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	*[https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/mollie-sugden] interview British Entertainment History Project		*[https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/mollie-sugden interview British Entertainment History Project]
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	==Later years and death==		==Later years and death==
	Seven years after the end of ''Are You Being Served?'', five members of the original cast – including Sugden – came together to appear in ''[[Grace & Favour]]'', where the staff of Grace Brothers are left an old manor house in the country, which they try to run as a hotel. It ran for two series, until 1993. Other appearances at this time included ''[[Just William#1990s series\|Just William]]'' and ''[[Oliver's Travels]]''. In 2003, Sugden appeared in an episode of ''[[The Bill]]'' and also appeared (as herself) in an episode of the comedy sketch show ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)\|Little Britain]]''.		Seven years after the end of ''Are You Being Served?'', five members of the original cast – including Sugden – came together to appear in ''[[Grace & Favour]]'', where the staff of Grace Brothers are left an old manor house in the country, which they try to run as a hotel. It ran for two series, until 1993. Other appearances at this time included ''[[w:Just William#1990s series\|Just William]]'' and ''[[w:Oliver's Travels\|Oliver's Travels]]''. In 2003, Sugden appeared in an episode of ''[[w:The Bill\|The Bill]]'' and also appeared (as herself) in an episode of the comedy sketch show ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)\|Little Britain]]''.

	In 2002, a tribute programme called ''Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An'' Are You Being Served? ''Special'', aired on American [[PBS]] stations featuring several members of the cast of ''Are You Being Served?''<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://home.hiwaay.net/~emilyj/mollie.html\|title=Celebrating Mollie Sugden}}</ref>		In 2002, a tribute programme called ''Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An'' Are You Being Served? ''Special'', aired on American [[w:PBS\|PBS]] stations featuring several members of the cast of ''Are You Being Served?''<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://home.hiwaay.net/~emilyj/mollie.html\|title=Celebrating Mollie Sugden}}</ref>

	Sugden died on 1 July 2009, at the age of 86, within the [[Royal Surrey County Hospital]] in [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], of unspecified heart failure and was cremated.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/5713979/Mollie-Sugden.html \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Obituary: Mollie Sugden\|date= 1 July 2009\|access-date= 1 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8129617.stm\|title= Actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86\|publisher= BBC News\|date= 1 July 2009\|access-date= 1 July 2009}}</ref> Her final public appearance was at the funeral of her ''Are You Being Served?'' co-star [[Wendy Richard]] four months previously.		Sugden died on 1 July 2009, at the age of 86, within the [[w:Royal Surrey County Hospital\|Royal Surrey County Hospital]] in [[w:Guildford\|Guildford]], [[w:Surrey\|Surrey]], of unspecified heart failure and was cremated.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/5713979/Mollie-Sugden.html \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Obituary: Mollie Sugden\|date= 1 July 2009\|access-date= 1 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8129617.stm\|title= Actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86\|publisher= BBC News\|date= 1 July 2009\|access-date= 1 July 2009}}</ref> Her final public appearance was at the funeral of her ''Are You Being Served?'' co-star [[Wendy Richard]] four months previously.

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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	In 1973, she appeared in ''[[Son of the Bride (TV series)\|Son of the Bride]]''.		In 1973, she appeared in ''[[Son of the Bride (TV series)\|Son of the Bride]]''.

