Avril Elgar Williams (1 April 1932 – 17 September 2021) was an English stage, radio and television actress. Early life and career Elgar was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. She trained at the London Old Vic Theatre School. At the National Theatre, she appeared in productions of Victoria Benedictsson's The Enchantment, Pam Gems' Stanley, and Julian Mitchell's Half Life. She appeared in drama and comedy roles and in many series on British television including Dixon of Dock Green, Midsomer Murders and Tales of the Unexpected. She played Ethel Pumphrey, the sister of Mildred Roper in George and Mildred. Personal life She was married to the American actor-director James Maxwell, from 1952 until his death in 1995. Together they had two sons. Maxwell directed her in a production of The Corn is Green at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. Elgar died in Bristol on 17 September 2021, at the age of 89. Filmography Film Room at the Top (1959) Ladies Who Do (1963) Spring and Port Wine (1970) The Medusa Touch (1978) Betrayal (1983) Thirteen at Dinner (1985) Wilde (1997) Television The Diary of a Nobody directed by Ken Russell (1964) Gideon's Way episode 'The Firebug' (1965) Dixon of Dock Green episodes 'The Root of all Evil' and 'Slim Jim' (1965) Dixon of Dock Green episode 'The Pact' (1966) Softly, Softly episode 'All That Glitters' (1966) The Wednesday Play, Jonathan Miller's Alice in Wonderland - playing the 'peppercook' (1966) Boy meets Girl episode 'There was I, waiting...' (1967) Z-Cars episode 'A Little Bit of Respect' parts 1 and 2 (1967) Theatre 625 episode 'To see how far it is', scripted by Alan Plater (1968) Callan episode 'Land of Light and Peace' (1969) Detective episode 'Hunt for the Peacock', Hugh Leonard dramatization of H R F Keating novel (1969) Leon Garfield's Smith episodes 'God Save the King!' and 'The Black Angel' (1970) ITV Playhouse The Style of the Countess script Simon Gray, director Michael Apted (1970) Ryan International episode The Muck Raker (1970) Play for Today episode I Can't see my Little Willie (1970) Paul Temple episode The Quick and the Dead (1971) Public Eye episode I Always Wanted a Swimming Pool (1971) The Befrienders episode A Case of no Resolution (1972) Budgie, second series (1972) as Mrs Silverstone Carrie's War (1974) Bedtime Stories episode The Water Maiden (1974) The Stars Look Down (1975) Headmaster TV series episode First Day