"No one else could have played Mrs Warboys as she did and the honesty that she brought to every line, however bizarre, was what made the character so funny and legitimised even the maddest of moments. There was never the remotest suggestion that she was playing comedy: in her hands it was all utterly real."
Doreen June Mantle was a South African-born British actress who played Jean Warboys in One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000). She appeared in many British television series since the 1960s, including The Duchess of Duke Street, The Wild House, Sam Saturday, Chalk, Casualty, The Bill, Doctors, Holby City, Lovejoy, Coronation Street and Jonathan Creek. She played lollipop lady Queenie in Jam & Jerusalem
"[Of Mrs Worboys in One Foot In The Grave] She always wanted to help and meant well all the time. Its just that she was tactless and not very bright, although occasionally shed have these strange streaks of knowledge, like the time she knew all the answers while playing Trivial Pursuit."
Doreen Mantle"I was rolled down a hill and mounted by a dog."
Doreen Mantle