Editing Maureen Lipman (section)

===Television===
After early appearances in the sitcoms ''[[The Lovers (1970 TV series)|The Lovers]]'', and ''[[Doctor at Large (TV series)|Doctor at Large]]'', and a role in ''[[The Evacuees]]'' (1975),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a53da70|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427205442/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a53da70|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2017|title=The Evacuees (1975)|website=[[BFI]]|access-date = 30 January 2021}}</ref> Lipman first gained prominence on television in the situation comedy ''[[Agony (TV series)|Agony]]'' (1979–81), in which she played an [[agony aunt]] with a troubled private life. In her role as Stella Craven in ''[[Smiley's People (TV series)|Smiley's People]]'' (1982), Lipman appeared with [[Alec Guinness]].

She performed the [[Joyce Grenfell]] monologue ''The Committee'' for the first time on ''[[The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog]]'', which was recorded 1982, and broadcast by [[Channel 4]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bright-thoughts.co.uk/monologues-02.html|title=Comic & Dramatic Monologues|work=The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog production website|accessdate=22 April 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Maureen Lipman performing as Joyce Grenfell.jpg|thumb|Lipman performing as Joyce Grenfell in [[The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog|''The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog'']]]]
She played the lead role in the television series ''[[All at No 20]]''<ref name="Number 2-">{{cite web |date=5 May 2020 |title=All at Number 20 |url=https://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/all-at-number-20-1986 |access-date=29 January 2021 |website=British Classic Comedy}}</ref> (1986–87) and took on a range of diverse characters when starring in the series of comedy plays ''[[About Face (TV series)|About Face]]'' (1989–91).<ref>{{cite web |title=About Face |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/about_face/ |access-date=31 January 2021 |website=[[British Comedy Guide]]}}</ref> She is known for playing [[Joyce Grenfell]] in the biographical show ''Re: Joyce!'',<ref name="Aaronovitch JQ">{{cite magazine |last=Aaronovitch |first=David|author-link = David Aaronovitch |title= Maureen Lipman in conversation with David Aaronovitch|url=https://www.jewishquarterly.org/issuearchive/article335f.html?articleid=268 |magazine=[[Jewish Quarterly]] |date = Winter 2006–2007 | access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref> which she co-wrote with [[James Roose-Evans]].

In 1996 she appeared in the BBC comedy drama ''[[Eskimo Day]]'', written by husband [[Jack Rosenthal]] and directed by [[Piers Haggard]], about the trials and tribulations of three young would-be students as they arrive with their families at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]], on interview day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1361887/ |title=BFI Screenonline: Eskimo Day (1996) |publisher=Screenonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116230/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Eskimo Day|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gq60w |title=BBC Four – Eskimo Day |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=11 January 2009 |accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> There was a sequel, ''Cold Enough for Snow'', in 1997.

She appeared as snooty landlady [[Lillian Spencer (Coronation Street)|Lillian Spencer]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' for six episodes in 2002. The character was employed by [[Fred Elliott]]  ([[John Savident]]) to run [[Rovers Return Inn|The Rovers Return Inn]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Deans|first=Jason|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/may/30/broadcasting2|title=Lipman to pull pints at the Rovers|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 May 2002|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref> She re-joined the cast of ''Coronation  Street'' in August 2018, this time playing [[Evelyn Plummer]], the long-lost grandmother of [[Tyrone Dobbs]] ([[Alan Halsall]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45056391|title=Maureen Lipman joining Coronation Street|date=3 August 2018|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>

In 2003 she appeared in ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' in the episode "The Tailor's Dummy". Lipman played Maggie Wych in the children's television show ''[[The Fugitives (TV series)|The Fugitives]]'', broadcast in 2005. She has narrated two television series on the subject of design, one for [[UKTV]] about [[Art Deco]] and one about 20th-century design for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]/[[Sky Travel]].

She performed as a villain, [[List of Doctor Who villains#The Wire|The Wire]], in the 2006 series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in the episode entitled "[[The Idiot's Lantern]]".<ref>{{cite web|first=Dek|last=Hogan|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/dekstvdiary/a33522/unwire-the-doctor.html|title=Unwire The Doctor|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=28 May 2006|access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>

She has also appeared on ''[[Just a Minute]]'',<ref name="Just a Minute">{{cite web |date=18 September 2003 |title=Just a Minute 18/09/2003 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jpqc |website=[[BBC Radio 4]]}}</ref> ''[[The News Quiz]]'',<ref name="News Quiz">{{cite web |title=The News Quiz: Series 45, Episode 6 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/the_news_quiz/episodes/45/6/ |access-date=29 January 2021 |website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> ''[[That Reminds Me]]'', ''[[This Week (BBC TV series)|This Week]]'' and ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''.<ref name="HIGNY 2016">{{cite web |date=11 November 2016 |title=Have I Got News for You Series 52 Episode 6 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b082qkyv |access-date=29 January 2021 |website=[[BBC One]]}}</ref> In 2007, Lipman appeared as a celebrity contestant on ''[[Comic Relief Does The Apprentice]]'' to raise money for [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]. The show saw her helping to run a [[funfair]]. Later in 2007, she made a guest appearance in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''; this was followed by an appearance in a December 2011 episode of the ''Casualty'' spin-off ''[[Holby City]]'', playing a different character.

In May 2008, she appeared in the [[BBC]] documentary series ''[[Comedy Map of Britain]]''.<ref name="Comedy Map">{{cite web |date=2 May 2008 |title=Comedy Map of Britain: Series 2 – Newcastle to Leeds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b7zt0 |access-date=29 January 2021 |website=[[BBC Two]]}}</ref> On Sunday 11 January 2009, [[BBC Four]] was devoted to a "Maureen Lipman Night".<ref name="BBC Four">{{cite web |date= 11 January 2009 |title=Schedules: Sunday 11 January 2009 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl6b/2009/01/11 |access-date=29 January 2021 |website=[[BBC Four]]}}</ref> On 5 February 2009, she appeared in the third series of teen drama ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]'', in the episode entitled "Thomas" as [[Pandora Moon]]'s Aunt Elizabeth.

She played Irene Spencer in the [[ITV3]] comedy ''[[Ladies of Letters]]'', in which she starred alongside [[Anne Reid]]. The show's first series started in 2009, and it returned for a second series in 2010.