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	~~{{short description\|English actress}}~~
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	~~\| name = Noël Dyson~~
	\| image = Noël Dyson.jpg		\| image = Noël Dyson.jpg
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	\| birth_name = Elsie Noël Dyson		\| birth_name = Elsie Noël Dyson
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Newton Heath\|~~Newton Heath]], [[~~w:Manchester\|~~Manchester]], England		\| birth_place = [[Newton Heath]], [[Manchester]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1995\|6\|29\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1995\|6\|29\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Winchcombe\|~~Winchcombe]], [[~~w:Gloucestershire\|~~Gloucestershire]], England		\| death_place = [[Winchcombe]], [[Gloucestershire]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| television = ''[[~~w:Coronation Street\|~~Coronation Street]]''		\| television = ''[[Coronation Street]]''
	\| yearsactive = 1938–1995		\| yearsactive = 1938–1995
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
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	'''Elsie Noël Dyson''' (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba246ddb5\|title=Noël Dyson\|website=BFI}}</ref>		'''Elsie Noël Dyson''' (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba246ddb5\|title=Noël Dyson\|website=BFI}}</ref>

	Dyson played a number of roles in theatre and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile television character actress in serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch [[~~w:Ida Barlow\|~~Ida Barlow]], one of the original characters in the long-running [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' (1960–61), and Nanny in the [[~~w:sitcom\|~~sitcom]] ''[[w:Father, Dear ~~Father\|~~Father]]'' (1968–73).		Dyson played a number of roles in theatre and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile television character actress in serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch [[Ida Barlow]], one of the original characters in the long-running [[soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' (1960–61), and Nanny in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' (1968–73).

	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Dyson was born into a wealthy [[~~w:Manchester\|~~Manchester]] family (she was given the middle name Noel because she was born two days before [[w:Christmas\|Christmas]]), and was educated at the prestigious [[w:Roedean School\|Roedean School]] in [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]]. Following a period at a [[w:finishing school\|finishing school]] in Paris, she enrolled at the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in London, from which she graduated in 1938.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/noel-dyson/\|title=Noel Dyson — RADA\|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> She initially performed in [[w:repertory\|repertory]] companies around Britain, in [[w:Birmingham\|Birmingham]], [[w:Oxford\|Oxford]] and [[w:Windsor, Berkshire\|Windsor]] and elsewhere, before moving on to London's [[w:West End theatre\|West End]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/smy/noel-dyson\|title=Noel Dyson \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>		Dyson was born into a wealthy [[Manchester]] family (she was given the middle name Noel because she was born two days before [[Christmas\|Christmas]]), and was educated at the prestigious [[Roedean School\|Roedean School]] in [[Brighton\|Brighton]]. Following a period at a [[finishing school\|finishing school]] in Paris, she enrolled at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in London, from which she graduated in 1938.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/noel-dyson/\|title=Noel Dyson — RADA\|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> She initially performed in [[repertory\|repertory]] companies around Britain, in [[Birmingham\|Birmingham]], [[Oxford\|Oxford]] and [[Windsor, Berkshire\|Windsor]] and elsewhere, before moving on to London's [[West End theatre\|West End]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/smy/noel-dyson\|title=Noel Dyson \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

	During the [[w:Second World War\|Second World War]], Dyson temporarily ceased acting to become a [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachment\|Voluntary Aid Detachment]] nurse. She returned to the acting profession, initially mainly in stage productions, then from the late 1940s started to become involved with television productions. Dyson's first known TV credit came in a 1949 [[w:BBC\|BBC]] production ''[[w:The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)\|The Guinea Pig]]'', and for the next decade or so she would appear, mainly in one-off supporting roles, in a number of TV programmes as well as a handful of films.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e8d4ea995bc24c17a944e5e6d49b6a7b\|title=The Guinea Pig\|date=11 September 1949\|issue=1352\|pages=42\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref name=bfi/> Her most significant roles in this period included seven appearances in the series ''[[w:The Vise (1955 TV series)\|The Vise]]'' (first broadcast in the U.S. between October 1954 and December 1955, but not shown on TV in the UK until 1957-59) and a BBC adaptation of ''[[w:The Secret Garden\|The Secret Garden]]'' in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ac5dcefb5b46450dae81bf3f472e87dc\|title=The Secret Garden: 4: The Door in the Wall\|date=24 January 1960\|issue=1889\|pages=8\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>		During the [[Second World War\|Second World War]], Dyson temporarily ceased acting to become a [[Voluntary Aid Detachment\|Voluntary Aid Detachment]] nurse. She returned to the acting profession, initially mainly in stage productions, then from the late 1940s started to become involved with television productions. Dyson's first known TV credit came in a 1949 [[BBC\|BBC]] production ''[[The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)\|The Guinea Pig]]'', and for the next decade or so she would appear, mainly in one-off supporting roles, in a number of TV programmes as well as a handful of films.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e8d4ea995bc24c17a944e5e6d49b6a7b\|title=The Guinea Pig\|date=11 September 1949\|issue=1352\|pages=42\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref name=bfi/> Her most significant roles in this period included seven appearances in the series ''[[The Vise (1955 TV series)\|The Vise]]'' (first broadcast in the U.S. between October 1954 and December 1955, but not shown on TV in the UK until 1957-59) and a BBC adaptation of ''[[The Secret Garden\|The Secret Garden]]'' in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ac5dcefb5b46450dae81bf3f472e87dc\|title=The Secret Garden: 4: The Door in the Wall\|date=24 January 1960\|issue=1889\|pages=8\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

	== ''Coronation Street'' ==		== ''Coronation Street'' ==
	In 1960 Dyson was cast in the role of [[w:Ida Barlow\|Ida Barlow]] in the newly commissioned ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' set in a fictional [[w:working class\|working class]] district of [[w:County Borough of Salford\|Salford]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1136020/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Coronation Street - The 1960s Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Ida was married to [[w:Frank Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Frank Barlow]], a postman, and had two sons, [[w:Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Ken]] and [[w:David Barlow (Coronation Street)\|David]]. She was written as a calm-natured, placid character who frequently had to act as mediator between her hot-headed husband and Ken, whose upwardly-mobile aspirations were seen by Frank as a rejection of his family background.		In 1960 Dyson was cast in the role of [[Ida Barlow\|Ida Barlow]] in the newly commissioned ''[[Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' set in a fictional [[working class\|working class]] district of [[County Borough of Salford\|Salford]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1136020/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Coronation Street - The 1960s Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Ida was married to [[Frank Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Frank Barlow]], a postman, and had two sons, [[Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Ken]] and [[David Barlow (Coronation Street)\|David]]. She was written as a calm-natured, placid character who frequently had to act as mediator between her hot-headed husband and Ken, whose upwardly-mobile aspirations were seen by Frank as a rejection of his family background.

