Lesley Joseph Lesley Joseph Lesley Diana Joseph (born 14 October 1945) is an English actress and broadcaster, best known for playing Dorien Green in the television sitcom "Birds of a Feather" from 1989 to 1998, and again since 2014. Other television credits include "Absurd Person Singular" (1985) and "Night and Day" (2001–03). Her stage roles include UK touring productions of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (2005), "Calendar Girls" (2011) and "Annie" (2015). In 2018, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, for the original West End production of "Young Frankenstein". Joseph was born in Hackney, London and
Green Wing in a 2007 interview in the "Radio Times" that she may do a spin-off, saying, "I'm hoping to do another Channel 4 comedy imminently, possibly starring some of the same cast. Hopefully, it will be some kind of spin-off from "Green Wing"." In 2009, Pile and most of the writing team behind "Green Wing" created a sitcom pilot set in a university entitled "Campus", which features similar concepts to "Green Wing", including improvisation. The motto of the university is "with wings", a reference to the show. The pilot was broadcast as part of Channel 4's "Comedy Showcase". A full series