Stage and screen actor admired for her versatility and comic timingIn the middle of her long association with the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester, one critic opined that "any production with Avril Elgar contains a nugget of gold". Her pedigree as an actor was apparent on television, too, notably as Yootha Joyce's social-climbing sister, Ethel, in the popular sitcom George and Mildred (1976-79). Short and wiry of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54PM on September 29, 2021