Maggie Jones (actress)
Margaret Jones (21 June 1934 – 2 December 2009) was an English actress, best known for playing Blanche Hunt in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', a role which she first portrayed in 1974 and played regularly from the late-1990s until shortly before her death. She won the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2005 and 2008. Career Jones graduated from the drama school RADA and performed in numerous plays including ''Pride and Prejudice'' and '' The Women'' on the West End stage. Her first television role came in 1961 when she appeared in one episode of ''Coronation Street'' as a policewoman. Jones's first major television role was in BBC's 1967 adaptation of ''The Forsyte Saga''. Jones played the maid, Smither, a small but recurring part. Later , she appeared twice in Nearest and Dearest . Prior to playing Blanche Hunt in ''Coronation Street'' her best-known role was as Polly Barraclough in '' Sam'' with Mark McManus and she also appeared in the 1971 ...
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London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ...
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