Pamela Cundell

Pamela Cundell was an English character actress. Born in Croydon in 1920, she came from a family in show business and trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her early experience came in repertory, summer shows, and stand-up comedy. In 1957 she made her television debut with Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine, and she later worked with comics such as Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill. She became a semi-regular on Dad's Army as Mrs Fox, whose character married Lance-Corporal Jones in the show's final episode. Her other television credits included Bless This House, where she played Peggy, plus The Bill, Z-Cars, Casualty, The Borrowers, London's Burning, and EastEnders, on which she appeared as Nora Swann in 2005 and 2006. She also acted on stage, with pantomime among her credits, and took parts in feature films. Later she supported amateur theater and directed productions for the Harlequins Theatre Club of Mill Hill.