{"id":3035,"date":"2021-08-12T16:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1312763"},"modified":"2021-08-12T17:13:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T15:13:09","slug":"sherlock-and-summer-holiday-actress-una-stubbs-dies-aged-84","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sherlock-and-summer-holiday-actress-una-stubbs-dies-aged-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherlock and Summer Holiday actress Una Stubbs dies aged 84"},"content":{"rendered":"

Her agent confirmed the news. <\/p>

By Minnie Wright\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 12 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Veteran English actress Una Stubbs has died at the age of 84, her agent confirmed to BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stubbs died in her home in Edinburgh surrounded by her family.<\/p>\n

Star of the stage, small and silver screens, Stubbs, a former dancer, shot to fame after appearing in Summer Holiday opposite Cliff Richard, after which she starred in his next film, Wonderful Life.<\/p>\n

She is also known for portraying Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge and, more recently, Mrs Hudson in the BBC\u2019s hit drama Sherlock.<\/p>\n

Stubbs found her place in the hearts of TV comedy fans with her turn as Rita in Till Death Do Us Part.<\/p>\n

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Una Stubbs in Till Death Do Us Part<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Her TV career also boasted roles in Casualty, Heartbeat, Keeping Up Appearances, EastEnders and Call The Midwife. She appeared in one episode of the latter in 2015.<\/p>\n

She also starred in numerous theatre productions, including Don Carlos alongside Derek Jacobi, Pygmalion and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the National Theatre back in 2012.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Stubbs spoke to RadioTimes.com about her role as Sherlock Holmes\u2019 (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson\u2019s (Martin Freeman) delightful landlady Mrs Hudson in Sherlock.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was young we used to stay in digs with landladies, and I really enjoyed the places where the landladies were motherly. And because I\u2019ve got three sons I\u2019m used to being with boys, so I thought I could use that,\u201d she explained, also revealing that she received a lot of fan mail.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Guardian<\/a> in 2012, the self-effacing actress said: \u201cMy agent gets furious when I say this, but, with work, I\u2019ve always stepped over. I was a chorus girl, then I was an individual dancer, then I stepped over from being a dancer into sitcom. I hadn\u2019t had any acting training, so I was very aware of that, and now I just think, \u2018Oh, I hope I can be good enough.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Benedict and Martin, I just think, \u2018I don\u2019t want to let the side down,’\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

Of the maternal Mrs Hudson, she added: \u201cI just saw her more like a mother figure to these two boys. There\u2019s so much nastiness going on [in the series] that maybe to introduce something a little nicer is a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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