	Meanwhile, she was cast in a role which brought her international fame: Mrs Slocombe, a department store saleswoman with a socially superior attitude, a repertoire of double entendres, and a penchant for bouffant, pastel-coloured coiffures, in the long-running ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985). In 1978, when it was thought that ''Are You Being Served?'' was over, she was the lead star in ''[[Come Back Mrs. Noah]]'', a sitcom that is regarded by some as one of the worst ever made.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/molly-sugden-in-space-the-10-worst-british-sitcoms-ever-made/\|title=Top 10 worst sitcoms\|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> From 1965 to 1976, she intermittently played [[Nellie Harvey]], the landlady of The Laughing Donkey pub, in ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/harvey_nellie.html\|title=Nellie Harvey\|publisher=corrie.net}}</ref> In this she often appeared opposite [[w:Annie Walker (Coronation Street)\|Annie Walker]], landlady of the ''[[w:Rovers Return Inn\|Rovers Return]]''. In 1986, she had a 23-week stint on ''[[w:That's Life!\|That's Life!]]''		Meanwhile, she was cast in a role which brought her international fame: Mrs Slocombe, a department store saleswoman with a socially superior attitude, a repertoire of double entendres, and a penchant for bouffant, pastel-coloured coiffures, in the long-running ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985). In 1978, when it was thought that ''Are You Being Served?'' was over, she was the lead star in ''[[Come Back Mrs. Noah]]'', a sitcom that is regarded by some as one of the worst ever made.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/molly-sugden-in-space-the-10-worst-british-sitcoms-ever-made/\|title=Top 10 worst sitcoms\|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> From 1965 to 1976, she intermittently played [[w:Nellie Harvey\|Nellie Harvey]], the landlady of The Laughing Donkey pub, in ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/harvey_nellie.html\|title=Nellie Harvey\|publisher=corrie.net}}</ref> In this she often appeared opposite [[w:Annie Walker (Coronation Street)\|Annie Walker]], landlady of the ''[[w:Rovers Return Inn\|Rovers Return]]''. In 1986, she had a 23-week stint on ''[[w:That's Life!\|That's Life!]]''

	Sugden also played main roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988), both for [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]. In an unsuccessful revival of ''The Liver Birds'' (1996), Sugden reprised her role as Mrs Hutchinson, despite being on [[Corticosteroid\|steroids]] at the time owing to her suffering from [[w:Polymyalgia rheumatica\|polymyalgia]].		Sugden also played main roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988), both for [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]. In an unsuccessful revival of ''The Liver Birds'' (1996), Sugden reprised her role as Mrs Hutchinson, despite being on [[w:Corticosteroid\|steroids]] at the time owing to her suffering from [[w:Polymyalgia rheumatica\|polymyalgia]].

	She played opposite her husband, [[William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]] (1916–2000), in several series, including two episodes of ''The Liver Birds'' and again in ''My Husband and I'', on both occasions as a married couple. They married on 29 March 1958, having met while in [[w:repertory theatre\|repertory theatre]] in [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]],<ref name="I'm Free!"/> and had twin sons born in October 1963, Robin and Simon. She has 5 grandchildren.<ref>General Register Office – Index of Births registered in October, November, December 1963</ref>		She played opposite her husband, [[William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]] (1916–2000), in several series, including two episodes of ''The Liver Birds'' and again in ''My Husband and I'', on both occasions as a married couple. They married on 29 March 1958, having met while in [[w:repertory theatre\|repertory theatre]] in [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]],<ref name="I'm Free!"/> and had twin sons born in October 1963, Robin and Simon. She has 5 grandchildren.<ref>General Register Office – Index of Births registered in October, November, December 1963</ref>

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	==Television==		==Television==
	Sugden's first regular sitcom role was as Mrs Crispin in the sitcom ''[[Hugh and I]]'' (1962–1967). This was written by [[John Chapman (screenwriter)\|John T. Chapman]], and when he became involved with ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' series, he suggested Sugden for the role of Sandra's mother, Mrs Hutchinson.<ref name="I'm Free!"/> She appeared in the bulk of the run, from 1971 to 1979.		Sugden's first regular sitcom role was as Mrs Crispin in the sitcom ''[[Hugh and I]]'' (1962–1967). This was written by [[w:John Chapman (screenwriter)\|John T. Chapman]], and when he became involved with ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' series, he suggested Sugden for the role of Sandra's mother, Mrs Hutchinson.<ref name="I'm Free!"/> She appeared in the bulk of the run, from 1971 to 1979.

