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	\| name = Avril Angers		\| name = Avril Angers
	\| image = ~~Actress_Avril_Angers~~.jpg		\| image = Actress Avril Angers.jpg
	\| occupation = Actress, dancer		\| occupation = Actress, dancer
	\| birth_name = Florence Avril Angers		\| birth_name = Florence Avril Angers
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date~~\|df=yes~~\|1918\|4\|18}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1918\|04\|18\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age~~\|df=yes~~\|2005\|11\|9\|1918\|4\|18}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2005\|11\|09\|1918\|04\|18\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
	}}		}}

	'''Florence Avril Angers''' (18 April 1918 – 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="Avril Angers">{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/avril-angers-515976.html\|title=Avril Angers\|work=The Independent\|date=2005-11-19}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' described her as "one of the most zestful, charming and reliable character comediennes in the post-war London theatre".<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1502671/Avril-Angers.html\|title=Avril Angers\|date=11 November 2005\|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>		'''Florence Avril Angers''' (18 April 1918 – 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="Avril Angers">{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/avril-angers-515976.html\|title=Avril Angers\|work=[[w:The Independent\|The Independent]]\|date=2005-11-19}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' described her as "one of the most zestful, charming and reliable character comediennes in the post-war London theatre".<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1502671/Avril-Angers.html\|title=Avril Angers\|date=11 November 2005\|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Life==		==Life==
	Angers was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] in 1918. Her father, Harry Angers, was a music hall comedian who also appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s. She was a dancer with the [[Tiller Girls]] before joining [[Entertainments National Service Association\|ENSA]] during the Second World War. She never married or had children. Angers lived in [[Covent Garden]], [[London]], where she died from pneumonia, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10402/comedy-great-avril-angers-dies-at-87\|title=Comedy great Avril Angers dies at 87\|date=10 November 2005\|work=[[The Stage]]\|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref>		Angers was born in [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] in 1918. Her father, Harry Angers, was a music hall comedian who also appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s. She was a dancer with the [[w:Tiller Girls\|Tiller Girls]] before joining [[w:Entertainments National Service Association\|ENSA]] during the Second World War. She never married or had children. Angers lived in [[w:Covent Garden\|Covent Garden]], [[w:London\|London]], where she died from pneumonia, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10402/comedy-great-avril-angers-dies-at-87\|title=Comedy great Avril Angers dies at 87\|date=10 November 2005\|work=[[w:The Stage\|The Stage]]\|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	She made her [[West End theatre]] debut at the [[Palace Theatre, London\|Palace Theatre]] in a 1944 revue titled ''Keep Going''.<ref name="who">{{cite encyclopedia\|title=ANGERS, Avril\|encyclopedia=Who's Who in the Theatre\|volume=1\|page=19\|publisher=Gale Research Company\|year=1981\|issn= 0083-9833\|editor=Ian Herbert}}</ref> One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a [[straight man]] role as a foil to established male comics such as [[Frankie Howerd]] and [[Arthur Askey]].		She made her [[w:West End theatre\|West End theatre]] debut at the [[w:Palace Theatre, London\|Palace Theatre]] in a 1944 revue titled ''Keep Going''.<ref name="who">{{cite encyclopedia\|title=ANGERS, Avril\|encyclopedia=Who's Who in the Theatre\|volume=1\|page=19\|publisher=Gale Research Company\|year=1981\|issn= 0083-9833\|editor=Ian Herbert}}</ref> One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a [[w:straight man\|straight man]] role as a foil to established male comics such as [[Frankie Howerd]] and [[Arthur Askey]].

	Along with [[Terry-Thomas]], she was one of the original cast of British television's first ever comedy series ''[[How Do You View?]]'' in 1949.<ref name="Avril Angers"/>		Along with [[Terry-Thomas]], she was one of the original cast of British television's first ever comedy series ''[[How Do You View?]]'' in 1949.<ref name="Avril Angers"/>

	In 1961, she played [[Norah Tanner\|Norah Dawson]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', who was [[Arnold Tanner]]'s new fiancée ('Madame Toffee Shop' as [[Elsie Tanner]] called her).		In 1961, she played [[w:Norah Tanner\|Norah Dawson]] in ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'', who was [[w:Arnold Tanner\|Arnold Tanner]]'s new fiancée ('Madame Toffee Shop' as [[w:Elsie Tanner\|Elsie Tanner]] called her).

