June Whitfield (1974–78) and "Terry and June" (1979–87). Since 1992, Whitfield has appeared in Jennifer Saunders's sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" playing Edina Monsoon's mother. She played a regular character in "Last of the Summer Wine" as well as a recurring character in "The Green Green Grass". She also played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple on BBC Radio 4 between 1993 and 2001. Whitfield was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1985 Birthday Honours, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1998 Birthday Honours, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Clare in the Community lives are out of control. In 2002 ITV commissioned a sitcom based on Harry Venning's comic strip. Two episodes were commissioned and a pilot episode, written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden and starring Julia Sawalha in the title role, was produced by Tiger Aspect. The pilot wasn't picked up for a full series and has never been broadcast. In 2004 a radio sitcom, co-written by David Ramsden and produced by Katie Tyrrell, was made for BBC Radio 4, starring Sally Phillips as Clare. Repeats have also been broadcast on BBC7 (now Radio 4 Extra). Series 1 to 5 have