Marion Mathie, the actress who has died aged 86, was best known as Mrs Hilda Rumpole, aka “She Who Must Be Obeyed”, Leo McKern’s overbearing wife in John Mortimer’s popular courtroom ...

Marion Mathie, who has died aged 86, toiled away anonymously in theatre and television for years and was in her 60s when she landed the role with which she made her most lasting impression, that ...

Marion Mathie. Mathie took over the part in 1987 after Peggy Thorpe-Bates retired from the role due to ill health. But she went on to leave a lasting impression as the termagant whose principal ...

MARION MATHIE, 1925-2012 Marion Mathie was best known as Mrs Hilda Rumpole, aka ''She Who Must Be Obeyed'', Leo McKern's overbearing wife in John Mortimer's popular courtroom series Rumpole of the ...

Also starring John Humphry, David Spenser, Rolf Lefebvre, Nigel Anthony and Marion Mathie. Producer: John Tydeman; First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1968. Publicity contact: Radio 4 Extra .

Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe. Rumpole defends Hilda's nephew, a canon who has accused of adultery in an ecclesiastical court. skip to search skip to alerts skip to content skip to ...

Last Sunday in an article about the television series Rumpole Of The Bailey, we said that the barrister's wife, Hilda Rumpole, was never seen on screen.

Alleged Satanists enlist Rumpole's help after their daughter is placed in a social worker's care, while dance-shy Hilda (Marion Mathie) frets over an upcoming ball---and her birthday. Rumpole: Leo ...