	After five years' service with ENSA, she returned to civilian life and took on many and various roles in television (including ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)\|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' and ''[[Odd Man Out]]''), as well as in film and theatre.<ref name="Dennis Barker">{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/14/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Avril Angers - Media - The Guardian\|author=Dennis Barker\|newspaper=The Guardian\|date=2005-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722002253/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-22\|title=Avril Angers\|work=BFI}}</ref> These included playing [[Miss Marple]] in [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[Murder at the Vicarage (play)\|Murder at the Vicarage]]'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]] in 1976 in the [[West End theatre\|West End]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/><ref name="Dennis Barker"/>		After five years' service with ENSA, she returned to civilian life and took on many and various roles in television (including ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[w:All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)\|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' and ''[[Odd Man Out]]''), as well as in film and theatre.<ref name="Dennis Barker">{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/14/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Avril Angers - Media - The Guardian\|author=Dennis Barker\|newspaper=The Guardian\|date=2005-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722002253/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-22\|title=Avril Angers\|work=BFI}}</ref> These included playing [[w:Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[w:Murder at the Vicarage (play)\|Murder at the Vicarage]]'' at the [[w:Savoy Theatre\|Savoy Theatre]] in 1976 in the [[w:West End theatre\|West End]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/><ref name="Dennis Barker"/>

	One of her best remembered roles was that of [[Hayley Mills]]'s shrewish mother in the film version of [[Bill Naughton]]'s play ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966).<ref name="Avril Angers"/> A still from the film featuring Angers features as the cover of [[The Smiths]]' single "[[I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]]" (1987).		One of her best remembered roles was that of [[w:Hayley Mills\|Hayley Mills]]'s shrewish mother in the film version of [[w:Bill Naughton\|Bill Naughton]]'s play ''[[w:The Family Way\|The Family Way]]'' (1966).<ref name="Avril Angers"/> A still from the film featuring Angers features as the cover of [[w:The Smiths\|The Smiths]]' single "[[w:I Started Something I Couldn't Finish\|I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]]" (1987).

	==Vocal work==		==Vocal work==
	In 1958, she, [[Roger Livesey]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Rita Webb]], [[Judith Furse]], and [[Miles Malleson]], recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the [[Caedmon Audio]] record label, (Caedmon Audio TC-1137). It was released in stereo in 1964.		In 1958, she, [[Roger Livesey]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Rita Webb]], [[Judith Furse]], and [[Miles Malleson]], recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the [[w:Caedmon Audio\|Caedmon Audio]] record label, (Caedmon Audio TC-1137). It was released in stereo in 1964.

	==Partial filmography==		==Partial filmography==
	* ''[[Brass Monkey (film)\|Brass Monkey]]'' (1948) – Herself		* ''[[Brass Monkey (film)\|Brass Monkey]]'' (1948) – Herself
	* ''[[Miss Pilgrim's Progress]]'' (1949) – First Factory Girl		* ''[[Miss Pilgrim's Progress]]'' (1949) – First Factory Girl
	* ''[[The Six Men]]'' (1951) – Herself		* ''[[w:The Six Men\|The Six Men]]'' (1951) – Herself
	* ''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' – Renee O'Connor		* ''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' – Renee O'Connor
	* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)\|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) – Bessie		* ''[[w:Women Without Men (1956 film)\|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) – Bessie
	* ''[[Bond of Fear]]'' (1956) – Girl Hiker		* ''[[w:Bond of Fear\|Bond of Fear]]'' (1956) – Girl Hiker
	* ''[[The Green Man (film)\|The Green Man]]'' (1956) – Marigold		* ''[[The Green Man (film)\|The Green Man]]'' (1956) – Marigold
	* ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1961) – Norah Dawson		* ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' (1961) – Norah Dawson
	* ''[[Be My Guest (film)\|Be My Guest]]'' (1965) – Mrs Pucil		* ''[[w:Be My Guest (film)\|Be My Guest]]'' (1965) – Mrs Pucil
	* ''[[Devils of Darkness]]'' (1965) – Midge		* ''[[w:Devils of Darkness\|Devils of Darkness]]'' (1965) – Midge
	* ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) – Liz Piper		* ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) – Liz Piper
	* ''[[Three Bites of the Apple]]'' (1967) – Gladys Tomlinson		* ''[[w:Three Bites of the Apple\|Three Bites of the Apple]]'' (1967) – Gladys Tomlinson
	* ''[[Two a Penny]]'' (1967) – Mrs Burry		* ''[[w:Two a Penny\|Two a Penny]]'' (1967) – Mrs Burry
	* ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) – Flora's Mother		* ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) – Flora's Mother
	* ''[[Staircase (film)\|Staircase]]'' (1969) – Miss Ricard		* ''[[Staircase (film)\|Staircase]]'' (1969) – Miss Ricard
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	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Avril Angers
| image = Actress_Avril_Angers.jpg
| occupation = Actress, dancer
| birth_name = Florence Avril Angers
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1918|4|18}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2005|11|9|1918|4|18}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
}}

