''Winning Widows'' is a British

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which first aired on ITV between 1961 and 1962.Rhodes & Westwood p.200 It stars

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and

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as Martha and Mildred, two widowed sisters who move in together. Other actors who appeared in the series include

Thorley Walters Thorley Swinstead Walters (12 May 1913 – 6 July 1991) was an English actor. He played comedy roles in films including '' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' (1959) and ''Two-Way Stretch'' (1960). Early life Walters was born in Teigngrace, Devon, th ...

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, Harold Goodwin,

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Graham Stark Graham William Stark (20 January 1922 – 29 October 2013) was an English comedian, actor, writer and director, known for his close, personal friendship with Peter Sellers, appearance in several The Pink Panther films and Victor/Victoria.

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, Ronnie Stevens,

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and

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. Only two of the thirteen episodes are known to survive.

References

Bibliography

* Howard Maxford. ''Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company''. McFarland, 2018. * Carl Rhodes & Robert Westwood. ''Critical Representations of Work and Organization in Popular Culture''. Routledge, 2007.

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0054580 1961 British television series debuts 1962 British television series endings 1960s British comedy television series British English-language television shows ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Associated Television (ATV) Lost television shows