	The initial commission for ''Coronation Street'' ran to 13 episodes.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Donohue \|first=Simon \|title=Corrie: A history \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/corrie-a-history-899031 \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=16 September 2010}}</ref> The [[w:Episode 1 (Coronation Street)\|first episode]] was transmitted on 9 December 1960 and was panned by TV critics, who predicted a short-lived ignominious fate for the programme. However, the series became an instant hit with viewers. By March 1961 ''Coronation Street'' was topping the British TV ratings with an estimated 75% of all television-owning households in the UK tuning in, and it was decided to extend its run indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/coronation-street-50-years-who-899955 \|title=Coronation Street 50 Years: Who has had the most weddings? \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=30 September 2010}}</ref> This proved to be a problem for Dyson, who had only envisaged a limited commitment to the programme. ''Coronation Street'' was produced in Manchester by [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada TV]] while Dyson's home and family were now in London, and she did not feel able to commit to ongoing lengthy absences, so when her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign. The programme's producers decided that rather than replacing Dyson with another actress, which they felt would be unpopular with viewers, Ida would be the first regular character to die. No death scene was filmed, but in the episode of 6 September 1961 it was announced that Ida had been knocked down and killed by a bus.		The initial commission for ''Coronation Street'' ran to 13 episodes.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Donohue \|first=Simon \|title=Corrie: A history \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/corrie-a-history-899031 \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=16 September 2010}}</ref> The [[Episode 1 (Coronation Street)\|first episode]] was transmitted on 9 December 1960 and was panned by TV critics, who predicted a short-lived ignominious fate for the programme. However, the series became an instant hit with viewers. By March 1961 ''Coronation Street'' was topping the British TV ratings with an estimated 75% of all television-owning households in the UK tuning in, and it was decided to extend its run indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/coronation-street-50-years-who-899955 \|title=Coronation Street 50 Years: Who has had the most weddings? \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=30 September 2010}}</ref> This proved to be a problem for Dyson, who had only envisaged a limited commitment to the programme. ''Coronation Street'' was produced in Manchester by [[ITV Granada\|Granada TV]] while Dyson's home and family were now in London, and she did not feel able to commit to ongoing lengthy absences, so when her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign. The programme's producers decided that rather than replacing Dyson with another actress, which they felt would be unpopular with viewers, Ida would be the first regular character to die. No death scene was filmed, but in the episode of 6 September 1961 it was announced that Ida had been knocked down and killed by a bus.

	== Later career ==		== Later career ==
	During the 1960s Dyson continued to appear regularly on TV, but was cast in either one-off productions for strands such as the BBC's ''[[w:The Wednesday Play\|The Wednesday Play]]'' and [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s ''Play of the Week'' or supporting roles in popular shows such as ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[w:Dixon of Dock Green\|Dixon of Dock Green]]'' and ''[[w:The Likely Lads\|The Likely Lads]]''.<ref name=aveleyman>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5091 \|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> However, she took the role of Nanny in the [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[w:Father, Dear Father\|Father]]'' which ran for seven series between 1968 and 1973 and also spawned a [[w:Father, Dear Father (film)\|spin-off film]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Patrick Cargill: obituary \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-date=21 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=The Independent \|date=18 September 2011}}</ref> Her only other long-running TV role came as the long-suffering wife of [[w:Arthur Lowe\|Arthur Lowe]]'s character in the sitcom ''[[w:Potter (TV series)\|Potter]]'' between 1979 and 1983, but she continued to make cameo appearances in many top-rated shows such as ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)\|Me and My Girl]]'', ''[[w:London's Burning (TV series)\|London's Burning]]'', ''[[w:Bergerac (TV series)\|Bergerac]]'', ''[[w:Prime Suspect\|Prime Suspect]]'' and ''[[w:Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' until shortly before her death.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/noel_dyson/ \|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=aveleyman/> Dyson also appeared as [[w:John Hurt\|John Hurt]]'s mother in the 1983 film ''[[w:Champions (1983 film)\|Champions]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Champions (1984) - John Irvin \| Cast and Crew \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/champions-v8860/cast-crew}}</ref> Her last credit was an episode of ''[[w:Heartbeat (UK TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'', broadcast posthumously in September 1995.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/hbgp/heartbeat-season-5/\|title=Heartbeat Season 5 \|website=Radio Times}}</ref>		During the 1960s Dyson continued to appear regularly on TV, but was cast in either one-off productions for strands such as the BBC's ''[[The Wednesday Play\|The Wednesday Play]]'' and [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s ''Play of the Week'' or supporting roles in popular shows such as ''[[Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green\|Dixon of Dock Green]]'' and ''[[The Likely Lads\|The Likely Lads]]''.<ref name=aveleyman>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5091 \|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> However, she took the role of Nanny in the [[Thames Television\|Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[Father, Dear Father\|Father]]'' which ran for seven series between 1968 and 1973 and also spawned a [[Father, Dear Father (film)\|spin-off film]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Patrick Cargill: obituary \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-date=21 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=The Independent \|date=18 September 2011}}</ref> Her only other long-running TV role came as the long-suffering wife of [[Arthur Lowe\|Arthur Lowe]]'s character in the sitcom ''[[Potter (TV series)\|Potter]]'' between 1979 and 1983, but she continued to make cameo appearances in many top-rated shows such as ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)\|Me and My Girl]]'', ''[[London's Burning (TV series)\|London's Burning]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)\|Bergerac]]'', ''[[Prime Suspect\|Prime Suspect]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' until shortly before her death.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/noel_dyson/ \|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=aveleyman/> Dyson also appeared as [[John Hurt\|John Hurt]]'s mother in the 1983 film ''[[Champions (1983 film)\|Champions]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Champions (1984) - John Irvin \| Cast and Crew \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/champions-v8860/cast-crew}}</ref> Her last credit was an episode of ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'', broadcast posthumously in September 1995.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/hbgp/heartbeat-season-5/\|title=Heartbeat Season 5 \|website=Radio Times}}</ref>

