Ugly sisters ugly daughters. Unlike many characters in the pantomime, the stepsisters' names are not set. After Rossini's opera, for many years they were named Clorinda and Thisbe, now these names have fallen out of use and their names have changed to suit the fashions of the times. Often they are named after flowers, illnesses or celebrities. Notable ugly sisters have been played by Terry Scott and Julian Orchard (Theresa and Julia), Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce (Georgina and Mildred after their sitcom characters "George and Mildred"), real life sisters, Elsie and Doris Waters (Gert and Daisy after their radio sitcom characters),
Brian Rawlinson Brian Rawlinson Brian Rawlinson (12 November 1931 – 23 November 2000) was an English actor and writer for films and TV from the 1950s. Rawlinson was born Stockport, Cheshire. He appeared in several films (including several in the Carry On series) but was more frequently on television, a regular role being Robert Onedin in the BBC TV serial "The Onedin Line". He also played character roles in many other TV programmes such as "Coronation Street", "The Baron", "Z-Cars", "Market in Honey Lane", "The Bill", "Heartbeat", "Danger Man", "Goodnight Sweetheart" and "Last of the Summer Wine", in which he played Cyril