Gladys Henson
Acting
Biography
Gladys Henson was an Irish actress whose career lasted from 1932 to 1976 and included roles on stage, radio, films (ofetn alongside Jack Warner) and television series.
Born: September 26, 1897
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known For
The History of Mr. Polly
Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Clue of the Twisted Candle
A man is murdered in a room with no windows and a steel lined door which locks only from the inside.
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
Cage of Gold
The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.
The Blue Lamp
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
It Always Rains on Sunday
During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.
Derby Day
Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are excited about their chance to go to the races, but end up listening to it on the radio in the car-park because they've got such a bad view.
Go Kart Go
Jimpy leads a gang of kids as they attempt to beat another gang, no matter how underhanded their tactics are.
Death Trap
A young woman commits suicide. Her sister is not ready to let the death go without someone answering a few questions. Namely, was it really suicide, and where is the large amount of money her sister withdrew from the bank the day before her death.
Filmography
as Mrs. Wilkins
as Blind Annie
as Nursing Home Matron
as Housewife
as Landlady
as Gran
as Housekeeper
as Miss Caroline Cassell
as Madame de Sola
as Mrs. Sarah Arscott - Constituent at Party Meeting
as Landlady
as Landlady
as Waitress
as Dresser
as Mrs. Wilkins
as Lady in the Bus
as Emma Higgins
as Gladys Jenkins
as Mrs. Stevens
as Mrs. Clark
as Mrs. Urquhart
as Attendant
as Waddy
as Nanny
as Mrs. Wilson
as Mrs. Hampstead: Staff of Nutbourne
as Mrs Em Dixon
as Mrs. Jenkins
as Aunt Larkins
as Mrs Hardcastle
as Woman in Fish Queue
as Mrs. Neeley
as Edith
as Mrs. Titmuss
as Mrs. Horsfall
as Mrs. Frost