	== Personal life and death ==		== Personal life and death ==
	Dyson was married twice, to actor Kenneth Edwards, in 1949, and school teacher Major Harry Judge.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Index Entry\|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ipuKh179ezxeq+n8KWKEDw&scan=1 \|access-date=18 January 2022 \|website=www.freebmd.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449303/Major-Harry-Judge.html Obituary: Major Harry Judge], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 December 2003</ref> She died of cancer on 29 June 1995, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063453/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|title=BFI \| Film & TV Database \| DYSON, Noël\|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> A service of thanksgiving was held on 2 October 1995 at [[w:St Paul's, Covent Garden\|St Paul's]], [[w:Covent Garden\|Covent Garden]]. The service was officiated by Canon Bill Hall, Senior Chaplain of the Actors' Church Union, and attended by many friends, including [[w:William G. Stewart\|William G. Stewart]], with a reading from Judge.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Miss Noel Dyson - Memorial service \|work=[[w:The Times\|The Times]] \|date=3 October 1995}}</ref> Judge died in 2003, aged 90.<ref name=":0" />		Dyson was married twice, to actor Kenneth Edwards, in 1949, and school teacher Major Harry Judge.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Index Entry\|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ipuKh179ezxeq+n8KWKEDw&scan=1 \|access-date=18 January 2022 \|website=www.freebmd.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449303/Major-Harry-Judge.html Obituary: Major Harry Judge], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 December 2003</ref> She died of cancer on 29 June 1995, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063453/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|title=BFI \| Film & TV Database \| DYSON, Noël\|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> A service of thanksgiving was held on 2 October 1995 at [[St Paul's, Covent Garden\|St Paul's]], [[Covent Garden\|Covent Garden]]. The service was officiated by Canon Bill Hall, Senior Chaplain of the Actors' Church Union, and attended by many friends, including [[William G. Stewart\|William G. Stewart]], with a reading from Judge.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Miss Noel Dyson - Memorial service \|work=[[The Times\|The Times]] \|date=3 October 1995}}</ref> Judge died in 2003, aged 90.<ref name=":0" />

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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	== Personal life and death ==		== Personal life and death ==
	Dyson was married twice, to actor Kenneth Edwards, in 1949, and school teacher Major Harry Judge.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Index Entry\|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ipuKh179ezxeq+n8KWKEDw&scan=1 \|access-date=18 January 2022 \|website=www.freebmd.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449303/Major-Harry-Judge.html Obituary: Major Harry Judge], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 December 2003</ref> She died of cancer on 29 June 1995, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063453/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|title=BFI \| Film & TV Database \| DYSON, Noël\|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> A service of thanksgiving was held on 2 October 1995 at [[St Paul's, Covent Garden\|St Paul's]], [[w:Covent Garden\|Covent Garden]]. The service was officiated by Canon Bill Hall, Senior Chaplain of the Actors' Church Union, and attended by many friends, including [[Ww:~~illiam~~ G. Stewart\|~~illiam~~ G. Stewart]], with a reading from Judge.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Miss Noel Dyson - Memorial service \|work=[[w:The Times\|The Times]] \|date=3 October 1995}}</ref> Judge died in 2003, aged 90.<ref name=":0" />		Dyson was married twice, to actor Kenneth Edwards, in 1949, and school teacher Major Harry Judge.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Index Entry\|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ipuKh179ezxeq+n8KWKEDw&scan=1 \|access-date=18 January 2022 \|website=www.freebmd.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449303/Major-Harry-Judge.html Obituary: Major Harry Judge], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 December 2003</ref> She died of cancer on 29 June 1995, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063453/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|title=BFI \| Film & TV Database \| DYSON, Noël\|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> A service of thanksgiving was held on 2 October 1995 at [[w:St Paul's, Covent Garden\|St Paul's]], [[w:Covent Garden\|Covent Garden]]. The service was officiated by Canon Bill Hall, Senior Chaplain of the Actors' Church Union, and attended by many friends, including [[w:William G. Stewart\|William G. Stewart]], with a reading from Judge.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Miss Noel Dyson - Memorial service \|work=[[w:The Times\|The Times]] \|date=3 October 1995}}</ref> Judge died in 2003, aged 90.<ref name=":0" />

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Noël Dyson		\| name = Noël Dyson
	\| image = ~~File:Noel~~ Dyson ~~as Ida Barlow~~.jpg		\| image = Noël Dyson.jpg
	~~\| imagesize =~~		\| caption =
	\| caption = ~~Dyson as [[Ida Barlow]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]''~~
	\| birth_name = Elsie Noël Dyson		\| birth_name = Elsie Noël Dyson
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Newton Heath]], [[Manchester]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Newton Heath\|Newton Heath]], [[w:Manchester\|Manchester]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1995\|6\|29\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1995\|6\|29\|1916\|12\|23\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Winchcombe]], [[Gloucestershire]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Winchcombe\|Winchcombe]], [[w:Gloucestershire\|Gloucestershire]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| television = ''[[Coronation Street]]''		\| television = ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''
	\| yearsactive = 1938–1995		\| yearsactive = 1938–1995
	\| spouse = Kenneth Edwards <br>Harry Judge		\| spouse =
			*{{Marriage\|Kenneth Edwards\|1949\|<!-- Unknown -->}}
			*{{Marriage\|Harry Judge\|<!-- Unknown -->\|1995}}
	}}		}}

	'''Elsie Noël Dyson''' (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba246ddb5\|title=Noël Dyson\|website=BFI}}</ref>		'''Elsie Noël Dyson''' (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba246ddb5\|title=Noël Dyson\|website=BFI}}</ref>

	Dyson played a number of roles in theatre and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile television character actress in serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch [[Ida Barlow]], one of the original characters in the long-running [[soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1960–61), and Nanny in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' (1968–73).		Dyson played a number of roles in theatre and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile television character actress in serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch [[w:Ida Barlow\|Ida Barlow]], one of the original characters in the long-running [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' (1960–61), and Nanny in the [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] ''[[w:Father, Dear Father\|Father]]'' (1968–73).

