# Barbara New > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barbara_New > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barbara_New.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_New > Source revision: 1355736401 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|5|9}} | birth_place = [Hammersmith](/source/Hammersmith), London, England{{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}} | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|5|24|1923|5|9}} | death_place = [Paddington](/source/Paddington), London, England | occupation = Actress | spouse = {{marriage|[Michael Barrington](/source/Michael_Barrington)|1956|1988|end=his death}} }} '''Barbara Helene Barrington''' (9 May 1923 – 24 May 2010)[https://archive.today/20130114014204/http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-helene-barrington&pid=143171285 Obituary] 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](/source/David_Croft_(TV_producer)) sitcom ''[You Rang, M'Lord?](/source/You_Rang%2C_M'Lord%3F)''. Following this role, she appeared as Vera Plumtree in all twenty episodes of the [BBC](/source/BBC)'s final David Croft [sitcom](/source/sitcom) ''[Oh, Doctor Beeching!](/source/Oh%2C_Doctor_Beeching!)''. She had previously played smaller parts in Croft's sitcoms ''[Dad's Army](/source/Dad's_Army)'' and ''[Hi-de-Hi!](/source/Hi-de-Hi!)''. New had a lengthy acting career, mainly in British television and played many other roles including appearances in ''[Z-Cars](/source/Z-Cars)'', ''[Emu's Broadcasting Company](/source/Emu's_Broadcasting_Company)'', ''[Ripping Yarns](/source/Ripping_Yarns)'' and the silent [Ronnie Barker](/source/Ronnie_Barker) comedy ''[By the Sea](/source/By_the_Sea_(1982_film))''. One of her last screen appearances was as [Ali G](/source/Ali_G)'s Nan in the 2002 film ''[Ali G Indahouse](/source/Ali_G_Indahouse)''.{{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 }} New also appeared in television adverts for [Vicks](/source/Vicks) over a twenty-year period, initially as a mother and later as a grandmother. She was married to the actor [Michael Barrington](/source/Michael_Barrington) until his death in 1988. ==Film and television roles== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- |1958 || ''[Pride and Prejudice](/source/Pride_and_Prejudice_(1958_TV_series))'' || Charlotte Lucas |- |1958 || ''[The Diary of Samuel Pepys](/source/The_Diary_of_Samuel_Pepys)''{{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](/source/BBC_Genome_Project) |accessdate=14 April 2026}} || [Queen Katherine](/source/Catherine_of_Braganza) |- |1958 || ''[Emergency Ward 10](/source/Emergency_Ward_10)'' || Mrs Clarke |- |1962 || [''Maigret''](/source/Maigret_(1960_TV_series)) || Fernande Steuvals |- |1962 || ''[Z-Cars](/source/Z-Cars)'' || Pet |- |1968 || ''[...And Mother Makes Five](/source/...And_Mother_Makes_Five)'' || Mrs James |- |1974 || ''[The Wednesday Play](/source/The_Wednesday_Play)'' || Casualty sister |- |1975 || ''[The Picnic](/source/The_Picnic_(1976_film))'' || The Aunt |- |1975 || [''Porridge''](/source/Porridge_(1974_TV_series)) || Home Office Visitor |- |1975 || ''[Within These Walls](/source/Within_These_Walls)'' || Prisoner |- |1977 || ''[The Black Panther](/source/The_Black_Panther_(1977_film))'' || Woman in Post Office |- |1977 || ''[Ripping Yarns](/source/Ripping_Yarns)'' || Jehovah's Witness / Mrs Olthwaite |- |1973 to 1980 || ''[The Two Ronnies](/source/The_Two_Ronnies)'' || Various |- |1981 || ''[Happy Since I Met You](/source/Happy_Since_I_Met_You)'' || Mum |- |1982 || ''[By the Sea](/source/By_the_Sea_(1982_film))'' || The Aunt |- |1982 || ''[Witness for the Prosecution](/source/Witness_for_the_Prosecution_(Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame))''{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b6767a17ed584e799fdccbb097279b2c |title=Witness for the Prosecution |date=26 August 1985 |publisher=[BBC Genome Project](/source/BBC_Genome_Project) |accessdate=23 May 2026}} || Miss O'Brien |- |1984 || ''[The Bill (TV series)](/source/The_Bill_(TV_series))'' || Kate Ferne |- |1986 || ''[Bread (TV series)](/source/Bread_(TV_series))'' || May's neighbour |- |[1988](/source/List_of_You_Rang%2C_M'Lord%3F_episodes) to [1993](/source/List_of_You_Rang%2C_M'Lord%3F_episodes) || ''[You Rang, M'Lord?](/source/You_Rang%2C_M'Lord%3F)'' || Mabel Wheeler |- |1996 || ''[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))'' || May Davies |- |[1995](/source/List_of_Oh%2C_Doctor_Beeching!_episodes) to [1997](/source/List_of_Oh%2C_Doctor_Beeching!_episodes) || ''[Oh, Doctor Beeching!](/source/Oh%2C_Doctor_Beeching!)'' || Vera Plumtree |- |2000 || [''Beast''](/source/Beast_(TV_series)) || Mrs Wright |- |2002 || [Ali G Indahouse](/source/Ali_G_Indahouse) || Nan |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0627566|name=Barbara New}} {{DEFAULTSORT:New, Barbara}} Category:English television actresses Category:1923 births Category:2010 deaths Category:Actresses from London Category:People from Hammersmith Category:English film actresses Category:20th-century English actresses Category:21st-century English actresses Category:Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham {{UK-tv-actor-1920s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Barbara New](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_New) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_New?action=history)). 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