Daphne Heard (August1904, Plymouth, Devon - 22 June1983, Bristol) was an English actress. She had a long and distinguished career on the stage, especially in classical roles, but was perhaps best known to the general public in latter years as "Maria Polouvica" in To the Manor Born. She played in many other television serials, including Wild, Wild Women, Doctor Who and Z Cars. From its inception until her death in 1983 she played the part of Maud, the eccentric housekeeper, in the Hinge and Bracket radio series. During the 1950s and 1960s she was a member of the teaching staff at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Smeatons tower on Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth). ... To the Manor Born was a popular and high-rating British sitcom which ran for a total of twenty one episodes over three seasons between 1979 and 1981. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... Z-Cars (sometimes written as Z Cars, and always pronounced zed, never zee) was a British television drama series centred around the work of regular beat police officers in the fictional town of Newtown, near Liverpool, in the north-west of England. ... Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were the stage names of George Logan and Patrick Fyffe respectively. ... The Coopers Hall (right) became the theatre foyer in the 1970s. ...
Daphne: As time passed (in her opinion quite quickly) Daphne found herself going through her homework and finishing most of it speedily and as she indulged herself in it, she dismissed Theo's presence from her mind and threw aside textbook by textbook until she had come down to the last one, which was Charms.
Daphne: Daphne didn't pay mind to the look Theo had given her, she simply let her hair fall over one side of her face to act as a wall from the rest of the common room.
Daphne: Hearing the faint sound of something hitting against the leg of the table, Daphne rolled her eyes and smirked to herself for a moment but soon bit the insides of her cheeks and turned her expression to a blank one again as she rested there.
Daphne leaned slightly against the balcony of the tower, her hands spread in front of her on the sill as she looked out into the darkness.
Daphne wondered if this was going to be a conversation like the one last night and whether or not she would be the one to end it the same way.
Daphne Greengrass: Daphne didn't know what to say, but she was slowly giving in to the sincerity and at a time like this (with her family business going on) that was the last thing she needed.
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