Penelope Keith Has Died

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Dame Penelope Keith: The Good Life actress dies aged 86 - BBC News

Very sad. She was fabulous. RIP x

I remember reading about that in Private Eye; she was treated really shabbily but maintained dignity and grace throughout.

I met her once, when she was appearing as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Bring Earnest. She was absolutely lovely.

I loved her. Once managed to get front row tickets to see her play Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. Absolutely fab.

I also loved To The Manor Born and thoroughly enjoyed Margot’s ensembles in The Good Life.

She seems to have been a great person all round. A class act.

We still watch The Good Life whenever it happens to come round. I will forever remember her picking her way across the garden in immaculate yellow waterproofs and sou'wester to help with the harvest in the episode where Tom has hurt his back.

An amazing woman with a great legacy.

RIP Penelope, Thankyou for giving so much joy. We love you 💜

Ahh, how sad. A great actress and always seemed like a fun person too.

Aw, that’s so sad. I loved Penelope Keith and, like PP’s, she was such a wonderful part of my childhood. I was only thinking about her yesterday. RIP Ms Keith 💐

Margo Leadbetter, never forgotten,
and indeed Penelope Keith, a lovely lady and true national treasure

Incredibly sad, she was a wonderful human being & a fantastic actress. Fond memories of her. RIP 🙏

Ah, bless her, sad to read that. She was proper job. 💐

Margo Leadbetter is my absolute hero.

I didn’t realise she and her husband adopted two brothers when she was 48.

Wish I’d met her: she sounds fantastic.

Lived a couple of miles down the road from me. A true Surrey legend - born here, lived here, died here; she loved it. Did so much for charity. Bloody brilliant woman, very intelligent, and thoroughly lovely.

Ah, thats sad, she was fab. Loved Margo and the Manor Born, such a fairy tale when she got her man (and her house!)

That is sad news. Brilliant comic actress and it seems a good all round egg.

She lived near to me, a charming lady, immaculate and friendly. RIP

Ah no.

Thank you, wonderful Penelope, for all the joy and laughter.

The world would have been so much poorer without you.

86 is a wonderful age, and she'll never be forgotten.

I'd say that's a life well lived.

'That’s the last time I'll play the tart for you Jerry'. Wonderful, and the Christmas programme where she and Felicity Kendal early swapped partners plus her refusing to make a hat out of The Daily Mail. As my stepson said, it was her who are the show funny.
Oddly, my DH and I were talking about her over the last few days.
RIP Penelope.

rewatched The Good Life recently with DD. We both loathed Tom but adored Margot and Jerry.
She was such a talented actor - as somebody has already commented, she managed to make Margot vulnerable.

Another icon of our age - lI look forward to some reruns

An amazing actress and all round lovely person.

I often channel Margo Leadbetter whilst gardening

A true beauty and such an incredible actress. Sad to hear from her passing away but what an incredible and long life she has had.

I adored To The Manor Born.

Sad to hear, but she lived a good life (!) and left a lovely legacy.

I loved her. RIP "Audrey".

I don’t normally care for famous deaths but this will genuinely affect my life! I listen to a lot of audiobooks/series with her, the autism in me is funny about voices and I loved hers very much. I shall be devastated that we won’t get another Agatha Raisin (even though the books have gone to shit since Beaton died).