death_place death_date spouse birthname article_title name occupation
london , england 24 may 2010 michael death -rrb- barrington -lrb- 1956 -- 1988 -rrb- -lrb- his barbara helene new barbara new
 barbara new actress
barbara new

barbara new -lrb- 9 may 1923 -- 24 may 2010 -rrb- was an english character actress , well known for playing mabel the scullery maid in the david croft sitcom `` you rang m'lord ? '' .
following this role , she appeared as vera plumtree in `` oh , doctor beeching ! '' .
she had previously played smaller parts in croft 's earlier sitcoms `` dad 's army '' and `` hi-de-hi ! '' .
she also played many other roles in british television programmes including `` z-cars '' , `` emu 's broadcasting company '' , `` ripping yarns '' and the silent ronnie barker comedy `` by the sea '' .
one of her last screen appearances was as ali g 's nan in the 2002 film `` ali g indahouse '' .
she was married to actor michael barrington .