	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Dyson was born into a wealthy [[Manchester]] family (she was given the middle name Noel because she was born two days before [[Christmas]]), and was educated at the prestigious [[Roedean School]] in [[Brighton]]. Following a period at a [[finishing school]] in Paris, she enrolled at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in London, from which she graduated in 1938.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/noel-dyson/\|title=Noel Dyson — RADA\|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> She initially performed in [[repertory]] companies around Britain, in [[Birmingham]], [[Oxford]] and [[Windsor, Berkshire\|Windsor]] and elsewhere, before moving on to London's [[West End theatre\|West End]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/smy/noel-dyson\|title=Noel Dyson \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>		Dyson was born into a wealthy [[w:Manchester\|Manchester]] family (she was given the middle name Noel because she was born two days before [[w:Christmas\|Christmas]]), and was educated at the prestigious [[w:Roedean School\|Roedean School]] in [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]]. Following a period at a [[w:finishing school\|finishing school]] in Paris, she enrolled at the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in London, from which she graduated in 1938.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/noel-dyson/\|title=Noel Dyson — RADA\|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> She initially performed in [[w:repertory\|repertory]] companies around Britain, in [[w:Birmingham\|Birmingham]], [[w:Oxford\|Oxford]] and [[w:Windsor, Berkshire\|Windsor]] and elsewhere, before moving on to London's [[w:West End theatre\|West End]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/smy/noel-dyson\|title=Noel Dyson \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

	During the [[Second World War]], Dyson temporarily ceased acting to become a [[Voluntary Aid Detachment]] nurse. She returned to the acting profession, initially mainly in stage productions, then from the late 1940s started to become involved with television productions. Dyson's first known TV credit came in a 1949 [[BBC]] production ''[[The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)\|The Guinea Pig]]'', and for the next decade or so she would appear, mainly in one-off supporting roles, in a number of TV programmes as well as a handful of films.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e8d4ea995bc24c17a944e5e6d49b6a7b\|title=The Guinea Pig\|date=11 September 1949\|issue=1352\|pages=42\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref name=bfi/> Her most significant roles in this period included seven appearances in the series ''[[The Vise (1955 TV series)\|The Vise]]'' (first broadcast in the U.S. between October 1954 and December 1955, but not shown on TV in the UK until 1957-59) and a BBC adaptation of ''[[The Secret Garden]]'' in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ac5dcefb5b46450dae81bf3f472e87dc\|title=The Secret Garden: 4: The Door in the Wall\|date=24 January 1960\|issue=1889\|pages=8\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>		During the [[w:Second World War\|Second World War]], Dyson temporarily ceased acting to become a [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachment\|Voluntary Aid Detachment]] nurse. She returned to the acting profession, initially mainly in stage productions, then from the late 1940s started to become involved with television productions. Dyson's first known TV credit came in a 1949 [[w:BBC\|BBC]] production ''[[w:The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)\|The Guinea Pig]]'', and for the next decade or so she would appear, mainly in one-off supporting roles, in a number of TV programmes as well as a handful of films.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e8d4ea995bc24c17a944e5e6d49b6a7b\|title=The Guinea Pig\|date=11 September 1949\|issue=1352\|pages=42\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref name=bfi/> Her most significant roles in this period included seven appearances in the series ''[[w:The Vise (1955 TV series)\|The Vise]]'' (first broadcast in the U.S. between October 1954 and December 1955, but not shown on TV in the UK until 1957-59) and a BBC adaptation of ''[[w:The Secret Garden\|The Secret Garden]]'' in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ac5dcefb5b46450dae81bf3f472e87dc\|title=The Secret Garden: 4: The Door in the Wall\|date=24 January 1960\|issue=1889\|pages=8\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

	== ''Coronation Street'' ==		== ''Coronation Street'' ==
	In 1960 Dyson was cast in the role of [[Ida Barlow]] in the newly commissioned ''[[Coronation Street]]'' set in a fictional [[working class]] district of [[County Borough of Salford\|Salford]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1136020/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Coronation Street - The 1960s Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Ida was married to [[Frank Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Frank Barlow]], a postman, and had two sons, [[Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Ken]] and [[David Barlow (Coronation Street)\|David]]. She was written as a calm-natured, placid character who frequently had to act as mediator between her hot-headed husband and Ken, whose upwardly-mobile aspirations were seen by Frank as a rejection of his family background.		In 1960 Dyson was cast in the role of [[w:Ida Barlow\|Ida Barlow]] in the newly commissioned ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]'' set in a fictional [[w:working class\|working class]] district of [[w:County Borough of Salford\|Salford]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1136020/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Coronation Street - The 1960s Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Ida was married to [[w:Frank Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Frank Barlow]], a postman, and had two sons, [[w:Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)\|Ken]] and [[w:David Barlow (Coronation Street)\|David]]. She was written as a calm-natured, placid character who frequently had to act as mediator between her hot-headed husband and Ken, whose upwardly-mobile aspirations were seen by Frank as a rejection of his family background.

