Barbara Keogh was one of the original members of AWL. She was well known for her roles as series regulars in Eastenders as Lilly Mattock and as Nan Grimley in The Grimleys. She worked extensively in television, her most recent credits included Mike Bassett, Bloodlines, Little Britain, Ready When You Are Mr McGill, Spooks and My Family. Theatre work included seasons at the Royal Court, National, Royal Exchange and Hampstead theatres
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Credits
AWL
Acting Credits
| Writer | Play | Role | Director |
| Jacqui Dickson | Raising Barbarians | Margaret | Gilda Waugh |
| Geoffrey Lee | Job | God | Ian Buckley |
| John Timperley | €unity | Pussy (Doreen) | Joshua Le Touzel |
| Elizabeth Gamberoni | Titfer Tat | Maud | John Melainey |
| James Sherriffs | Turn of the Century (full reading) | Dolly Doolittle | John Melainey |
| James Sherriffs | Turn of the Century (part reading) | Various | David Hampshire |
| Tony Dugdale | Following in Father's Footsteps | Yolanda | Lucy Appleby |
Acting Credits (Sketches)
| Writer | Sketch | Role |
| Michael Baldwin | Pan Panic | Agatha |
| Gareth Pilkington | Keeping a Hand In | Answering Machine |
| Carrie Cohen | Seasons' Greetings | Walnut |
| Elizabeth Gamberoni | Yuletide Planning | Amanda |
| Brendan Gregory | The Last Scene of the First Act of The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell |
| Ruth Trouncher | At the Café Brigette | Candy |
Film
| .357 | Old Lady | Scott Rawsthorne | |
| Jane Eyre | Miss Abbot | Robert Young | |
| Princess Caraboo | Mrs Wilberforce | Michael Austin | |
| The Abominable Dr Phibes | Mrs FrAWLey | Robert Fuest | |
| The Virgin Soldiers | WRAC | John Dexter | |
| Scrooge | Ronald Neame | ||
| A Nice Girl Like Me | Night Nurse | Desmond Davis |
Television
| Little Britain (Series 3) |
Evie | Various | BBC |
| Bloodlines | Soho Bartender | Philip Martin | BBC |
| Doctors | Grace Petit | Burt Caesar | BBC |
| Little Britain | Mrs Matter | Myfanwy Moore | BBC |
| Ready When You Are Mr McGill | Mrs Danby | Paul Seed | Working Title/ITV |
| Spooks | Old Lady | Andy Wilson | BBC |
| The Secret | Maureen | Alrick Riley | BBC |
| Tough Love | Lady Mayoress | David Drury | Granada |
| My Family | Mrs Norton | Dewi Humphries | BBC/DLT |
| Where the Heart is | Ethel | Richard Broke | Anglia TV |
| Eastenders (series regular) |
Lilly Mattock | Various | BBC |
| Lost in France | Gran | Nick Jones | BBC |
| The Grimleys (2 series) |
Nan Grimley | Martin Harris | Granada |
| Brazen Hussies | Ruby Firkin | Elijah Moshinsky | BBC |
| Bramwell IV | Landlady | David Tucker | Carlton |
| Casualty | Lily | Sally Aprahamiam | BBC |
| Coronation Street | Jessie Wilcox | Mervyn Cummings | Granada |
| Ghostbusters of East Finchley | Thelma Thane | Jim Gillespie | BBC |
| Joking Apart | Aunt Helen | John Kilby, Bob Spiers | BBC |
| Z Cars (14 eps) | Lil | Various | BBC |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Mrs Foster | John Gorrie | Blue Heaven |
| Feen Street Gang (8 eps) | Mrs Evensleigh | Mark Stuart | LWT |
| Living Life Lately | Olive | John Gorrie | BBC |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Beryl | Roger Bamford | BBC |
| Dead Romantic | Mrs Rankin | Patrick Lau | |
| One Last Chance | Agatha | Gabrielle Beaumont | BBC |
| Making Out | Sally | Chris Bernard, Richard Spence | BBC |
| A Perfect Spy | Vi | Peter Smith | BBC |
| Road | Brenda | Alan Clarke | BBC |
| Past Caring | Warden's Wife | Richard Eyre | BBC |
| Last Video and Testament | Mrs Villiers | Peter Sasdy | Hammer Films |
| Quatermass | Make up Lady | Piers Haggard | Hammer Films |
| Wuthering Heights | Zillah | Peter Hammond | BBC |
| Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar | Mae | Michael Apted | Granada |
| Stand up, Nigel Barton | Mrs Taylor | Gareth Davies | BBC |
| Dixon of Dock Green (7 eps) | Various | Various | BBC |
Theatre
| The Cruel Grasp | Janet Suzman | Edinburgh Festival | |
| No One Was Saved | Pam Brighton | Royal Court Theatre | |
| Plays for England | John Dexter, Jonathan Miller | Royal Court Theatre | |
| John Gabriael Borkman | Peter Hall | Royal National Theatre | |
| Engaged | Michael Blakemore | Royal National Theatre | |
| Plunder | Michael Blakemore | National Theatre | |
| Adventures of the Skin Trade | James Roose Evans | Hampstead Theater | |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Adrian Noble | Royal Exchange and Round House | |
| Womberang | Sue Pomeroy | Croydon Warehouse | |
| Getting In | Maureen O'Brien | King's Head | |
| Rag Doll | Terry Johnston | Bristol Old Vic |
Remembering Barbara
Thanks for your reply and especially for reminding me just how much fun Barbara was! I laughed out loud when you mentioned 'Keogh Corner', and then it struck me that this was also rather sad as she was obviously the one person left from what we used to call 'The Back Row Club' - mainly consisting of Bar, myself, Sarah Vernon, Harriet Keevil, Jane Partridge and a few others. Through many years we listened and watched, acted and directed, commented and supported through some wonderful (and not so wonderful) plays. Thinking way back to Riverside days of Vivian Pickles we had some quite remarkable events. I even got to play alongside Tom Baptiste in a very powerful play about racism that was performed in front of the public. I am proud to have been one of the people with whom Bar shared her more incisive remarks with and just thinking about some of these is enough to make me smile. How often I recall her saying "Well darling, it's not a play is it?" as she puffed away on her umpteenth Gauloise. I used to dash up the stairs at the Polish Centre to get her glass of white wine ready before the rush. Happy days!
I moved away from Wimbledon where I had lived for many years in 2001 and it then became very difficult for me to get to Hammersmith easily. I miss the group and its work very much and would love to come and experience an evening again soon.
The website is terrific Paddy. Who could have imagined such a thing when we started - all crammed into the room on the roof at Riverside over 20 years ago! It's also great to know that you still acknowledge Barbara in the way you do. I can hear her now saying "Well I should bloody well think so darling!".
Thanks again for the mail and I hope to maybe see you all sometime soon.
Very best wishes
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