'''Florence Avril Angers''' (18 April 1918 – 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="Avril Angers">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/avril-angers-515976.html|title=Avril Angers|work=The Independent|date=2005-11-19}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' described her as "one of the most zestful, charming and reliable character comediennes in the post-war London theatre".<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1502671/Avril-Angers.html|title=Avril Angers|date=11 November 2005|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

==Life==
Angers was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] in 1918. Her father, Harry Angers, was a music hall comedian who also appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s. She was a dancer with the [[Tiller Girls]] before joining [[Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]] during the Second World War. She never married or had children. Angers lived in [[Covent Garden]], [[London]], where she died from pneumonia, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10402/comedy-great-avril-angers-dies-at-87|title=Comedy great Avril Angers dies at 87|date=10 November 2005|work=[[The Stage]]|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
She made her [[West End theatre]] debut at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] in a 1944 revue titled ''Keep Going''.<ref name="who">{{cite encyclopedia|title=ANGERS, Avril|encyclopedia=Who's Who in the Theatre|volume=1|page=19|publisher=Gale Research Company|year=1981|issn= 0083-9833|editor=Ian Herbert}}</ref> One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a [[straight man]] role as a foil to established male comics such as [[Frankie Howerd]] and [[Arthur Askey]].

Along with [[Terry-Thomas]], she was one of the original cast of British television's first ever comedy series ''[[How Do You View?]]'' in 1949.<ref name="Avril Angers"/>

In 1961, she played [[Norah Tanner|Norah Dawson]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', who was [[Arnold Tanner]]'s new fiancée ('Madame Toffee Shop' as [[Elsie Tanner]] called her).

After five years' service with ENSA, she returned to civilian life and took on many and various roles in television (including ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' and ''[[Odd Man Out]]''), as well as in film and theatre.<ref name="Dennis Barker">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/14/guardianobituaries.media|title=Obituary: Avril Angers - Media - The Guardian|author=Dennis Barker|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2005-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722002253/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22|title=Avril Angers|work=BFI}}</ref> These included playing [[Miss Marple]] in [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[Murder at the Vicarage (play)|Murder at the Vicarage]]'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]] in 1976 in the [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/><ref name="Dennis Barker"/>

One of her best remembered roles was that of [[Hayley Mills]]'s shrewish mother in the film version of [[Bill Naughton]]'s play ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966).<ref name="Avril Angers"/> A still from the film featuring Angers features as the cover of [[The Smiths]]' single "[[I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]]" (1987).

==Vocal work==
In 1958, she, [[Roger Livesey]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Rita Webb]], [[Judith Furse]], and [[Miles Malleson]], recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the [[Caedmon Audio]] record label, (Caedmon Audio TC-1137). It was released in stereo in 1964.

==Partial filmography==
* ''[[Brass Monkey (film)|Brass Monkey]]'' (1948) – Herself
* ''[[Miss Pilgrim's Progress]]'' (1949) – First Factory Girl
* ''[[The Six Men]]'' (1951) – Herself
* ''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' – Renee O'Connor
* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) – Bessie
* ''[[Bond of Fear]]'' (1956) – Girl Hiker
* ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956) – Marigold
* ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1961) – Norah Dawson
* ''[[Be My Guest (film)|Be My Guest]]'' (1965) – Mrs Pucil
* ''[[Devils of Darkness]]'' (1965) – Midge
* ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) – Liz Piper
* ''[[Three Bites of the Apple]]'' (1967) – Gladys Tomlinson
* ''[[Two a Penny]]'' (1967) – Mrs Burry
* ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) – Flora's Mother
* ''[[Staircase (film)|Staircase]]'' (1969) – Miss Ricard
* ''[[There's a Girl in My Soup]]'' (1970) – English Tourist in Lift
* ''[[Mr. Forbush and the Penguins]]'' (1971) – Fanny Hill
* ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976) – Mrs Truscott
* ''[[Victoria Wood (1989 TV series)|Victoria Wood]]'' – Episode 5: "Val de Ree (Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha)" (1989) – Mim

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0029792}}

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