Claire Nielson

Claire Nielson née Isbister was a Scottish actress primarily known for her television roles On television she played the wife of the belligerent American guest Mr Hamilton in the Waldorf Salad episode of Fawlty Towers appeared as Jean Porridge Carter Geoffrey Stocks secretary in the popular 1960s crime series Ghost Squad and played the wife of Rikki Fultons character in many sketches of the Scottish Hogmanay show Scotch and Wry from 1978 until 1993 Other TV credits include Warship Sutherlands Law Upstairs Downstairs Monarch of the Glen The Brothers The Two Ronnies Take The High Road ZCars Special Branch Thriller and Taggart She also appeared as Barbara Grant in the 1971 film version of Kidnapped opposite Michael Caine and Trevor Howardand an episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads