death_place death_date birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title occupation
stratford-upon-avon 26 december 1989 london 11 august 1914 brian oulton 1936 -- 1983 peggy thorpe-bates
 actress
peggy thorpe-bates

peggy thorpe-bates -lrb- 11 august 1914 -- 26 december 1989 -rrb- was an english actress who appeared in the first three series of `` rumpole of the bailey '' as rumpole 's fearsome wife hilda .
she also appeared in numerous other supporting roles on both stage and screen .
she attended heathfield school , the cone school of dancing and rada , then appeared in repertory theatre in birmingham , bristol , harrogate and with the bbc repertory company .
her film appearances included `` georgy girl '' and `` mosquito squadron .
`` on television she had recurring roles in `` timeslip '' and `` return of the saint . ''
she also appeared in '' -lrb- mrs thursday -rrb- -lrb- 1966 -rrb- `` tales of the unexpected '' and `` the young ones . ''
she was married to fellow actor brian oulton and they had a son and a daughter .
