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	Baker came to national attention in [[w:BBC]] television's ''[[w:The Good Old Days (UK TV series)\|The Good Old Days]]'' in 1955. This led to her television series, ''Be Soon'' (named after another of her catchphrases), in 1957 and a supporting part in the [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] ''[[Our House (1960 TV series)\|Our House]]'' in 1960, followed by her own sitcom, ''The Best of Friends'', in 1963.		Baker came to national attention in [[w:BBC]] television's ''[[w:The Good Old Days (UK TV series)\|The Good Old Days]]'' in 1955. This led to her television series, ''Be Soon'' (named after another of her catchphrases), in 1957 and a supporting part in the [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] ''[[Our House (1960 TV series)\|Our House]]'' in 1960, followed by her own sitcom, ''The Best of Friends'', in 1963.

	She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>		She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>

	Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]). Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.		Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]). Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[w:Madge Hindle\|Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.

	Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.		Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.

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	\|1960\|\| ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' \|\| Aunt Ada \|\|		\|1960\|\| ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' \|\| Aunt Ada \|\|
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	\|1962\|\| ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' \|\| Hylda Worswick \|\|		\|1962\|\| ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' \|\| Hylda Worswick \|\|
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	\|1968\|\| ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' \|\| Winnie \|\|		\|1968\|\| ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' \|\| Winnie \|\|
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	\|1968\|\| ''[[Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' \|\| Mrs. Sowerberry \|\|		\|1968\|\| ''[[Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' \|\| Mrs. Sowerberry \|\|

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb name\|48523}}		* {{IMDb name\|48523}}
	* [http://www.hyldabaker.com/ Hylda Baker ... She Knows, Y'Know!] fan site
	* {{YouTube\|FnHvMtDcHQ4\|Interview clip}} from ''The [[w:Russell Harty\|Russell Harty]] Show''		* {{YouTube\|FnHvMtDcHQ4\|Interview clip}} from ''The [[w:Russell Harty\|Russell Harty]] Show''

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	* {{IMDb name\|48523}}		* {{IMDb name\|48523}}
	* [http://www.hyldabaker.com/ Hylda Baker ... She Knows, Y'Know!] fan site		* [http://www.hyldabaker.com/ Hylda Baker ... She Knows, Y'Know!] fan site
	* {{YouTube\|FnHvMtDcHQ4\|Interview clip}} from ''The [[Russell Harty]] Show''		* {{YouTube\|FnHvMtDcHQ4\|Interview clip}} from ''The [[w:Russell Harty\|Russell Harty]] Show''

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	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	Baker suffered two [[ectopic pregnancy\|ectopic pregnancies]] which led in part to the breakdown of her marriage.<ref name=funny/>		Baker suffered two [[w:ectopic pregnancy\|ectopic pregnancies]] which led in part to the breakdown of her marriage.<ref name=funny/>

	On Christmas Eve 1961, Baker was hit by a passing car that mounted the pavement in London's [[w:Charing Cross Road\|Charing Cross Road]], not far from her home at [[w:Ridgmount Gardens\|Ridgmount Gardens]] in [[w:Bloomsbury\|Bloomsbury]].<ref>Notable London Abodes: [http://www.notableabodes.com/person-abode-details/8513/dame-hylda-baker-comedienne_97-ridgmount-gardens-bloomsbury-london Hylda Baker]</ref> Left with a broken toe and bruising, Baker claimed she was unable to work for 34 weeks and that the accident had left her with "a waddle". She sued the driver of the vehicle for damages and loss of earnings. Baker refused a settlement offer of £4,000 and took the matter to the High Court where she was initially awarded £2,921 in 1964,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://search.proquest.com/hnpguardianobserver\|title=£2921 for Hylda Baker\|date=5 May 1964\|newspaper=The Guardian\|pages=7\|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> but this was increased to £4,073 (plus costs) at an appeal hearing in 1965.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://search.proquest.com/hnpguardianobserver\|title=Hylda Baker wins extra damages\|date=11 February 1965\|newspaper=The Guardian\|pages=3\|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref>		On Christmas Eve 1961, Baker was hit by a passing car that mounted the pavement in London's [[w:Charing Cross Road\|Charing Cross Road]], not far from her home at [[w:Ridgmount Gardens\|Ridgmount Gardens]] in [[w:Bloomsbury\|Bloomsbury]].<ref>Notable London Abodes: [http://www.notableabodes.com/person-abode-details/8513/dame-hylda-baker-comedienne_97-ridgmount-gardens-bloomsbury-london Hylda Baker]</ref> Left with a broken toe and bruising, Baker claimed she was unable to work for 34 weeks and that the accident had left her with "a waddle". She sued the driver of the vehicle for damages and loss of earnings. Baker refused a settlement offer of £4,000 and took the matter to the High Court where she was initially awarded £2,921 in 1964,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://search.proquest.com/hnpguardianobserver\|title=£2921 for Hylda Baker\|date=5 May 1964\|newspaper=The Guardian\|pages=7\|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> but this was increased to £4,073 (plus costs) at an appeal hearing in 1965.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://search.proquest.com/hnpguardianobserver\|title=Hylda Baker wins extra damages\|date=11 February 1965\|newspaper=The Guardian\|pages=3\|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref>

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	She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>		She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>

	Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]).~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.		Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]). Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.

	Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.		Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.

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	'''Hylda Baker''' (4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was an English [[w:comedian\|comedian]], actress and [[w:music hall\|music hall]] performer. Born and brought up in [[w:Farnworth\|Farnworth]], Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada]] [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–1973) and for her role in the 1960 film ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]''.~~{{cn\|date=June 2022}}~~		'''Hylda Baker''' (4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was an English [[w:comedian\|comedian]], actress and [[w:music hall\|music hall]] performer. Born and brought up in [[w:Farnworth\|Farnworth]], Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada]] [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–1973) and for her role in the 1960 film ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]''.

	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==

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External links

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	* [http://www.hyldabaker.com/ Hylda Baker ... She Knows, Y'Know!] fan site		* [http://www.hyldabaker.com/ Hylda Baker ... She Knows, Y'Know!] fan site
	* {{YouTube\|FnHvMtDcHQ4\|Interview clip}} from ''The [[Russell Harty]] Show''		* {{YouTube\|FnHvMtDcHQ4\|Interview clip}} from ''The [[Russell Harty]] Show''

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	Baker came to national attention in [[w:BBC]] television's ''[[w:The Good Old Days (UK TV series)\|The Good Old Days]]'' in 1955. This led to her television series, ''Be Soon'' (named after another of her catchphrases), in 1957 and a supporting part in the [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] ''[[Our House (1960 TV series)\|Our House]]'' in 1960, followed by her own sitcom, ''The Best of Friends'', in 1963.		Baker came to national attention in [[w:BBC]] television's ''[[w:The Good Old Days (UK TV series)\|The Good Old Days]]'' in 1955. This led to her television series, ''Be Soon'' (named after another of her catchphrases), in 1957 and a supporting part in the [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] ''[[Our House (1960 TV series)\|Our House]]'' in 1960, followed by her own sitcom, ''The Best of Friends'', in 1963.

	She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>		She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>

	Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]). Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.		Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]). Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[w:Madge Hindle\|Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.

	Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.		Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*Band, B. (1999) ''Blackpool's Comedy Greats: Local Careers of Dave Morris, Hylda Baker, Jimmy Clitheroe'' Bk. 2, Barry Band Publishing, {{ISBN\|978-1-898413-05-9}}		*Band, B. (1999) ''Blackpool's Comedy Greats: Local Careers of Dave Morris, Hylda Baker, Jimmy Clitheroe'' Bk. 2, Barry Band Publishing, {{ISBN\|978-1-898413-05-9}}
	*[[Jean Fergusson\|Fergusson, Jean]] (1997) ''She Knows You Know. The remarkable story of Hylda Baker''. Breedon Books {{ISBN\|185983101X}}		*[[w:Jean Fergusson\|Fergusson, Jean]] (1997) ''She Knows You Know. The remarkable story of Hylda Baker''. Breedon Books {{ISBN\|185983101X}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	==Archives==		==Archives==
	*The papers of Hylda Baker relating to her life and career are housed in the [[The National Archives (United Kingdom)\|UK National Archives]]<ref>: [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/2b3edf28-a7b7-4d3a-a21c-73b7835f0c04 Hylda Baker]</ref>		*The papers of Hylda Baker relating to her life and career are housed in the [[w:The National Archives (United Kingdom)\|UK National Archives]]<ref>: [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/2b3edf28-a7b7-4d3a-a21c-73b7835f0c04 Hylda Baker]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>		She also appeared in films, including [[w:Karel Reisz\|Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[w:Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)\|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960), ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) and the musical ''[[w:Oliver! (film)\|Oliver!]]'' (1968) based on the [[w:Lionel Bart\|Lionel Bart]] stage original. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the [[w:Chiswick Empire]] theatre. She had a starring role in the low-budget black-and-white [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film ''[[She Knows Y'Know]]'' (1962). Taking its title from her catch-phrase,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Knows-YKnow-Hylda-Baker/dp/B005GV6QH4 \|title=She Knows Y'Know [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Montgomery Tully: DVD & Blu-ray \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk \|date= 2011-09-26\|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute\|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town\|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042802/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b76a93c1c \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-08-05 \|title=She Knows Y'know \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|accessdate=2014-03-15}}</ref>

	Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]).~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.		Baker's highest profile role was as Nellie Pledge in the [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]] comedy series ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1968–73). Playing her brother Eli was the comedian [[Jimmy Jewel]] and the series was centred on their characters' [[w:love-hate relationship\|love-hate relationship]] as they tried to run their small family business, ''Pledge's Purer Pickles''. As they bickered onscreen and traded insults such as "knocked-kneed knackered old nosebag" and "big girl's blouse", the insults continued off-screen as the two performers disliked each other intensely.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Fiddy\|first=Dick\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1368531/index.html \|title=Baker, Hylda (1905–1986)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|date=2003–14\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> A [[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|film version of the series]] was made by [[w:Hammer Films\|Hammer Films]] in 1972<ref>[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)\|Nearest and Dearest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]). Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on [[w:cue cards\|cue cards]] and prompts from her co star [[Madge Hindle]], who would whisper her next line to her.

	Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.		Baker played a virtually identical role in the [[w:LWT\|LWT]] comedy series ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]'' (1974–75). In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to [[w:London\|London]] from the North to run her ailing father's pub. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career.