	The initial commission for ''Coronation Street'' ran to 13 episodes.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Donohue \|first=Simon \|title=Corrie: A history \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/corrie-a-history-899031 \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=16 September 2010}}</ref> The [[Episode 1 (Coronation Street)\|first episode]] was transmitted on 9 December 1960 and was panned by TV critics, who predicted a short-lived ignominious fate for the programme.~~{{cn\|date=May 2021}}~~ However, the series became an instant hit with viewers. By March 1961 ''Coronation Street'' was topping the British TV ratings with an estimated 75% of all television-owning households in the UK tuning in, and it was decided to extend its run indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/coronation-street-50-years-who-899955 \|title=Coronation Street 50 Years: Who has had the most weddings? \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=30 September 2010}}</ref> This proved to be a problem for Dyson, who had only envisaged a limited commitment to the programme. ''Coronation Street'' was produced in Manchester by [[ITV Granada\|Granada TV]] while Dyson's home and family were now in London, and she did not feel able to commit to ongoing lengthy absences, so when her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign. The programme's producers decided that rather than replacing Dyson with another actress, which they felt would be unpopular with viewers, Ida would be the first regular character to die. No death scene was filmed, but in the episode of 6 September 1961 it was announced that Ida had been knocked down and killed by a bus.		The initial commission for ''Coronation Street'' ran to 13 episodes.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Donohue \|first=Simon \|title=Corrie: A history \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/corrie-a-history-899031 \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=16 September 2010}}</ref> The [[w:Episode 1 (Coronation Street)\|first episode]] was transmitted on 9 December 1960 and was panned by TV critics, who predicted a short-lived ignominious fate for the programme. However, the series became an instant hit with viewers. By March 1961 ''Coronation Street'' was topping the British TV ratings with an estimated 75% of all television-owning households in the UK tuning in, and it was decided to extend its run indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/coronation-street-50-years-who-899955 \|title=Coronation Street 50 Years: Who has had the most weddings? \|website=Manchester Evening News \|date=30 September 2010}}</ref> This proved to be a problem for Dyson, who had only envisaged a limited commitment to the programme. ''Coronation Street'' was produced in Manchester by [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada TV]] while Dyson's home and family were now in London, and she did not feel able to commit to ongoing lengthy absences, so when her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign. The programme's producers decided that rather than replacing Dyson with another actress, which they felt would be unpopular with viewers, Ida would be the first regular character to die. No death scene was filmed, but in the episode of 6 September 1961 it was announced that Ida had been knocked down and killed by a bus.

	== Later career ==		== Later career ==
	During the 1960s Dyson continued to appear regularly on TV, but was cast in either one-off productions for strands such as the BBC's ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' and [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s ''Play of the Week'' or supporting roles in popular shows such as ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' and ''[[The Likely Lads]]''.<ref name=aveleyman>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5091 \|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> However, she took the role of Nanny in the [[Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' which ran for seven series between 1968 and 1973 and also spawned a [[Father, Dear Father (film)\|spin-off film]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Patrick Cargill: obituary \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-date=21 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=The Independent \|date=18 September 2011}}</ref> Her only other long-running TV role came as the long-suffering wife of [[Arthur Lowe]]'s character in the sitcom ''[[Potter (TV series)\|Potter]]'' between 1979 and 1983, but she continued to make cameo appearances in many top-rated shows such as ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)\|Me and My Girl]]'', ''[[London's Burning (TV series)\|London's Burning]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)\|Bergerac]]'', ''[[Prime Suspect]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' until shortly before her death.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/noel_dyson/ \|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=aveleyman/> Dyson also appeared as [[John Hurt]]'s mother in the 1983 film ''[[Champions (1983 film)\|Champions]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Champions (1984) - John Irvin \| Cast and Crew \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/champions-v8860/cast-crew}}</ref> Her last credit was an episode of ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'', broadcast posthumously in September 1995.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/hbgp/heartbeat-season-5/\|title=Heartbeat Season 5 \|website=Radio Times}}</ref>		During the 1960s Dyson continued to appear regularly on TV, but was cast in either one-off productions for strands such as the BBC's ''[[w:The Wednesday Play\|The Wednesday Play]]'' and [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]'s ''Play of the Week'' or supporting roles in popular shows such as ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[w:Dixon of Dock Green\|Dixon of Dock Green]]'' and ''[[w:The Likely Lads\|The Likely Lads]]''.<ref name=aveleyman>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5091 \|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> However, she took the role of Nanny in the [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[w:Father, Dear Father\|Father]]'' which ran for seven series between 1968 and 1973 and also spawned a [[w:Father, Dear Father (film)\|spin-off film]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Patrick Cargill: obituary \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html \|archive-date=21 June 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=The Independent \|date=18 September 2011}}</ref> Her only other long-running TV role came as the long-suffering wife of [[w:Arthur Lowe\|Arthur Lowe]]'s character in the sitcom ''[[w:Potter (TV series)\|Potter]]'' between 1979 and 1983, but she continued to make cameo appearances in many top-rated shows such as ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)\|Me and My Girl]]'', ''[[w:London's Burning (TV series)\|London's Burning]]'', ''[[w:Bergerac (TV series)\|Bergerac]]'', ''[[w:Prime Suspect\|Prime Suspect]]'' and ''[[w:Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' until shortly before her death.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Noel Dyson \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/noel_dyson/ \|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=aveleyman/> Dyson also appeared as [[w:John Hurt\|John Hurt]]'s mother in the 1983 film ''[[w:Champions (1983 film)\|Champions]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Champions (1984) - John Irvin \| Cast and Crew \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/champions-v8860/cast-crew}}</ref> Her last credit was an episode of ''[[w:Heartbeat (UK TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'', broadcast posthumously in September 1995.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/hbgp/heartbeat-season-5/\|title=Heartbeat Season 5 \|website=Radio Times}}</ref>

	== Personal life and death ==		== Personal life and death ==
	Dyson was married twice, to actor Kenneth Edwards, in 1949, and school teacher Major Harry Judge.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Index Entry\|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ipuKh179ezxeq+n8KWKEDw&scan=1 \|access-date=18 January 2022 \|website=www.freebmd.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449303/Major-Harry-Judge.html Obituary: Major Harry Judge], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 December 2003</ref> She died of cancer on 29 June 1995, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063453/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|title=BFI \| Film & TV Database \| DYSON, Noël\|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> A service of thanksgiving was held on 2 October 1995 at [[St Paul's, Covent Garden\|St Paul's]], [[Covent Garden]]. The service was officiated by Canon Bill Hall, Senior Chaplain of the Actors' Church Union, and attended by many friends, including [[~~William~~ G. Stewart]], with a reading from Judge.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Miss Noel Dyson - Memorial service \|work=[[The Times]] \|date=3 October 1995}}</ref> Judge died in 2003, aged 90.<ref name=":0" />		Dyson was married twice, to actor Kenneth Edwards, in 1949, and school teacher Major Harry Judge.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Index Entry\|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ipuKh179ezxeq+n8KWKEDw&scan=1 \|access-date=18 January 2022 \|website=www.freebmd.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449303/Major-Harry-Judge.html Obituary: Major Harry Judge], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 December 2003</ref> She died of cancer on 29 June 1995, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063453/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|title=BFI \| Film & TV Database \| DYSON, Noël\|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> A service of thanksgiving was held on 2 October 1995 at [[St Paul's, Covent Garden\|St Paul's]], [[w:Covent Garden\|Covent Garden]]. The service was officiated by Canon Bill Hall, Senior Chaplain of the Actors' Church Union, and attended by many friends, including [[Ww:illiam G. Stewart\|illiam G. Stewart]], with a reading from Judge.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Miss Noel Dyson - Memorial service \|work=[[w:The Times\|The Times]] \|date=3 October 1995}}</ref> Judge died in 2003, aged 90.<ref name=":0" />

