# Mrs Hudson has left Baker Street - R.I.P. Una Stubbs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [August 12, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553 "2021-08-12T23:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@arles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arles)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553/1 "2021-08-12T23:47:14Z")
Una Stubbs has died at the age of 84. > **[Una Stubbs: Till Death Us Do Part and Sherlock actress dies aged 84](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58190446)** > > She was known for her roles in shows like Worzel Gummidge, Till Death Us Do Part and Sherlock. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553/2 "2021-08-13T00:54:06Z")
She was a good choice for _Sherlock_: believable in the role, without pulling focus from Sherlock and Watson. Like many UK actors she appeared in many classic television shows, among them _Fawlty Towers_ (in “The Anniversary” she was one of the friends Basil had secretly invited to surprise Sybil on their wedding anniversary). Condolences to friends and family. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553/3 "2021-08-13T01:45:51Z")
Trivia question: how many different actresses played Mrs Hudson? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553/4 "2021-08-13T01:49:47Z")
Ahh, nuts. She was wonderful. I will miss her delightful performances. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553/5 "2021-08-13T02:00:29Z")
Wait, does this mean no further series of _Sherlock_? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553/6 "2021-08-14T15:38:52Z")
She had quite a range. Here she is in one of my favourite Victoria Wood sketches (about the package holiday from hell): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uYAnJ2t6PJY/hqdefault.jpg "Victoria Wood - We'd Quite Like To Apologise Victoria Wood Presents") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYAnJ2t6PJY) ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553/7 "2021-08-14T20:54:25Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Wait, does this mean no further series of _Sherlock_? We weren’t likely to get more what with Cumberbatch and Freeman now inhabiting the extended Marvel Universe and Moffet and Gatiss moving on to other projects as well. If, however, they did choose to do another episode of Sherlock they could probably work around her absence, although I would miss her as she did add quite a bit to the show.