	In 1972, she starred in the Show 'Six Days of Justice', in the episode 'A Private Nuisance' .		In 1972, she starred in the Show 'Six Days of Justice', in the episode 'A Private Nuisance' .
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	In 1973, she appeared in ''[[Son of the Bride (TV series)\|Son of the Bride]]''.		In 1973, she appeared in ''[[Son of the Bride (TV series)\|Son of the Bride]]''.

	Meanwhile, she was cast in a role which brought her international fame: Mrs Slocombe, a department store saleswoman with a socially superior attitude, a repertoire of double entendres, and a penchant for bouffant, pastel-coloured coiffures, in the long-running ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985). In 1978, when it was thought that ''Are You Being Served?'' was over, she was the lead star in ''[[Come Back Mrs. Noah]]'', a sitcom that is regarded by some as one of the worst ever made.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/molly-sugden-in-space-the-10-worst-british-sitcoms-ever-made/\|title=Top 10 worst sitcoms\|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> From 1965 to 1976, she intermittently played [[Nellie Harvey]], the landlady of The Laughing Donkey pub, in ''[[Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/harvey_nellie.html\|title=Nellie Harvey\|publisher=corrie.net}}</ref> In this she often appeared opposite [[Annie Walker (Coronation Street)\|Annie Walker]], landlady of the ''[[Rovers Return Inn\|Rovers Return]]''. In 1986, she had a 23-week stint on ''[[That's Life!]]''		Meanwhile, she was cast in a role which brought her international fame: Mrs Slocombe, a department store saleswoman with a socially superior attitude, a repertoire of double entendres, and a penchant for bouffant, pastel-coloured coiffures, in the long-running ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985). In 1978, when it was thought that ''Are You Being Served?'' was over, she was the lead star in ''[[Come Back Mrs. Noah]]'', a sitcom that is regarded by some as one of the worst ever made.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/molly-sugden-in-space-the-10-worst-british-sitcoms-ever-made/\|title=Top 10 worst sitcoms\|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> From 1965 to 1976, she intermittently played [[Nellie Harvey]], the landlady of The Laughing Donkey pub, in ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/harvey_nellie.html\|title=Nellie Harvey\|publisher=corrie.net}}</ref> In this she often appeared opposite [[w:Annie Walker (Coronation Street)\|Annie Walker]], landlady of the ''[[w:Rovers Return Inn\|Rovers Return]]''. In 1986, she had a 23-week stint on ''[[w:That's Life!\|That's Life!]]''

	Sugden also played main roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988), both for [[ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]. In an unsuccessful revival of ''The Liver Birds'' (1996), Sugden reprised her role as Mrs Hutchinson, despite being on [[Corticosteroid\|steroids]] at the time owing to her suffering from [[Polymyalgia rheumatica\|polymyalgia]].		Sugden also played main roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988), both for [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]. In an unsuccessful revival of ''The Liver Birds'' (1996), Sugden reprised her role as Mrs Hutchinson, despite being on [[Corticosteroid\|steroids]] at the time owing to her suffering from [[w:Polymyalgia rheumatica\|polymyalgia]].

	She played opposite her husband, [[William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]] (1916–2000), in several series, including two episodes of ''The Liver Birds'' and again in ''My Husband and I'', on both occasions as a married couple. They married on 29 March 1958, having met while in [[repertory theatre]] in [[Swansea]],<ref name="I'm Free!"/> and had twin sons born in October 1963, Robin and Simon. She has 5 grandchildren.<ref>General Register Office – Index of Births registered in October, November, December 1963</ref>		She played opposite her husband, [[William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]] (1916–2000), in several series, including two episodes of ''The Liver Birds'' and again in ''My Husband and I'', on both occasions as a married couple. They married on 29 March 1958, having met while in [[w:repertory theatre\|repertory theatre]] in [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]],<ref name="I'm Free!"/> and had twin sons born in October 1963, Robin and Simon. She has 5 grandchildren.<ref>General Register Office – Index of Births registered in October, November, December 1963</ref>

