Now in her 80s, June Whitfield is a comedy legend, one of the last surviving members of the golden age of British radio & television comedy and still one of the best actresses in the business. June first came to fame in the 50s on the radio as Ethel in The Glums. A regular in the Carry On films, she found huge popularity in 1979 alongside Terry Scott in the long running sitcom Terry and June. This enduring partnership lasted until 1988.

In the 90s she returned to fame as the scene stealing ditzy grandmother in Absolutely Fabulous and today is a regular in The Last of The Summer Wine and The News Huddlines where she has been on the team for over 16 years. She received an OBE in 1985, a CBE in 1998 and the British Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.

An Audience with June Whitfield will take place at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth on Sunday 10th May, where she will discuss her life and career and will take questions from the audience.

June leads the cast of Ioen Meredith, Hywel Simons and Suzy Aitchison in the Silksoundbooks audio book The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett, available to download at silksoundbooks.com
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