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Mary Hignett(1916-1980)

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Mary Hignett in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
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Mary Hignett was born on 31 March 1916 in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India. She was an actress, known for Doomwatch (1970), Jane Eyre (1956) and All Creatures Great & Small (1978). She was married to Michael Brennan. She died on 6 July 1980 in Chichester, Sussex, England, UK.
BornMarch 31, 1916
DiedJuly 6, 1980(64)
BornMarch 31, 1916
DiedJuly 6, 1980(64)
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Known for

Joby Blanshard, John Paul, and Robert Powell in Doomwatch (1970)
Doomwatch
7.2
TV Series
  • Mrs. Adams
Jane Eyre (1956)
Jane Eyre
8.4
TV Series
  • Lady Ingram
Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
All Creatures Great & Small
8.4
TV Series
  • Mrs. Hall
  • Mrs Hall
ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
ITV Television Playhouse
8.1
TV Series
  • Madame Loiseau

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  • Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
    All Creatures Great & Small
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Hall
    • Mrs Hall
    • 1978–1980
  • Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Arthur Lowe, Jack Rosenthal, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Miss Digby
    • Darya
    • 1968–1979
  • The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975)
    The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Chief Superintendent's Wife
    • 1975
  • Warship (1973)
    Warship
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Beaumont
    • 1974
  • Robert Mill in The Double Dealers (1974)
    The Double Dealers
    TV Series
    • Agent
    • 1974
  • Ronnie Corbett and Rosemary Leach in The Prince of Denmark (1974)
    The Prince of Denmark
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Customer
    • 1974
  • Anthony Hopkins and Timothy West in The Edwardians (1972)
    The Edwardians
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Lady Llangattock
    • 1972
  • Les démons de l'esprit (1972)
    Les démons de l'esprit
    5.3
    • Matronly Woman
    • 1972
  • The Venturers
    TV Movie
    • Beryl
    • 1972
  • The Befrienders (1972)
    The Befrienders
    TV Series
    • Fletcher
    • 1972
  • Michael Gough, Sharon Gurney, and Yvonne Mitchell in The Corpse (1971)
    The Corpse
    5.2
    • Servant
    • 1971
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. McMichael
    • 1971
  • Norman Bowler, Walter Gotell, Stratford Johns, and Frank Windsor in Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
    Softly Softly: Task Force
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Owen
    • 1971
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Miss Power
    • 1971
  • Evin Crowley, Mary Larkin, Eamon Morrissey, and Aidan Murphy in The Sinners (1970)
    The Sinners
    TV Series
    • Reverend Mother
    • 1970

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Prehistoric Women

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  • Height
    • 1.70 m
  • Born
    • March 31, 1916
    • Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
  • Died
    • July 6, 1980
    • Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Michael Brennan? - July 6, 1980 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    She acted in Richard Brisley Sheridan's play, "The Rivals," at the Holborn Theatre in London, England with Roy Byford, Buena Bent, Lesley Wareing, John Laurie, Norman Wooland, George Benson, Sydney Bromley, Hugh Burden, and Cherry Cottrell in the cast. Baliol Holloway was director.
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  • Trivia
    Her final TV role was as Mrs Hall, the cook and housekeeper in "All Creatures Great And Small" from 1978-1980. When a Christmas special of "All Creatures Great And Small" was made in 1983 (three years after her death), it included a poignant shot of a photograph of Mrs Hall, as James, Siegfried, Tristan and Helen remembered "absent friends".

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