Jo Kendall

Biography

Josephine Mary Robinson, better known by her stage name Jo Kendall (17 February 1940 – 29 January 2022) was a British actress and writer. She was known for her work on the BBC radio comedy show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, which debuted in 1964, and for her role as Peggy Skilbeck on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (then Emmerdale Farm) from 1972 to 1973, in which she also spoke the programme's first line of dialogue in the inaugural episode. Kendall was born Josephine Mary Robinson in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, on 17 February 1940. After leaving Leicester she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and gained her Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM).

Known For

Bridge of Dragons 1999 ★ 5.6
Peak Practice 1993 ★ 6.5
The Remains of the Day 1993 ★ 7.4
Howards End 1992 ★ 7.0
The Brittas Empire 1991 ★ 6.6
Fortunes of War 1987 ★ 6.3
In Sickness and in Health 1985 ★ 8.1
The Bill 1984 ★ 6.8
Shine on Harvey Moon 1982 ★ 7.7
Scum 1979 ★ 7.1
Grange Hill 1978 ★ 6.7
The New Avengers 1976 ★ 7.1
Rumpole of the Bailey 1975 ★ 7.1
Angels 1975 ★ 4.5
The Pallisers 1974 ★ 6.4
Man About the House 1973 ★ 7.1
Emmerdale 1972 ★ 4.3
The Edwardians 1972 ★ 6.3
The Regiment 1972 ★ 4.5
The Goodies 1970 ★ 7.6
The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970 ★ 8.1
Sinister Street 1969 ★ 8.0
ITV Playhouse 1967 ★ 7.0
At Last the 1948 Show 1967 ★ 7.5