	==Radio==		==Radio==

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	==Early career==		==Early career==
	When Sugden graduated from the Guildhall School of Drama, she worked in [[repertory]] for eight years with a company that included [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Roy Dotrice]].<ref name="I'm Free!"/> She also had work in radio and made her television debut in a live half-hour comedy show. Sugden's other appearances before ''Are You Being Served?'' included parts in ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'', ''Just Jimmy'' (with [[Jimmy Clitheroe]]), ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' and five episodes of ''[[Jackanory]]'' in 1968.		When Sugden graduated from the Guildhall School of Drama, she worked in [[w:repertory\|repertory]] for eight years with a company that included [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Roy Dotrice]].<ref name="I'm Free!"/> She also had work in radio and made her television debut in a live half-hour comedy show. Sugden's other appearances before ''Are You Being Served?'' included parts in ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'', ''Just Jimmy'' (with [[Jimmy Clitheroe]]), ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' and five episodes of ''[[w:Jackanory\|Jackanory]]'' in 1968.

	==Television==		==Television==

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Sugden was born on 21 July 1922 in [[w:Keighley\|Keighley]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref>General Register Office birth index</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/4471873.Keighley_born_Mollie_Sugden_dies/\|title=Keighley-born Mollie Sugden dies\|date=2 July 2009\|access-date=2 July 2009\|publisher=Keighley News}}</ref> When she was 4 years old, she heard a woman reading a poem at a village concert making people laugh. The following Christmas, after being asked if she could "do anything", Sugden read this poem and everyone fell about laughing. She later remarked that their response made her "realise how wonderful it was to make people laugh".<ref name="I'm Free!">{{cite news\|title=I'm Free! – The Complete Are You Being Served?\|publisher=Orion Books\|year=1999}}</ref> Shortly after she left school, World War II broke out, and Sugden worked in a munitions factory in Keighley making [[shell (projectile)\|shells]] for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was later made redundant, and attended the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in [[London]].		Sugden was born on 21 July 1922 in [[w:Keighley\|Keighley]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref>General Register Office birth index</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/4471873.Keighley_born_Mollie_Sugden_dies/\|title=Keighley-born Mollie Sugden dies\|date=2 July 2009\|access-date=2 July 2009\|publisher=Keighley News}}</ref> When she was 4 years old, she heard a woman reading a poem at a village concert making people laugh. The following Christmas, after being asked if she could "do anything", Sugden read this poem and everyone fell about laughing. She later remarked that their response made her "realise how wonderful it was to make people laugh".<ref name="I'm Free!">{{cite news\|title=I'm Free! – The Complete Are You Being Served?\|publisher=Orion Books\|year=1999}}</ref> Shortly after she left school, World War II broke out, and Sugden worked in a munitions factory in Keighley making [[w:shell (projectile)\|shells]] for the [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]]. She was later made redundant, and attended the [[w:Guildhall School of Music and Drama\|Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in [[w:London\|London]].

