Mavis Wilton (also Riley) is a fictional character from the British
ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Thelma Barlow. A
long-running series regular, Mavis appeared in the show for 26 years
from 1971 to 1997. Introduced for a one-off cameo appearance, she
proved popular with producers and viewers and subsequently became a
regular.Mavis was portrayed as moralising, repressed, and dithering,
and often appeared in comic scenes with her boss Rita Sullivan
(Barbara Knox) or her husband Derek Wilton (Peter Baldwin). She was
generally well received by critics, described as a national
institution and one of Coronation Street's best loved characters, an
old-fashioned spinster. Barlow has been praised for her portrayal of
Mavis, a character notably spoofed by impressionist Les Dennis during
the 1980s.Barlow decided to leave Coronation Street in 1997; her
character left to run a guest house in Cartmel following the death of
her husband. Barlow has said that the producers of Coronation Street
have repeatedly asked her to return as Mavis, but she has so far
declined.
ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Thelma Barlow. A
long-running series regular, Mavis appeared in the show for 26 years
from 1971 to 1997. Introduced for a one-off cameo appearance, she
proved popular with producers and viewers and subsequently became a
regular.Mavis was portrayed as moralising, repressed, and dithering,
and often appeared in comic scenes with her boss Rita Sullivan
(Barbara Knox) or her husband Derek Wilton (Peter Baldwin). She was
generally well received by critics, described as a national
institution and one of Coronation Street's best loved characters, an
old-fashioned spinster. Barlow has been praised for her portrayal of
Mavis, a character notably spoofed by impressionist Les Dennis during
the 1980s.Barlow decided to leave Coronation Street in 1997; her
character left to run a guest house in Cartmel following the death of
her husband. Barlow has said that the producers of Coronation Street
have repeatedly asked her to return as Mavis, but she has so far
declined.
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