<Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Roy Dotrice Kay Newman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Karen Dotrice (sister) </Td> </Tr> <P> Michele Dotrice (born 27 September 1948) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of Betty Spencer, the long - suffering wife of Frank Spencer, played by Michael Crawford, in the BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do' Ave' Em, which ran from 1973 to 1978, and returned in 2016 for a special . </P> <P> Her first significant role was in the 1962 13 - part BBC TV adaptation of The Old Curiosity Shop in which she played Nell, and she appeared in The Witches for Hammer Films in 1966 . In 1970 she had starring roles in the horror thrillers And Soon the Darkness (1970) and The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970). Her other film appearances include Jane Eyre (1970) with George C. Scott and the 1976 comedy Not Now, Comrade . </P>

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