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	\| image = Mollie Sugden ~~as Mrs Slocombe~~.jpg		\| image = Mollie Sugden.jpg
	~~\| name = Mollie Sugden~~		\| caption =
	\| caption = ~~Sugden as Mrs Slocombe~~
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1922\|07\|21}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1922\|07\|21}}
	\| birth_place = [[Keighley]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire\|Yorkshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Keighley\|Keighley]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|Yorkshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age~~\|df=yes~~\|2009\|07\|01\|1922\|07\|21}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2009\|07\|01\|1922\|07\|21\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Guildford\|Guildford]], [[w:Surrey\|Surrey]], England
	\| resting_place = [[Golders Green Crematorium]], London, England		\| resting_place = [[w:Golders Green Crematorium\|Golders Green Crematorium]], London, England
	\| birth_name = Mary Isobel Sugden<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/5713979/Mollie-Sugden.html\|title=Mollie Sugden\|work=The Daily Telegraph\|date=1 July 2009\|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>		\| birth_name = Mary Isobel Sugden<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/5713979/Mollie-Sugden.html\|title=Mollie Sugden\|work=[[w:The Daily Telegraph\|The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=1 July 2009\|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>
	\| years_active = 1950s–2003		\| years_active = 1950s–2003
	\| other_names =		\| other_names =
	\| website =		\| website =
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]]\|1958\|2000\|end=d.}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]]\|1958\|2000\|end=d.}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	\| parents =		\| parents =
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	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| alma_mater = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]		\| alma_mater = [[w:Guildhall School of Music and Drama\|Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]
	}}		}}
	'''Mary Isobel Sugden''' (21 July 1922{{spaced ndash}}1 July 2009), known professionally as '''Mollie Sugden'''<ref>{{cite news\|last=Barker\|first=Dennis\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/02/obituary-mollie-sugden\|title=Mollie Sugden\|work=The Guardian\|date=2 July 2009\|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> was an English actress. She was best known for being an original cast member in the British sitcom ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985) as senior saleswoman [[Mrs. Slocombe]] and appeared reprising the character in the ~~AYBS~~ spin-off ''[[Grace & Favour]]'' (1992–1993).		'''Mary Isobel Sugden''' (21 July 1922{{spaced ndash}}1 July 2009), known professionally as '''Mollie Sugden'''<ref>{{cite news\|last=Barker\|first=Dennis\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/02/obituary-mollie-sugden\|title=Mollie Sugden\|work=The Guardian\|date=2 July 2009\|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> was an English actress. She was best known for being an original cast member in the British sitcom ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985) as senior saleswoman [[Mrs. Slocombe]] and appeared reprising the character in the ''Are You Being Served?'' spin-off ''[[Grace & Favour]]'' (1992–1993).

	She is also well known for playing [[List of Coronation Street characters (1965)#Nellie Harvey\|Nellie Harvey]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1965–1976), Mrs Hutchinson in ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1971–1996), Ida Willis in ''[[That's My Boy (1981 UK TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and Nora Powers in ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988).		She is also well known for playing [[w:List of Coronation Street characters (1965)#Nellie Harvey\|Nellie Harvey]] in ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' (1965–1976), Mrs Hutchinson in ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1971–1996), Ida Willis in ''[[That's My Boy (1981 UK TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and Nora Powers in ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988).

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Sugden was born on 21 July 1922 in [[Keighley]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref>General Register Office birth index</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/4471873.Keighley_born_Mollie_Sugden_dies/\|title=Keighley-born Mollie Sugden dies\|date=2 July 2009\|access-date=2 July 2009\|publisher=Keighley News}}</ref> When she was 4 years old, she heard a woman reading a poem at a village concert making people laugh. The following Christmas, after being asked if she could "do anything", Sugden read this poem and everyone fell about laughing. She later remarked that their response made her "realise how wonderful it was to make people laugh".<ref name="I'm Free!">{{cite news\|title=I'm Free! – The Complete Are You Being Served?\|publisher=Orion Books\|year=1999}}</ref> Shortly after she left school, World War II broke out, and Sugden worked in a munitions factory in Keighley making [[shell (projectile)\|shells]] for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was later made redundant, and attended the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in [[London]].		Sugden was born on 21 July 1922 in [[w:Keighley\|Keighley]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref>General Register Office birth index</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/4471873.Keighley_born_Mollie_Sugden_dies/\|title=Keighley-born Mollie Sugden dies\|date=2 July 2009\|access-date=2 July 2009\|publisher=Keighley News}}</ref> When she was 4 years old, she heard a woman reading a poem at a village concert making people laugh. The following Christmas, after being asked if she could "do anything", Sugden read this poem and everyone fell about laughing. She later remarked that their response made her "realise how wonderful it was to make people laugh".<ref name="I'm Free!">{{cite news\|title=I'm Free! – The Complete Are You Being Served?\|publisher=Orion Books\|year=1999}}</ref> Shortly after she left school, World War II broke out, and Sugden worked in a munitions factory in Keighley making [[shell (projectile)\|shells]] for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was later made redundant, and attended the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in [[London]].

