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Characters in movies/tv shows that are never seen?

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MollyNew Wed 15-Jul-26 14:09:05

I don't remember ever seeing Sybil Fawlty's friend Audrey who she was always talking to over the phone - "Oh, I knooow"

Bukkie Sun 12-Jul-26 17:00:14

Beverley Macker in The Royle Family. She caused many arguments but was never seen. I don't think we ever saw Nana's friend Elsie either.

Sarnia Sun 12-Jul-26 16:55:43

The closest we got to seeing Elizabeth Mainwaring is her bulky bottom protruding from the top bunk in the air raid shelter.
She does appear in the Dad's Army film though.
Although not a person, what did Compo have in that matchbox?

Sarnia Sun 12-Jul-26 16:50:59

Calendargirl

In Coronation Street, Mary is always mentioning ‘Mother’, but no one has ever seen her.

And in ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, did we ever see Daddy?

And Sheridan the son. He was another one we never saw.

Yes we did see Daddy, quite frequently when he went missing and they had to arrange a search party for him.

Sadgrandma Sun 12-Jul-26 11:09:45

Nile’s’ wife, Maris, in Frasier. The comments about her conjure up such a picture of her that it would have been impossible to cast a real person, such as:
“Her thighs are too small to take up horse riding as she would be unable to straddle anything larger than a border collie”. “She once ran away from me in the snow and I tried to follow her footprints but she didn’t leave any” ,

Cossy Sat 11-Jul-26 21:48:12

grimpy

The invisible man in " The Invisible Man".

🤣🤣🤣🤣

grimpy Sat 11-Jul-26 20:19:18

The invisible man in " The Invisible Man".

Magenta8 Sat 11-Jul-26 20:02:45

Mrs Columbo in 'Columbo.'

Most of his face was obscured by the garden fence so we never saw more than the hat and eyes of Wilson the neighbour in Tim Allen's 'Home Improvement.'

NotAGran55 Sat 11-Jul-26 19:43:56

Beverley Macca never appeared on The Royle Family.

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 11-Jul-26 19:01:01

There was a tradition in British comedy to mention someone, often with some amusing name or traits, but to never see them. No Man Jan, Japanese Margaret and Big Fat Sue are frequently mentioned in Gavin and Stacey, but never seen.
Not a comedy, but I do remember a kids drama from the early eighties called The Baker Street Boys, where a group of street kids helped Sherlock Holmes solve crimes. All you saw of Holmes was a silhouette, while his wife spoke on his behalf.

Ilovecheese Mon 06-Jul-26 19:16:17

Crossed post ferry23 !

Ilovecheese Mon 06-Jul-26 19:15:37

Mrs Mainwaring in "Dad'sArmy"

ferry23 Mon 06-Jul-26 18:30:18

Smithy's girlfriend Lucy. Gavin & Stacey

Mrs. Dooms-Patterson. The Good Life
(I think we did once see Miss Mountshaft - or it may be the other way around!)

Elizabeth Mainwaring. Dad's Army

Llamas99 Mon 06-Jul-26 18:28:13

In Keeping Up Appearances, we occasionally saw Daddy but not Sheridan. Remember Daddy in the toy store?

BoggledMind Mon 06-Jul-26 18:28:07

In Captain Scarlet, the Mysterons were never seen. Their voices were heard and accompanied by green rings.

BoggledMind Mon 06-Jul-26 17:55:25

Charlie in Charlie's Angels - his face was never seen.

eddiecat78 Mon 06-Jul-26 17:52:09

Oh and Niles' wife in Frasier

eddiecat78 Mon 06-Jul-26 17:50:58

Norm's wife in Cheers

grumppa Mon 06-Jul-26 17:41:05

Arthur Daley's "Er indoors", his wife in Minder. And wasn't there a wife in The Archers who never spoke?

Calendargirl Mon 06-Jul-26 17:33:19

In Coronation Street, Mary is always mentioning ‘Mother’, but no one has ever seen her.

And in ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, did we ever see Daddy?

And Sheridan the son. He was another one we never saw.

CrazyUSA Mon 06-Jul-26 16:31:44

For example in eastenders mo often mentions fat Elvis but we never see him
Also in the big bang theory Howard's mother we hear her voice but never see her
Any others?