Mildred Dorothy Roper is a fictional character from the Thames Television sitcoms Man About the House and George and Mildred.
40 Facts About Mildred Roper
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Mildred Roper married George in 1953, who was working as a bus conductor - a job he would hold for two weeks.
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All of George's fly buttons were undone and Mildred Roper had to discreetly do them up at the altar as George was not sober.
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When George and Mildred Roper go to stay at her wealthy sister Ethel's house in 1974, the flatmates plan a party.
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Robin cannot dance, so is taught a few dance lessons by Mildred Roper and given a dinner jacket from George.
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Mildred Roper gives it to the tenants to look after so it remains a surprise for Mildred, but it escapes, so the tenants give George the concert tickets as a replacement present.
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Mildred Roper is all for it and gives it her blessing.
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Unfortunately, when Mildred Roper goes home, she finds George has accidentally locked them out and left the bathwater running.
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Mildred Roper later gets a job as a secretary in Jeffrey's estate agency.
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Mildred Roper is relieved when he finally gets a job, but less so when she discovers it is as a night-watchman, and he will be away all night; thankfully, he leaves the job soon after.
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Mildred Roper has asked George to decorate their lounge but George calls in professionals - who follow him into the Fourmiles' house, wrongly assuming that this is where the re-decoration is needed.
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George and Mildred Roper have to put the resultant unwanted make-over back to normal.
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In December 1977, Mildred Roper decides to have a spring-clean and to turf out some of George's clutter, including his wartime gas mask.
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Mildred Roper discovers letters he has written to a woman named Dorothy for years and fears that he has been unfaithful and brings a marriage counsellor in - though it turns out that they are unsent fan letters to film actress Dorothy Lamour.
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Mildred Roper, who has been eager to take part, is offered the role, and accepts.
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Ethel and Humphrey arrive for the evening of the performance, but by then, Mildred Roper has fallen ill and lost her voice leaving George to take her place.
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In September 1978, Mildred Roper is thrilled to get a letter from Lee Kennedy, an American ex-airman with whom she had a wartime fling during her time working at the airbase, who is visiting England and wants to see her again.
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In late September 1978, Mildred Roper is not happy about George mending his motorbike in the house but when Ann goes into labour with Jeffrey away in Birmingham and no chance of a mini-cab, George has to rush her in, in his motorbike.
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In November 1978, Mildred Roper wants a new Hollywood-style bathroom shower but the professionals' quotes are too pricey for penny-pinching George, so he gets his dodgy friend Jerry to do the installation.
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In December 1978, Mildred Roper decides that she wants her dog Truffles, who is in season, to have puppies.
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Mildred Roper wants the Ropers to mate her with Ethel's dog in order to produce pedigree puppies that they can sell but find that the pub Labrador has been with Truffles, who is we find out is non-pedigree and when she gives birth, a load of spotty Yorkshire terriers are born.
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Ethel and Humphrey arrive for an exchange of presents but George and Mildred Roper don't have any presents for them as George ate Ethel's present, a box of chocolates, after he thought they weren't coming to see them.
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Shortly after, Mildred Roper goes into hospital with suspected appendicitis so kindly Ann, to Jeffrey's annoyance, has George round for dinner.
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Mildred Roper is not happy to find two unwelcome guests and throws them out.
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Mildred Roper becomes disenchanted by her failure to be included in the social life on her middle-class estate.
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Mildred Roper starts taking driving lessons from the elderly Mr Bowles from the Common, but wants to keep it secret from George, because every time he has tried to teach her, it ends in disaster, so she says she is going to the Keep Fit class.
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Mildred Roper's mother tells her Mildred owns the only other one in the world and Mildred agrees to sell it to her, having first established that it is one of many worthless copies made in 1927 and not the real thing.
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However, Mildred Roper feels out of her depth and returns home early, forcing George to tell Beryl the truth.
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The Ropers go to bed and, whilst Mildred declares that she loves George for all his faults, his response is less assured - he calls her Beryl.
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In 1980, Mildred Roper is keen to ascertain whether or not her husband George has remembered their 27th wedding anniversary.
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Mildred Roper then decides that she and George will celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary in style at the plush, world famous London Hotel in London - however unhappy George might be at the cost involved.
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Mildred Roper adapted easily to the surroundings, but George didn't.
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Mildred Roper's ageing 74-year-old mother was a frequent visitor, and where she loved her, George didn't.
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In George and Mildred Roper she makes friends with her neighbour Ann Fourmile, who is married to the snobbish Jeffrey.
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The person from the orphanage later declares that the Mildred Roper's cannot adopt, for unknown reasons.
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Mildred Roper is known for frequently asking if anyone wants a cup of tea.
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George and Mildred Roper's relationship is strained and they suffer each other.
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When Charlie Mildred Roper visit, all names of the Mildred Roper siblings are revealed: Fred, Gloria, Betty, Bill, George, Charlie and Bill.
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When Yootha Joyce died in 1980, the character of Mildred Roper died with her.
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Mildred Roper was an influence on the character of Dot Cotton in EastEnders.