

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  • 1982
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    The Agatha Christie Hour

    The Agatha Christie Hour

    6.8 1982 HD

    This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with wide-ranging themes. Some were romances, some had...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Maurice Denham

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  • 1989
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    Blackadder

    Blackadder

    7.97 1989 HD

    Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rowan Atkinson

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  • 2000
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    6.2 2000 HD

    The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: George Baker

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  • 2000
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    Dinnerladies

    Dinnerladies

    7.379 2000 HD

    Dinnerladies is a BBC sitcom written by and starring Victoria Wood that chronicles the antics of a group of workers in a canteen in the north of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Maxine Peake

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  • 1996
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    Doctor Finlay

    Doctor Finlay

    6 1996 HD

    Following his service in World War II, Doctor Finlay returns to the practice at Arden House. This is at a time when the National Health Service is...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Annette Crosbie

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  • 2024
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    Casualty

    Casualty

    5.777 2024 HD

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: William Beck

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  • 1997
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    The Wingless Bird

    The Wingless Bird

    4.5 1997 HD

    On the eve of World War I, Agnes Conway manages both the business and the problems of her troubled family. She finds the strength to break class...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Claire Skinner

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  • 1984
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    Tenko

    Tenko

    7.95 1984 HD

    Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dramas of the early 1980s. It follows a group of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Stephanie Cole

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