Una Stubbs death: Sherlock and Wurtzel Gummedge star dies at 84

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Actress Una Stubbs, best known for her roles in TV series such as Worzel Gummidge, Sherlock and EastEnders, has died at the age of 84.

Her agent said she died at her home in Edinburgh, surrounded by her family. They told BBC News she had been ill for several months.

In a statement, her two sons Joe and Christian Henson and Jason Gilmore said: “My mother passed away peacefully today with her family around her in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding in these most difficult and sad times.”

Born in Hertfordshire and getting her start as a dancer, Stubbs rose to prominence in the 1960s when she starred alongside Cliff Richard in Summer Vacation, and appeared in the films Swingers’ Paradise and Three Hats for Lisa. In the same decade, she was cast in the sitcom Till Death Do Us Part.

Speaking to The Independent about the popularity of Till Death Do Us Part in 2013, Stubbs said: “The police always knew when we were on duty. Everyone stayed home. We had 23 million viewers a week.”

In the years since, Stubbs has rarely been off screen. More recently, she has won new generations of fans such as Mrs. Hudson, the interested landowner of 221B and 221C Baker Street in the BBC Sherlock series, along with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

She also appeared as Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge and Miss Bat in The Worst Witch, and had roles in EastEnders, Call the Midwife and Midsomer Murders.

Una Stubbs with ‘Sherlock’ co-stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Lara Pulver

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Stubbs also had a successful career, starring in Noël Coward’s Star Quality with Penelope Keith in 2001 and Frederick Schiller Don Carlos with Derek Jacobi in 2005. In recent years, she has appeared in La Cage Aux Folles at Meniere’s Chocolate Factory, Pygmalion at The Theater Royal, Bath, Old Vic and The Family Reunion at Donmar Warehouse.

She was in the original cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the National Theater in 2012.

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Participation

In 2013, Stubbs appeared on BBC’s Genealogy Show Who Do You Think You Are? And she discovered her remarkable ancestors: her grandfather was Ebenezer Howard, the pioneer of the new utopia and defender of the universal language of Esperanto.

In addition to her work as an actress, Stubbs was also an avid painter and had her work exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.

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