News about June Whitfield

In many ways, the 1990s were the heyday of TV, with the likes of Friends, Sex And The City and The West Wing transforming the television landscpe as we knew it. And the 1990s are everywhere again - so it's a good time to catch up on anything you missed, or even have a nostalgic streaming binge. Here are our selections of the top shows to watch right now...

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Fifty years ago, they were the butt of the joke, more often than not. But we're finally learning to appreciate the strong women of vintage sitcoms. Watch an episode of Fawlty Towers now and it's the magnificent Prunella Scales who dominates many scenes. And far from being a downtrodden housewife in Happy Ever After, June Whitfield is the mainstay of that show, not her onscreen hubby Terry Scott. Greatest of them all was Penelope Keith as The Good Life's arch snob, Margo Leadbetter, a woman with a voice so strident she could make flowerbeds stand to attention. Woodwork teacher Neil named her as his inspiration for a 1970s-style dress with a pageboy collar, as The Great British Sewing Bee returned. 'I didn't appreciate it at the time,' he admitted, 'but Margo was a fashion icon.'