Yootha Joyce When the series ended, a spin-off was written featuring the Ropers: "George and Mildred" which was first broadcast in 1976. The couple were seen moving from the London house in Myddleton Terrace in the previous programme and into a newer suburban property in Peacock Crescent, Hampton Wick. Much of the new series centred on Mildred's desire to better herself in her new surroundings, but always being thwarted, usually unwittingly, by her lifeskills-lacking husband's desire for a quiet life. Joyce's high-profile roles in the two sitcoms concealed her alcoholism. A feature film was made of "George and Mildred" in 1980, but
Joyce Castle 1970s, after which her career has mainly been spent performing with opera companies throughout the United States. She has sung leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera for nine seasons and has also appeared frequently at the New York City Opera. Her career was recently profiled in the June 2010 issue of "Opera News". She currently teaches on the voice faculty of the University of Kansas. Joyce Castle Joyce Castle (born Lillian Joyce Malicky, on January 17, 1939, in Beaumont, Texas) is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active opera career for the last four decades. She earned degrees in