June Whitfield of the Irving Berlin song "You're Just in Love" in "A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars". In 1982 she was made a Freeman of the City of London and was made an OBE in 1985. Having appeared in an episode of "French and Saunders" in 1988, from 1992 Whitfield played Mother/Gran in Jennifer Saunders' sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". In 2000, she featured with the rest of the "Absolutely Fabulous" cast in the pilot "Mirrorball". From 1993 to 2001, she played Miss Marple in 12 radio adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books. Since 1990, she has appeared in films such
Nemesis (Christie novel) "Adrian Rawlins" as Derek Turnball "Graeme Garden" as Matthew Broadribb "Nemesis" was adapted for radio dramatisation by BBC Radio 4 starring June Whitfield. It first aired in November–December 1998 and again in later years, including 2011 and 2013. "June Whitfield" as Miss Marple <br> "George A. Cooper" as Mr Rafiel<br> "David Swift" as Professor Wanstead<br> "Louie Ramsay" as Lavinia Glynne<br> "Thelma Barlow" as Anthea Bradbury-Scott<br> "Mary Wimbush" as Clotilde Bradbury-Scott<br> "Jill Balcon" as Miss Temple<br> "Desmond Llewelyn" as Archdeacon Brabazon<br> "Tricia Hitchcock" as Miss Cooke<br> "Delia Lindsay" as Miss Barrow<br> "Molly Gaisford" as Joanna Crawford "Jane Whittenshaw" as Cherry<br> "Geoffrey