Gretchen Franklin: movies and TV shows
Gretchen Franklin has 69 credits in the archive: 25 films and 44 TV series, from 1949 to 1990. Highest rated: The Sweeney (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1949 – 1990 · busiest year: 1956 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Keeping Up Appearances | Daddy's Fiance | TV | 7.7 | 78 |
| 1985 | EastEnders | TV | 4.2 | 73 | |
| 1985 | EastEnders | Ethel Skinner | TV | 4.2 | 73 |
| 1984 | Return to Waterloo | Woman on Train | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Cordelia | TV | 8.0 | 71 |
| 1982 | Dead Ernest | TV | — | 70 | |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Elderly Woman | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1979 | Terry and June | Cath | TV | 6.5 | 67 |
| 1979 | Danger UXB | Mrs. Flack | TV | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1979 | Quatermass | Edna | TV | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1979 | Quincy's Quest | Witch | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1978 | Hazell | Pearl | TV | 5.2 | 66 |
| 1978 | The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | Phyllis's Dresser | Film | — | 66 |
| 1977 | Nicholas Nickleby | Miss Knag | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1976 | George and Mildred | Mother | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Florence, the Charlady | TV | 8.1 | 63 |
| 1975 | I Didn't Know You Cared | Auntie Lil | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1974 | Churchill's People | Mrs Baxter | TV | 5.0 | 62 |
| 1974 | Rising Damp | Aunt Maud | TV | 7.4 | 62 |
| 1974 | The Four Musketeers | D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1973 | The Three Musketeers | D’Artagnan’s Mother | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1973 | Black and Blue | Mrs. Pitt | TV | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1973 | Bowler | Mrs Bowler | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1973 | Bowler | TV | 5.0 | 61 | |
| 1973 | Secrets | Mrs. Pitt | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1972 | The Protectors | Nelly Baxter | TV | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1972 | Sykes | Bookstall Assistant | TV | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1972 | Six Days of Justice | Annie | TV | 10.0 | 60 |
| 1972 | The Organization | Edna | TV | 8.5 | 60 |
| 1971 | Budgie | Carrie Wetherall | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1971 | The Night Visitor | Mrs. Hansen | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1970 | The Company Man | Tea Lady | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1969 | Castle Haven | TV | — | 57 | |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | Mrs. Barrett | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerve | Clarkie | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1968 | Subterfuge | Bus Conductress | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1967 | How I Won the War | 2nd Old Lady | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Martha Bray | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1965 | Londoners | Mrs. Hincastle | TV | — | 53 |
| 1965 | Help! | Neighbour | Film | 6.9 | 53 |
| 1965 | A Slight Case Of... | TV | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 1965 | The Man Who Came to Die | Mrs. Marriott | Film | — | 53 |
| 1965 | The Murder Game | Landlady | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Mrs. Huxtable | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1964 | The Protectors | Mrs Bolland | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1963 | The Silent Playground | Mrs. Elgin | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | TV | 7.3 | 50 | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son | Aunt Daphne | TV | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1962 | The Scales of Justice | Rose Jenkins | TV | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1961 | Flame in the Streets | Mrs. Bingham | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1961 | The Trouble with Our Ivy | Mrs. Chard | Film | — | 49 |
| 1961 | Ticket to Paradise | Mrs. Higginbottom | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1960 | The Poet | Erminia | Film | — | 48 |
| 1959 | The Artful Dodger | TV | — | 47 | |
| 1958 | Saturday Playhouse | Susan Sillsby | TV | — | 46 |
| 1958 | Saturday Playhouse | Mrs. Wilson | TV | — | 46 |
| 1958 | Saturday Playhouse | Mrs. Catt | TV | — | 46 |
| 1957 | The Secret Place | Mother (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Miss Julia | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Chard | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Else | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Edie Tidy | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Marriott | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Tea Lady | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Cloak Without Dagger | Emmie | Film | 7.6 | 44 |
| 1956 | The High Terrace | Mrs. Webb | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mrs. Walcott | TV | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1955 | Before I Wake | Elsie | Film | 5.2 | 43 |
| 1949 | Trottie True | Martha (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 37 |