FROM THE SKETCH ARCHIVE
A face you won’t forget
Our Elsie
Played by Barbara New
Our Elsie is the woman played by Barbara New in The Two Ronnies sketch The Encyclopaedia Salesman. She interrupts her ironing to contribute facts to the salesman’s demonstration.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.