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{{Infobox person
| name = Noël Dyson
| image = File:Noel Dyson as Ida Barlow.jpg
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| caption = Dyson as [[Ida Barlow]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| birth_name = Elsie Noël Dyson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|12|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Newton Heath]], [[Manchester]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|6|29|1916|12|23|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Winchcombe]], [[Gloucestershire]], England
| occupation = Actress
| television = ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| yearsactive = 1938–1995
| spouse = Kenneth Edwards <br>Harry Judge
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'''Elsie Noël Dyson''' (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba246ddb5|title=Noël Dyson|website=BFI}}</ref>

Dyson played a number of roles in theatre and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile television character actress in serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch [[Ida Barlow]], one of the original characters in the long-running [[soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1960–61), and Nanny in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' (1968–73).

== Early life and career ==
Dyson was born into a wealthy [[Manchester]] family (she was given the middle name Noel because she was born two days before [[Christmas]]), and was educated at the prestigious [[Roedean School]] in [[Brighton]]. Following a period at a [[finishing school]] in Paris, she enrolled at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in London, from which she graduated in 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/noel-dyson/|title=Noel Dyson — RADA|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> She initially performed in [[repertory]] companies around Britain, in [[Birmingham]], [[Oxford]] and [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] and elsewhere, before moving on to London's [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/smy/noel-dyson|title=Noel Dyson | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

During the [[Second World War]], Dyson temporarily ceased acting to become a [[Voluntary Aid Detachment]] nurse. She returned to the acting profession, initially mainly in stage productions, then from the late 1940s started to become involved with television productions. Dyson's first known TV credit came in a 1949 [[BBC]] production ''[[The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)|The Guinea Pig]]'', and for the next decade or so she would appear, mainly in one-off supporting roles, in a number of TV programmes as well as a handful of films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e8d4ea995bc24c17a944e5e6d49b6a7b|title=The Guinea Pig|date=11 September 1949|issue=1352|pages=42|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref name=bfi/> Her most significant roles in this period included seven appearances in the series ''[[The Vise (1955 TV series)|The Vise]]'' (first broadcast in the U.S. between October 1954 and December 1955, but not shown on TV in the UK until 1957-59) and a BBC adaptation of ''[[The Secret Garden]]'' in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ac5dcefb5b46450dae81bf3f472e87dc|title=The Secret Garden: 4: The Door in the Wall|date=24 January 1960|issue=1889|pages=8|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

== ''Coronation Street'' ==
In 1960 Dyson was cast in the role of [[Ida Barlow]] in the newly commissioned ''[[Coronation Street]]'' set in a fictional [[working class]] district of [[County Borough of Salford|Salford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1136020/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Coronation Street - The 1960s Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Ida was married to [[Frank Barlow (Coronation Street)|Frank Barlow]], a postman, and had two sons, [[Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)|Ken]] and [[David Barlow (Coronation Street)|David]]. She was written as a calm-natured, placid character who frequently had to act as mediator between her hot-headed husband and Ken, whose upwardly-mobile aspirations were seen by Frank as a rejection of his family background.

The initial commission for ''Coronation Street'' ran to 13 episodes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Donohue |first=Simon |title=Corrie: A history |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/corrie-a-history-899031 |website=Manchester Evening News |date=16 September 2010}}</ref> The [[Episode 1 (Coronation Street)|first episode]] was transmitted on 9 December 1960 and was panned by TV critics, who predicted a short-lived ignominious fate for the programme.{{cn|date=May 2021}} However, the series became an instant hit with viewers. By March 1961 ''Coronation Street'' was topping the British TV ratings with an estimated 75% of all television-owning households in the UK tuning in, and it was decided to extend its run indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/coronation-street-50-years-who-899955 |title=Coronation Street 50 Years: Who has had the most weddings? |website=Manchester Evening News |date=30 September 2010}}</ref> This proved to be a problem for Dyson, who had only envisaged a limited commitment to the programme. ''Coronation Street'' was produced in Manchester by [[ITV Granada|Granada TV]] while Dyson's home and family were now in London, and she did not feel able to commit to ongoing lengthy absences, so when her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign. The programme's producers decided that rather than replacing Dyson with another actress, which they felt would be unpopular with viewers, Ida would be the first regular character to die. No death scene was filmed, but in the episode of 6 September 1961 it was announced that Ida had been knocked down and killed by a bus.

== Later career ==
During the 1960s Dyson continued to appear regularly on TV, but was cast in either one-off productions for strands such as the BBC's ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' and [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''Play of the Week'' or supporting roles in popular shows such as ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' and ''[[The Likely Lads]]''.<ref name=aveleyman>{{cite web |title=Noel Dyson |url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5091 |website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> However, she took the role of Nanny in the [[Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' which ran for seven series between 1968 and 1973 and also spawned a [[Father, Dear Father (film)|spin-off film]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Cargill: obituary |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/patrick-cargill-obituary-5614694.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |date=18 September 2011}}</ref> Her only other long-running TV role came as the long-suffering wife of [[Arthur Lowe]]'s character in the sitcom ''[[Potter (TV series)|Potter]]'' between 1979 and 1983, but she continued to make cameo appearances in many top-rated shows such as ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)|Me and My Girl]]'', ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'', ''[[Prime Suspect]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' until shortly before her death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Noel Dyson |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/noel_dyson/ |website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=aveleyman/> Dyson also appeared as [[John Hurt]]'s mother in the 1983 film ''[[Champions (1983 film)|Champions]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Champions (1984) - John Irvin | Cast and Crew |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/champions-v8860/cast-crew}}</ref> Her last credit was an episode of ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', broadcast posthumously in September 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/hbgp/heartbeat-season-5/|title=Heartbeat Season 5 |website=Radio Times}}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Dyson was married twice, to actor Kenneth Edwards, in 1949, and school teacher Major Harry Judge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Index Entry|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ipuKh179ezxeq+n8KWKEDw&scan=1 |access-date=18 January 2022 |website=www.freebmd.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449303/Major-Harry-Judge.html Obituary: Major Harry Judge], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 December 2003</ref> She died of cancer on 29 June 1995, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063453/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/108355|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 January 2009 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | DYSON, Noël|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> A service of thanksgiving was held on 2 October 1995 at [[St Paul's, Covent Garden|St Paul's]], [[Covent Garden]]. The service was officiated by Canon Bill Hall, Senior Chaplain of the Actors' Church Union, and attended by many friends, including [[William G. Stewart]], with a reading from Judge.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Noel Dyson - Memorial service |work=[[The Times]] |date=3 October 1995}}</ref> Judge died in 2003, aged 90.<ref name=":0" />

