Editing Yootha Joyce (section)

==Mildred Roper==
It was not until 1973 that Joyce acquired a starring role, when she was cast as man-hungry Mildred Roper, wife of sub-letting landlord George, in the sitcom ''[[Man About the House]]''. This series, which starred [[Richard O'Sullivan]], [[Paula Wilcox]], [[Sally Thomsett]] and [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]] as George Roper, ran until 1976, deriving its comic narrative from two young women and a young man sharing the flat above the Ropers.<ref name="Grdn2023"/>

When the series ended, a spin-off was written that featured the Ropers: ''[[George and Mildred]]'', which was first broadcast in 1976. The couple were seen moving from the London house in Myddleton Terrace in the previous programme, and into a newer suburban property in Peacock Crescent, [[Hampton Wick]]. Much of the new series centred on Mildred's desire to better herself in her new surroundings, but always being thwarted, usually unwittingly, by her ineffectual husband's desire for a quiet life.