{{Short description|British actress (1923–2010)}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Barbara New | birth_name = Barbara Helene New<ref name="Times"/> | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|5|9}} | birth_place = Hammersmith, London, England<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=6xURPfT0NxIbbsDZpueDJw&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=3 November 2010|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|5|24|1923|5|9}} | death_place = Paddington, London, England | occupation = Actress | spouse = {{marriage|Michael Barrington|1956|1988|end=his death}} }}
'''Barbara Helene Barrington''' (9 May 1923 – 24 May 2010)<ref name="Times">[https://archive.today/20130114014204/http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-helene-barrington&pid=143171285 Obituary]</ref> better known by her stage and birth maiden name '''Barbara New''' was an English character actress, well known for playing Mabel the scullery maid in the David Croft sitcom ''You Rang, M'Lord?''. Following this role, she appeared as Vera Plumtree in all twenty episodes of the BBC's final David Croft sitcom ''Oh, Doctor Beeching!''. She had previously played smaller parts in Croft's sitcoms ''Dad's Army'' and ''Hi-de-Hi!''.
New had a lengthy acting career, mainly in British television and played many other roles including appearances in ''Z-Cars'', ''Emu's Broadcasting Company'', ''Ripping Yarns'' and the silent Ronnie Barker comedy ''By the Sea''. One of her last screen appearances was as Ali G's Nan in the 2002 film ''Ali G Indahouse''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1f5ac0d | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027020937/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1f5ac0d | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 October 2016 | title=Barbara New }}</ref>
New also appeared in television adverts for Vicks over a twenty-year period, initially as a mother and later as a grandmother.
She was married to the actor Michael Barrington until his death in 1988.
==Film and television roles== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- |1958 || ''Pride and Prejudice'' || Charlotte Lucas |- |1958 || ''The Diary of Samuel Pepys''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/60b8b2ff4e39423196eb40291704c645 |title=The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Episode 10 |date=16 May 1958 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=14 April 2026}}</ref> || Queen Katherine |- |1958 || ''Emergency Ward 10'' || Mrs Clarke |- |1962 || ''Maigret'' || Fernande Steuvals |- |1962 || ''Z-Cars'' || Pet |- |1968 || ''...And Mother Makes Five'' || Mrs James |- |1974 || ''The Wednesday Play'' || Casualty sister |- |1975 || ''The Picnic'' || The Aunt |- |1975 || ''Porridge'' || Home Office Visitor |- |1975 || ''Within These Walls'' || Prisoner |- |1977 || ''The Black Panther'' || Woman in Post Office |- |1977 || ''Ripping Yarns'' || Jehovah's Witness / Mrs Olthwaite |- |1973 to 1980 || ''The Two Ronnies'' || Various |- |1981 || ''Happy Since I Met You'' || Mum |- |1982 || ''By the Sea'' || The Aunt |- |1982 || ''Witness for the Prosecution''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b6767a17ed584e799fdccbb097279b2c |title=Witness for the Prosecution |date=26 August 1985 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=23 May 2026}}</ref> || Miss O'Brien |- |1984 || ''The Bill (TV series)'' || Kate Ferne |- |1986 || ''Bread (TV series)'' || May's neighbour |- |1988 to 1993 || ''You Rang, M'Lord?'' || Mabel Wheeler |- |1996 || ''Casualty'' || May Davies |- |1995 to 1997 || ''Oh, Doctor Beeching!'' || Vera Plumtree |- |2000 || ''Beast'' || Mrs Wright |- |2002 || Ali G Indahouse || Nan |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0627566|name=Barbara New}}
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