Gilly Flower

Gilly Flower
Birth name	Gertrude Adele Jacobs
Born	August 26, 1908 in London, England
Died	February 17, 2001 in Surrey, England
Notable Roles	Miss Tibbs in Fawlty Towers
Notable Episodes	Fawlty Towers: 2x04 - The Kipper and the Corpse
Awards	None

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Gilly Flower was a British actress best known for her role as Miss Tibbs in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers.

Biography

Born in London, England, she made her film debut in the 1932 film The New Hotel. Among numerous film and TV appearances, she is most famous for playing Miss Abitha Tibbs, who, along with Miss Ursula Gatsby, was one of two "old dears" who were permanent residents of the titular hotel in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. She retired from acting in 1991.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Emma	Nanny	1972	1
Fawlty Towers	Miss Tibbs	1979	1	2
Blood Money	Molly Irons	1981	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Wednesday Play	The Unconfident #4	1x16 - The Confidence Course	February 24, 1965
Play for Today	Extra	1x04 - Angels Are So Few	November 5, 1970
The Liver Birds		2x12 - Episode Seventeen	March 25, 1971
Steptoe and Son		7x03 - Oh What a Beautiful Mourning	March 6, 1972
Z Cars	Customer	8x17 - Skin Game	January 11, 1973
Thriller	Miss Cardiff	2x06 - K Is for Killing	March 2, 1974
Steptoe and Son		8x06 - Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard	October 10, 1974
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin	Customer in Shop	2x03 - Jimmy's Offer	October 5, 1977
Angels		4x11 - The Visitor	June 19, 1978
Terry and June	Mrs. Good	4x05 - The Auction	February 2, 1982
Juliet Bravo	Old Lady	4x08 - Doors	October 22, 1983
Only Fools and Horses	Miss Tibbs	3x01 - Homesick	November 10, 1983
That's My Boy	Lady White	3x05 - Unfair Dismissal	May 25, 1984
Lenny Henry Tonite		1x01 - Pratt Outta Hell	September 4, 1986
Hello Mum	unknown	1x02 - Episode Two	March 2, 1987

Trivia

• Her character in the episode of Only Fools and Horses in which she made an appearance, 3x01 - Homesick, was named "Miss Tibbs," an homage to her most famous role, from Fawlty Towers.