Yvonne Daphne Antrobus (born 1 November 1940) is a British novelist, abridger, radio dramatist, and actress.
Yvonne Antrobus | |
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| Born | Yvonne Daphne Antrobus 1 November 1940 Cheltenham, UK |
| Occupations | Novelist, abridger, radio dramatist, actress |
| Years active | 1963–1996 |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
| External image | |
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 Photo of Antrobus at Europeana |
Writing
editShe has made over 100 abridgements and dramatisations for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 and for independent audio publishers, including Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre, The British Journalist by Andrew Marr and Days From A Different World by John Simpson. She was awarded the Abridgers' Silver Award by the Audio Book Association in 2003 for Churchill by Roy Jenkins. In 2009 BBC Radio 4 broadcast her series Diary of an On-Call Girl, based on the blogs and book by 'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the anonymous blogger who is also a serving British police officer.[2]
Antrobus has written two crime novels: True to Form (1998) and Cut in the Ground (1999).[3]
Acting
editAmong Antrobus' television appearances are Dixon of Dock Green (1963), Redcap (1965), Emergency Ward 10 (1967), The Benny Hill Show (1967), The First Churchills (1969), Z-Cars (1970), Steptoe and Son (1972), The Protectors (1973), Wessex Tales (1973), Within These Walls (1974), Thomas & Sarah (1979), The Bill (1989), The Chief (1990), and On Dangerous Ground (1996).[4]
Her other work includes appearances in London's West End, in productions such as Noises Off.[5] She is a winner of a London Theatre Critics' Award for Best Supporting Actress.[3]
Her film credits include Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), The Pleasure Girls (1965) and Mister Quilp (1975).[4] While being interviewed for the 1995 documentary Dalekmania (1995), she revealed that she had been unavailable for post-synchronisation work on Dr. Who and the Daleks, so her voice had been dubbed by another, unnamed actress.[6]
Partial film and TV credits
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls | Waitress | Film |
| 1965 | Dr. Who and the Daleks | Dyoni | Film |
| 1966–1967 | The Wednesday Play | (various roles) | TV series |
| 1969 | The First Churchills | Anne Churchill | TV serial |
| 1975 | Mister Quilp | Betsy Quilp | Film |
References
edit- 1 2 "David Benedictus, Enfant Terrible Author of an Autobiographical Eton Novel and a Winnie-The-Pooh Sequel – Obituary". telegraph.co.uk. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ BBC Radio 4 listing
- 1 2 "Antrobus' profile on LAW Writers' and Artists' Agents website". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- 1 2 Antrobus on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Antrobus, Yvonne (28 December 2011). "Noises Off: The Play so Funny It Made People Ill". theguardian.com. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ Davies, Kevin (director) (1995). Dalekmania. Lumiere Films.
External links
edit- Yvonne Antrobus at IMDb
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 25 January 2013)