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	In 1973, she appeared in ''[[Son of the Bride (TV series)\|Son of the Bride]]''.		In 1973, she appeared in ''[[Son of the Bride (TV series)\|Son of the Bride]]''.

	Meanwhile, she was cast in a role which brought her international fame: Mrs Slocombe, a department store saleswoman with a socially superior attitude, a repertoire of double entendres, and a penchant for bouffant, pastel-coloured coiffures, in the long-running ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985). In 1978, when it was thought that ''Are You Being Served?'' was over, she was the lead star in ''[[Come Back Mrs. Noah]]'', a sitcom that is regarded by some as one of the worst ever made.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/molly-sugden-in-space-the-10-worst-british-sitcoms-ever-made/\|title=Top 10 worst sitcoms\|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> From 1965 to 1976, she intermittently played [[Nellie Harvey]], the landlady of The Laughing Donkey pub, in ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/harvey_nellie.html\|title=Nellie Harvey\|publisher=corrie.net}}</ref> In this she often appeared opposite [[w:Annie Walker (Coronation Street)\|Annie Walker]], landlady of the ''[[w:Rovers Return Inn\|Rovers Return]]''. In 1986, she had a 23-week stint on ''[[w:That's Life!\|That's Life!]]''		Meanwhile, she was cast in a role which brought her international fame: Mrs Slocombe, a department store saleswoman with a socially superior attitude, a repertoire of double entendres, and a penchant for bouffant, pastel-coloured coiffures, in the long-running ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985). In 1978, when it was thought that ''Are You Being Served?'' was over, she was the lead star in ''[[Come Back Mrs. Noah]]'', a sitcom that is regarded by some as one of the worst ever made.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/molly-sugden-in-space-the-10-worst-british-sitcoms-ever-made/\|title=Top 10 worst sitcoms\|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> From 1965 to 1976, she intermittently played [[w:Nellie Harvey\|Nellie Harvey]], the landlady of The Laughing Donkey pub, in ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/harvey_nellie.html\|title=Nellie Harvey\|publisher=corrie.net}}</ref> In this she often appeared opposite [[w:Annie Walker (Coronation Street)\|Annie Walker]], landlady of the ''[[w:Rovers Return Inn\|Rovers Return]]''. In 1986, she had a 23-week stint on ''[[w:That's Life!\|That's Life!]]''

	Sugden also played main roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988), both for [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]. In an unsuccessful revival of ''The Liver Birds'' (1996), Sugden reprised her role as Mrs Hutchinson, despite being on [[Corticosteroid\|steroids]] at the time owing to her suffering from [[w:Polymyalgia rheumatica\|polymyalgia]].		Sugden also played main roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)\|That's My Boy]]'' (1981–1986) and ''[[My Husband and I (1987 TV series)\|My Husband and I]]'' (1987–1988), both for [[w:ITV (TV channel)\|ITV]]. In an unsuccessful revival of ''The Liver Birds'' (1996), Sugden reprised her role as Mrs Hutchinson, despite being on [[w:Corticosteroid\|steroids]] at the time owing to her suffering from [[w:Polymyalgia rheumatica\|polymyalgia]].

	She played opposite her husband, [[William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]] (1916–2000), in several series, including two episodes of ''The Liver Birds'' and again in ''My Husband and I'', on both occasions as a married couple. They married on 29 March 1958, having met while in [[w:repertory theatre\|repertory theatre]] in [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]],<ref name="I'm Free!"/> and had twin sons born in October 1963, Robin and Simon. She has 5 grandchildren.<ref>General Register Office – Index of Births registered in October, November, December 1963</ref>		She played opposite her husband, [[William Moore (actor)\|William Moore]] (1916–2000), in several series, including two episodes of ''The Liver Birds'' and again in ''My Husband and I'', on both occasions as a married couple. They married on 29 March 1958, having met while in [[w:repertory theatre\|repertory theatre]] in [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]],<ref name="I'm Free!"/> and had twin sons born in October 1963, Robin and Simon. She has 5 grandchildren.<ref>General Register Office – Index of Births registered in October, November, December 1963</ref>