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1949|| ''The Guinea Pig'' || Mrs Read || TV movie
|-
|1950|| ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' || Tea Lady || Uncredited
|-
|1951|| ''The Concert'' || Miss Vesey || TV movie
|-
|1952|| ''Emil and the Detectives'' || Mrs Tichburn || Episode: "The Man in the Bowler Hat"
|-
|1952|| ''Huckleberry Finn'' || Aunt Polly || Episode: "Back to the River"
|-
|1953|| ''Stranger in the House'' || Mrs Benfield || TV movie
|-
|1953|| ''Seven Women'' || Mrs Tovey || TV movie
|-
|1954|| ''[[Eight O'Clock Walk]]'' || Gallery Regular ||
|-
|1954|| ''Bless this House'' || Mrs Bevan || TV movie
|-
|1954|| ''[[The Gay Dog]]'' || Lecturer ||
|-
|1955|| ''Patrol Car'' || Cora || Episode: "Written in the Dust"
|-
|1955|| ''The Women on the Beach'' || Madame Suzette || TV movie
|-
|1956|| ''A Girl Called Jo'' || Mrs March || TV movie
|-
|1956|| ''Non de Plume'' || Queen of Bavaria || Episode: "The Courtesan"
|-
|1956|| ''Adventure Theatre'' || || Episode: "The Wilful Widow"
|-
|1956|| ''Tomorrow May Be Fine'' || Anne Wright || TV movie
|-
|1956|| ''Bill Radford: Reporter'' || Mrs Barry || Episode: "Missing from Home"
|-
|1956|| ''[[Joan and Leslie]]'' || Mrs Henshaw || TV Series
|-
|1957|| ''[[Scotland Yard (film series)]]'' ('The Lonely House' episode) || English Spinster || Short (January release; filmed 1956)
|-
|1957|| ''[[Dick and the Duchess]]'' || Pamela Culberson || Episode: "The Hospital"
|-
|1957–1959|| ''[[The Vise (1955 TV series)|The Vise]]'' || Emma Pine / Ella / Stella / Mrs Mayes / Princess Dariana / Jean / Mrs Watson || 7 episodes
|-
|1958|| ''[[ITV Playhouse|ITV Television Playhouse]]'' || Meg Cooper || Episode: "The Voyagers"
|-
|1958|| ''Private Investigator'' || Mrs Landon || Episode: "The Villa St. Yves"
|-
|1958|| ''The Voyagers'' || Meg Cooper || TV movie
|-
|1959|| ''[[Three Crooked Men]]'' || || Uncredited
|-
|1959|| ''[[Emergency Ward 10]]'' || Mrs Haines || 2 episodes
|-
|1959|| ''The Gay Dog'' || Maggie Gay || TV movie
|-
|1951–1959|| ''[[Sunday Night Theatre|BBC Sunday Night Theatre]]'' || Boney / Mrs. Ellis || 2 episodes
|-
|1959|| ''[[Probation Officer (TV series)|Probation Officer]]'' || Mrs West || 1 episode
|-
|1959|| ''The Young Lady From London'' || Pamela Hamilton-Huntley || 1 episode
|-
|1959|| ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' || Mrs Brent ||
|-
|1959–1966|| ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || Laura Priolleau / Mrs. Tartleton / Anne / MrsForbes / Mrs Phillips / Isabel || 6 episodes
|-
|1960|| ''[[The Secret Garden (TV series)|The Secret Garden]]'' || Mrs Sowerby || 4 episodes
|-
|1960|| ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' || Vague Woman ||
|-
|1960|| ''[[Man from Interpol]]'' || Countess Salon / Martha || 2 episodes
|-
|1960|| ''Annual Outing'' || Maud Higgins || TV movie
|-
|1960|| ''[[Saturday Playhouse]]'' || Miss Minney / Maud Higgins || 2 episodes
|-
|1960–1961|| ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Ida Barlow || 41 episodes
|-
|1961|| ''Jacks and Knaves'' || Alice Hitchins || Episode: "The Great Art Robbery"
|-
|1961|| ''[[Middle Course|The Middle Course]]'' || Maria Gerard ||
|-
|1962|| ''[[The Silent Invasion]]'' || MM Veroux ||
|-
|1962|| ''[[Studio 4 (TV series)|Studio 4]]'' || Dorrie Robinson || Episode: "Look Who's Talking"
|-
|1962|| ''[[Z-Cars]]'' || Elsie Heskeith || Episode: "The Best Days"
|-
|1962|| ''[[No Hiding Place]]'' || Landlady || Episode: "Unfinished Business"
|-
|1962–1963|| ''[[BBC Sunday-Night Play]]'' || Mrs Peck / Alice Preston / Mrs Woodbridge || 3 episodes
|-
|1962–1964|| ''[[Compact (TV series)|Compact]]'' || Mrs Jean Henderson || 4 episodes
|-
|1963|| ''[[The Odd Man]]'' || Mother Eve || Episode: "The Double Image of Mother Eve"
|-
|1963|| ''[[Gutter Girls]]'' || Muriel Donahue ||
|-
|1963|| ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' || District Nurse ||
|-
|1964|| ''[[First Night (TV series)|First Night]]'' || Gracie || Episode: "The Bedmakers"
|-
|1964|| ''The Villains'' || Flo || 2 episodes
|-
|1964|| ''[[Taxi! (British TV series)|Taxi!]]'' || Sandra's mum || Episode: "Two-Five-Two"
|-
|1964–1965|| ''[[Thursday Theatre]]'' || Annie Parker / Rhoda Lucas || 2 episodes
|-
|1964–1966|| ''[[Sergeant Cork]]'' || Mrs. Bellamy / Mrs. Stebens || 2 episodes
|-
|1965|| ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' || Mrs Lane || Episode: "Subway to Revenge"
|-
|1965|| ''Londoners'' || Vesta Bardell || Episode: "A Little Touch of Henry"
|-
|1965|| ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' || || Episode: "Hudd"
|-
|1965|| ''Jury Room'' || Mrs Whiteside - The Juror || Episode: "The Chess Player"
|-
|1965|| ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' || Mrs Egan || Episode: "Act of Violence"
|-
|1965|| ''[[Theatre 625]]'' || Emma Moxen || Episode: "Portraits from the North: Bruno"
|-
|1966|| ''[[The Likely Lads]]'' || Mrs Perrin || Episode: "Friends and Neighbours"
