Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

From Wikipedia Dandy Nichols (21 May 1907 – 6 February 1986) was an English actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. She appeared in numerous films, which included Carry On Doctor, Ladies Who Do, The Holly and the Ivy, The Vikings, the Beatles' film Help!, Georgy Girl, Doctor in Clover, The Birthday Party, The Bed Sitting Room, O Lucky Man!, Confessions of a Window Cleaner and Britannia Hospital amongst others. After finding fame in Till Death Do Us Part, Nichols found work in television, notably playing opposite Alastair Sim in William Trevor's production of The Generals Day. She made appearances in Flint, The Tea Ladies and Bergerac. Onstage, she appeared in Ben Travers's comedy Plunder, as well as playing alongside Sir Ralph Richardson and Sir John Gielgud in David Storey's Home, in both London and on Broadway.

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

7.4
Bergerac

Bergerac

6.667
In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

7.8
Till Death...

Till Death...

6
Shirley's World

Shirley's World

5
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

3.7
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.333
Emergency – Ward 10

Emergency – Ward 10

5
Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

7
Maigret

Maigret

6.9
Ask Mr Pastry

Ask Mr Pastry

0
Late Call

Late Call

0
NBC Experiment in Television

NBC Experiment in Television

0
Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

7
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

0

Movies

Carry On Doctor

Carry On Doctor

6.5
Yield to the Night

Yield to the Night

7
The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

7.159
Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

4.871
Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

7.2
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

4.19
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

7.4
The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

4
Don't Talk to Strange Men

Don't Talk to Strange Men

6.4
The Trouble with Our Ivy

The Trouble with Our Ivy

0
Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

6.5
First Love

First Love

5.2
Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts

6.5
Home

Home

7.8
The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

5
Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do

6.962
The Happy Family

The Happy Family

7.2
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

0
Not So Dusty

Not So Dusty

6.3
O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

6.9
In the Labyrinth

In the Labyrinth

0
The Strange World of Planet X

The Strange World of Planet X

4.2
The General's Day

The General's Day

0
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

6.4
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

6.5
The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

5.933
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

7
Street Corner

Street Corner

5.8
The Leather Boys

The Leather Boys

6.6
Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

6.4
Time Is My Enemy

Time Is My Enemy

6.429
The Holly and the Ivy

The Holly and the Ivy

6.6
Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer

5.1
Emergency Call

Emergency Call

6.5
Lost

Lost

7
Georgy Girl

Georgy Girl

6.3
Design for Living

Design for Living

0
Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

6.091
Your Witness

Your Witness

6
How I Won the War

How I Won the War

5.5
Help!

Help!

6.8
The Stable Door

The Stable Door

0
The Vikings

The Vikings

7.1
Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

5.6
Women of Twilight

Women of Twilight

5.3
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

6
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

7.1
Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke

7.1
Dance Hall

Dance Hall

5.5
Mad About Men

Mad About Men

6.1
The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

5.4
Rotten to the Core

Rotten to the Core

6.2
Woman Hater

Woman Hater

7
Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't Ever Leave Me

7.5
The Early Bird

The Early Bird

7.6
Three for All

Three for All

1
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

5.8
Act of Murder

Act of Murder

0
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

6.3
Kate: The Good Neighbour

Kate: The Good Neighbour

0
The Death of Glory

The Death of Glory

0
Doctor in Clover

Doctor in Clover

5.5
Adventure in the Hopfields

Adventure in the Hopfields

7
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

6
Marks

Marks

0
Findings on a Late Afternoon

Findings on a Late Afternoon

0
A Cry from the Streets

A Cry from the Streets

7.2
The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

6
The National Health

The National Health

6.85