Daphne Oxenford: Daphne Oxenford. Actress: Coronation Street. The phrase has now been enshrined in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. "The time is a quarter to two," the announcer would intone. "This is the BBC Light Programme for mothers and children at home. Are you ready for the music? When it stops, Daphne Oxenford will be here to speak to you." "The music" - the Berceuse from Faure's Dolly Suite - was the...
Known For: Coronation Street (Esther Hayes), To the Manor Born (Mrs. Patterson), All Creatures Great and Small (Mrs. Pumphrey), Prince William (Queen Mother)