|-
|1966|| ''[[Press for Time]]'' || Mrs Corcoran ||
|-
|1965–1966|| ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)|Meet the Wife]]'' || Cousin Olive || 2 episodes
|-
|1967|| ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)|Turn Out The Lights]]'' || Mrs. Wennington || Episode: "One for Yes, Two for No"
|-
|1967|| ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]'' || Mrs Wilberforce || 1 episode
|-
|1967|| ''[[Mister Ten Per Cent]]'' || Mrs Gorman ||
|-
|1968|| ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' || Anne Anderson || Episode: "The Good Girl"
|-
|1968|| ''[[The First Lady (British TV series)|The First Lady]]'' || Betty Haynes || Episode: "Worked Out"
|-
|1968|| ''Scene'' || Mrs. Smith || TV Series documentary
|-
|1968-1980|| ''[[ITV Playhouse]]'' || Mrs. Rankling / Clara Dixon || 2 episodes
|-
|1968–1973|| ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' || Nanny || 45 episodes
|-
|1969|| ''[[Hark at Barker]]'' || || Episode: "Meet Lord Rustless"
|-
|1969|| ''Fraud Squad'' || Mrs. Keever || Episode: "The Biggest Borrower of All"
|-
|1969|| ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' || Mrs. Dyson || Episode: "The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel"
|-
|1969|| ''[[All Star Comedy Carnival]]'' || Nanny || TV movie
|-
|1970|| ''[[The Main Chance]]'' || Janet Harrison || Episode: "A View from the Chair"
|-
|1970|| ''[[Play for Today]]'' || Jane Budd || Episode: "A Distant Thunder"
|-
|1971|| ''The Ronnie Barker Yearbook'' || || TV movie
|-
|1971|| ''[[Persuasion (1971 TV series)|Persuasion]]'' || Mrs. Musgrove || 3 episodes
|-
|1972|| ''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]'' (TV series) || Mrs. Proctor / Mrs. Trant || 2 episodes
|-
|1972–1985|| ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' || Jacks wife / Rose Spooner / Woman with Dog / Mrs. Thompson || 4 episodes
|-
|1973|| ''[[Father, Dear Father (film)|Father, Dear Father]]'' || Nanny ||
|-
|1974|| ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'' || Mrs. Chambers || Episode: "Heart to Heart"
|-
|1974|| ''Late Night Drama'' || Kitty || Episode: "Silver Wedding"
|-
|1976|| ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]'' || Auntie Betty || Episode: "Love Is a Most Confounded Thing"
|-
|1976|| ''[[The Molly Wopsies]]'' || Mrs. James || Episode: "Arrowing Times"
|-
|1977|| ''[[Jackanory Playhouse]]'' || Miss Jordan || Episode: "The Apple of Discord"
|-
|1977|| ''[[Second City Firsts]]'' || Patricia || Episode: "Waifs and Strays"
|-
|1978|| ''[[An Englishman's Castle]]'' || Mrs. Worth || 3 episodes
|-
|1979|| ''[[Secret Orchards]]'' || Netta Ackerley || TV movie
|-
|1979|| ''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]'' || Mrs. Fly || Episode: "Virginia Fly Is Drowning"
|-
|1979–1983|| ''[[Potter (TV series)|Potter]]'' || Aileen Potter || 20 episodes
|-
|1983|| ''[[Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime|Partners in Crime]]'' || Mrs. Kingston Bruce || Episode: "The Affair of the Pink Pearl"
|-
|1984|| ''Love and Marriage'' || Mrs. Rodgers || Episode: "A Matter of Will"
|-
|1984|| ''[[Champions (1984 film)|Champions]]'' || Mrs Champion ||
|-
|1985|| ''Summer Season'' || Mrs. Nesbit || Episode: "Paris"
|-
|1986|| ''[[The Practice (1985 TV series)|The Practice]]'' || Ada Fielding || 1 episode
|-
|1986|| ''[[The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (miniseries)|The Life and Loves of a She-Devil]]'' || Brenda || 2 episodes
|-
|1986–1987|| ''[[All in Good Faith]]'' || Barbara Lambe || 2 episodes
|-
|1987|| ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)|Me and My Girl]]'' || Winifred Spalding || Episode: "A Star Is Gorn"
|-
|1987|| ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]'' || Old Lady || Episode: "A Naval Affair"
|-
|1987|| ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' || Mrs. Smith || Episode: "Borrowing"
|-
|1988|| ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' || Mrs. Sims || 1 episode
|-
|1988|| ''[[Executive Stress]]'' || Miss Pledger || 1 episode
|-
|1989|| ''[[May to December]]'' || Mrs. Arlett || Episode: "Anything You Can Do"
|-
|1990|| ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' || Mrs. Williams || Episode: "My Name's Sergeant Bergerac"
|-
|1990|| ''[[Never the Twain]]'' || Vera || Episode: "Happy Holiday"
|-
|1991|| ''[[Prime Suspect]]'' || Mrs. Tennison || Episode: "Price to Pay: Part 1"
|-
|1993|| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Mary || Episode: "Getting Involved"
|-
|1994|| ''[[The Knock]]'' || Barbara Simmons || 2 episodes
|-
|1994|| ''Super Grass'' || Gran || Short
|-
|1995|| ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Netty Pickard || Episode: "Wishing Well"
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0246046}}
* [http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/dyson_noel.html Noel Dyson page @ Corrie.net]

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