The British actress Angela Thorne, best known for starring as Marjory Frobisher in the TV sitcom To the Manor Born, has died aged 84.
Thorne was the wife of the late Welsh actor Peter Penry-Jones. Their sons are fellow actors Rupert and Laurence Penry-Jones.
A statement from Rupert Penry-Jones said: "The actress Angela Thorne died peacefully at her home on the 16th of June. She was 84 years old.
"She was the beloved wife of Peter Penry Jones, and is survived by her two sons Rupert and Laurie Penry-Jones and her grandchildren, Florence, Peter, Giorgio and Delilah.
"We will all miss her very much."
Thorne trained at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama on a scholarship and later performed in repertory seasons.
She starred in the BBC's To the Manor Born opposite Penelope Keith from 1979 to 1981 and was reunited with Keith for the show's 2007 Christmas special.
Thorne was nominated for an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis? when she turned her talents to the stage.
Her screen credits also included the 1980s BBC One sitcom Three Up, Two Down, the police drama series Heartbeat, the drama series Elizabeth R, which starred the late Glenda Jackson, and Midsomer Murders.
In 2013, she appeared in a stage adaptation of Alexander Mackendrick's 1955 black comedy The Ladykillers alongside Death in Paradise's Ralf Little, Grass actor Simon Day and Gregory's Girl star John Gordon Sinclair.
Thorne's husband, Peter Penry-Jones, died in March 2009 at the age of 70.
Source: Press Association
