▁played ▁the ▁roles ▁they ▁had ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁production . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁Vic . ▁She ▁acted ▁in ▁plays ▁by ▁Shakespeare , ▁Shaw , ▁Pin ero , ▁and ▁P inter . ▁ ▁Having ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁E na ▁Sh ar ples ▁in ▁Cor on ation ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁H are ▁did ▁play ▁Alice ▁Pick ens ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁during ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁marry ▁Albert ▁Tat lock , ▁but ▁the ▁wed ding ▁never ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁H are ▁came ▁to ▁national ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Butler ▁in ▁On ▁the ▁B uses , ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁part ▁from ▁Cic ely ▁Court ne idge ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁I TV ▁comedy . ▁The ▁series ▁ran ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁spawn ed ▁three ▁spin - off ▁films ▁On ▁the ▁B uses ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁Mut iny ▁on ▁the ▁B uses ▁( 1 9 7 2 ) ▁and ▁Hol iday ▁on ▁the ▁B uses ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁in ▁which ▁H are ▁re created ▁her ▁small - screen ▁role . ▁The ▁cast ▁also ▁performed ▁a ▁stage ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁series ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7