Frances Alsop Frances Alsop Frances Alsop ("née" Daly; 1 September 1782 – 2 June 1821) was the illegitimate child of Richard Daly (1758–1813), manager of the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, and the actress Dorothea Jordan "née" Bland (1761–1816). Frances was born and raised in England, where her mother – adopting the stage name 'Mrs Jordan' – had continued her stage career, which by 1786 led her to be part of London's Drury Lane theatre company. By 1790 Dorothea Jordan was the mistress of the Duke of Clarence (later King William IV of England). Frances's story begins in earnest in 1803 at her
Mrs Thursday Mrs Thursday Mrs Thursday is a British television comedy-drama produced by Associated Television. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer (as well as his Rolls Royce and Mayfair mansion). Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, Mrs Thursday's butler, business adviser and confidant. The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. Three series of "Mrs Thursday" were produced. Series One (13 episodes) was broadcast between March 15 and June 7, 1966, Series Two