Michele Dotrice - wikipedia Michele Dotrice British actress Michele Dotrice ( 1948 - 09 - 27 ) 27 September 1948 ( age 70 ) Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England Occupation Actress Years active 1960 -- present Spouse ( s ) Edward Woodward ( 1987 -- 2009 ; his death ) Children Parent ( s ) Roy Dotrice Kay Newman Relatives Karen Dotrice ( sister ) Michele Dotrice ( born 27 September 1948 ) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of Betty Spencer, the long - suffering wife of Frank Spencer, played by Michael Crawford, in the BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em, which ran from 1973 to 1978, and returned in 2016 for a special. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career Her first significant role was in the 1962 13 - part BBC TV adaptation of The Old Curiosity Shop in which she played Nell, and she appeared in The Witches for Hammer Films in 1966. In 1970 she had starring roles in the horror thrillers And Soon the Darkness ( 1970 ) and The Blood on Satan 's Claw ( 1970 ). Her other film appearances include Jane Eyre ( 1970 ) with George C. Scott and the 1976 comedy Not Now, Comrade. It was her appearance in Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em that made her a household name, and she played the role for five years from 1973. In February 2016 the BBC announced that she would be reprising the role in a one - off special, to be broadcast as part of the Sport Relief charity fundraiser event. In 1981 she took the leading role in the short - lived sitcom Chintz, which aired on ITV. In the mid-1990s she appeared for several episodes in the period drama Bramwell. She appeared in the film Captain Jack ( 1999 ) with Bob Hoskins. She has made numerous guest appearances in well - known British television series, including Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode, 1998 ), Holby City ( 1 episode, 2002 ), Murder in Suburbia ( as Cindy in Episode 6, Season 2, 2005 ), and the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors ( 1 episode, 2008 ). In addition, she made several appearances in a 2004 Nottingham - set BBC comedy - drama entitled ' A Thing Called Love ', which starred Paul Nicholls and Roy Barraclough among others. In 2012 she toured in an adapted version of The Ladykillers, playing the role of Mrs Wilberforce. In 2014, she played Pam Chandler, a suspected murderer, in the last episode of series three of Death in Paradise. In 2015, she played Marion, mother to Christine in the Inside No. 9 episode The 12 Days of Christine. In 2016, she played Nancy, the faithful dresser and woman of all work to the main character, in the West End production of Nell Gwynn. In 2017 she played Jessie in the stage musical The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End. In 2018 she returned to television playing Edna Friendship in A Very English Scandal ( TV series ). Personal life Her father was the actor Roy Dotrice ( d. 2017 ), her mother Kay Dotrice ( d. 2007 ) was an actress. She has two sisters, Karen Dotrice and Yvette Dotrice, who also followed their parents ' footsteps into acting. Dotrice was married to actor Edward Woodward from January 1987 until his death in November 2009. They have a daughter named Emily Beth. Filmography The Witches ( 1966 ) And Soon the Darkness ( 1970 ) Jane Eyre ( 1970 ) The Blood on Satan 's Claw ( 1970 ) Not Now, Comrade ( 1976 ) Captain Jack ( 1999 ) References Jump up ^ The Old Curiosity Shop bbc.co.uk, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ And Soon the Darkness tcm.com, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ The Blood on Satan 's Claw tcm.com, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ Jane Eyre tcm.com, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ Not Now, Comrade tcm.com, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em comedy.co.uk, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em bbc.co.uk, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ Lewis, Roz. `` Where are they now... ? ' Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' ' Em actress Michele Dotrice '' Express, 22 October 2016 Jump up ^ `` Michael Crawford to reprise Frank Spencer for Sport Relief ''. BBC News. 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Chintz comedy.co.uk, retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ Paton, Maureen. `` I 'm the luckiest lady alive says Michele Dotrice '' Express, 22 October 2012 Jump up ^ `` ' Death in Paradise ', Episode 8 '' bbc.co.uk, retrieved 15, 2017 Jump up ^ `` The 12 Days of Christine ''. BBC. Retrieved 15 October 2017. Jump up ^ Billington, Michael. `` ' Nell Gwynn ' review -- Gemma Arterton sparkles in chaotic comedy '' The Guardian, 12 February 2016 Jump up ^ Shenton, Mark. `` ' The Girls ', Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, to Premiere in West End '' Playbill, 16 September 2016 Jump up ^ Equalizer Star Dies Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. External links Michele Dotrice on IMDb WorldCat Identities ISNI : 0000 0001 1930 8046 LCCN : no2001018970 VIAF : 4574897 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michele_Dotrice&oldid=866405571 '' Categories : 1948 births Living people English television actresses People from Cleethorpes English child actresses 21st - century English actresses 20th - century English actresses English film actresses English stage actresses Actresses from Lincolnshire British comedy actresses Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Use dmy dates from November 2015 Use British English from March 2015 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano עברית Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2018, at 03 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played betty in some mothers do have them
Answer: Michele Dotrice