Penelope Keith, RIP June 29, 2026

Just saw this today. Funny lady, found her niche in The Good Life, and pretty much stuck to it.

It just occurs to me how much fun a crossover between To The Manor Born and Keeping Up Appearances could have been.

British Actress:

Well, thank you very much!

Penelope was also briefly in one of the first Emma Peel episodes of The Avengers. She was a happy bride coming out of a crooked mail-order marriage agency.

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I remember The Good Life and watching primarily for Felicity Kendall, but Keith was great too. I can’t believe she was only aged 35 to 38 during the show’s run. She seemed ancient when I was a kid.