Jo Kendall

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 Im Sorry Ill 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 programmes 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