Penny Irving Explained

Penny Irving
Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1972–1981

Penny Irving is a former Scottish-born actress and a page 3 model in The Sun newspaper.

Career

Irving is best remembered for her roles in the 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served? (as Miss Bakewell, Young Mr Grace's secretary), appearing between 1976 and 1979 in the long-running programme;[1] and in the movie adaptation of The Likely Lads (playing the role of Sandy).[2]

Irving also starred in Pete Walker's 1974 film House of Whipcord, and would later appear in his 1978 film The Comeback.

Her other TV credits include The Benny Hill Show,[3] The Two Ronnies[4] and Hi-de-Hi!, among many others. She was a hostess on the game show Mr & Mrs in the 1970s. She also played a role in Carry On Dick.[5]

TV roles

Year Title Episode Role
1974 The Prince of Denmark Various Polly
1975 Dad's Army "My Brother and I" Chambermaid
1976–1979 Are You Being Served? Various Miss Bakewell
1977 Spectre TV film First Maid
1980–1981 Hi-de-Hi! Various Mary[6]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Are You Being Served? . BBC . 3 March 2010 .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080123083752/https://movies.nytimes.com/person/34576/Penny-Irving Penny Irving
  3. Penthouse . 1974 . 14 .
  4. Web site: BBC One - The Two Ronnies, Series 4, Episode 3 . Bbc.co.uk . 1975-01-16 . 2020-04-04.
  5. Book: Ross, Robert . The Carry On Companion . 112 . Batsford . 2002 . 0-7134-8771-2.
  6. Web site: Hi de Hi episode guide . Su Pollard official website .