Craig returned to drama with the series "Nanny" (1981–1983), a series she created, and wrote some episodes herself as Jonathan Marr, a pseudonym she had used before when writing episodes of "...And Mother Makes Five". Twenty years later, she played Matron in ITV's "The Royal" (2003–2011) and she also made several appearances in the 2002 adaptation of John Galsworthy's novel "The Forsyte Saga". However, she has continued to be associated with comedy, having taken one of the leading roles as Annie in "Brighton Belles" (1993–1994), the UK's short-lived version of "The Golden Girls". She appeared as Reggie's mother in the BBC1 comedy "Reggie Perrin" (2009–2010), an update of the 1970s' series "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin".