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‘All those lovely floaty clothes!’ How Penelope Keith supercharged 70s style as Margo Leadbetter

With her kaftans and her headbands and even the odd paper hat, snobbish Margo stole every scene in the sitcom The Good Life. This was what colour TV was made for

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Digested week: Serena Williams transcends evolution as the rest of us sofa snack

The seven-time Wimbledon champion’s comeback plus why Penelope Keith was rarer than rubies

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Thursday news quiz: stolen saplings, legal happenings and a missing giraffe

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

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‘Giggly, mischievous and extremely generous’: tributes to Penelope Keith

After her death this week aged 86, colleagues of The Good Life actor remember a star who remained kind, funny and grounded despite her formidable stage presence

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Kirstie Allsopp fumes at BAFTA over Dame Penelope Keith tribute: 'She was not a bottle of ketchup'

In a post on X, BAFTA said it was ‘saddened to learn of the passing of Dame Penelope Keith’, before celebrating her award-winning career

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Morning Mail: Plea to save Australian theatre, Brazil overcome Japan scare, Penelope Keith dies

High-profile cancellations show the theatre industry is under threat without tax help; five-time champions come from behind to beat Blue Samurai

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Dame Penelope Keith Dies Aged 86: 'The Good Life' and 'To The Manor Born' Fans Mourn a British Sitcom Icon

Dame Penelope Keith, beloved for her roles in 'The Good Life' and 'To the Manor Born', has died at 86 after a private cancer battle at her Surrey home.

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To mischief born: Penelope Keith was a class comic act both on and off stage

The actor’s sophisticated sense of humour and natural ability to make everyone laugh were there long before her famous sitcom roles

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Dame Penelope Keith obituary

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Bulletin PM briefing: Burnham’s plan for Britain and Penelope Keith dies

Five things we learned from Andy Burnham’s first major speech. The Good Life actor Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86. Five dead in shooting at youth centre in German town of Stade. US peace talks with Iran are set to resume – here’s when and where. Jack Draper withdraws from…

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Penelope Keith: the most spectacular sitcom snob ever to grace our screens

In The Good Life, To the Manor Born and beyond, the star played domineering snobs with pinpoint comic timing – yet she still made them feel like old friends. No one will do it better

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London theatres to make touching tribute in honour of Dame Penelope Keith this week

Famous faces are paying tribute

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Felicity Kendal leads tributes to ‘comic genius’ Dame Penelope Keith

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Felicity Kendal hails ‘comic genius’ and ‘joy to work with’ Dame Penelope Keith

The actress was best known for her roles in The Good Life and To The Manor Born.

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In Pictures: Dame Penelope Keith an actress who commanded stage and screen

She won a Bafta in 1977 for playing Margo, the snobbish bullying social climber in The Good Life who later reveals a heart of gold.

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The Good Life actor Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86

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Penelope Keith death: The Good Life star dies aged 86

Actor’s death, which follows her cancer diagnosis, was announced by her family

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The Good Life and To The Manor Born star Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86

Dame Penelope started her career on the stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963.

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Penelope Keith, star of The Good Life and To the Manor Born, dies aged 86

A familiar face on TV and the stage, Keith was made a dame in 2014 for her services to the arts and charities

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Alan Strachan obituary

Director in the West End and regional theatre for five decades who often worked with the playwright Alan Ayckbourn

Evening Standard

Penelope Keith to star in programme celebrating 50 years of The Good Life

Dame Penelope, who played Margo Leadbetter, will be seen stepping back onto the set.

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Russell Brand mocked after sharing hoax file saying British sitcom star assassinated JFK

Comedian has been called a ‘global embarrassment’ after falling for prank

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Charles Kay obituary

Stalwart supporting actor who appeared at the RSC and the National, and on TV in I, Claudius and Fortunes of War

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‘You should be afraid’: poison pen letters reignite UK actors’ fund feud

Police notified after former trustees and current chief executive of Actors’ Benevolent Fund were sent notes

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Actors win apology from English charity watchdog in row over board ‘coup’

Charity Commission says lessons have been learned after dispute involving Penelope Keith, Siân Phillips and ABF

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