Gudrun Ure, the star of hit Eighties youngsters’s TV present Tremendous Gran, has died aged 98.

Ure’s portrayal of Granny Smith – who gained superpowers after being struck by a magic ray – received her legions of followers throughout the globe.

Ure lived in London and died at her house.

Her demise was confirmed by her niece, Kate McNeill.

Ms McNeill stated: “She had a really memorable voice.

“I keep in mind my husband was watching Casualty one evening, and I went ‘that is Gudrun’ as quickly as I heard the voice.”

Ure was born in Scotland in Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire, on 12 March 1926.

As an actress, she starred as Desdemona in a 1951 stage manufacturing of Othello, directed by Hollywood legend Orson Welles. She additionally re-dubbed Suzanne Cloutier’s efficiency in Welles’ movie adaptation.

Ure appeared in different tv reveals, together with Casualty, Midsomer Murders, The Crow Highway, The tenth Kingdom, and T-Bag And The Pearls of Knowledge.

Nonetheless, it was her position in Tremendous Gran that elevated her to cult standing.

The present, based mostly on a sequence of books written by Forrest Wilson, noticed Ure’s character use her powers to guard the residents of Chiselton from a sequence of villains, together with the scheming Roderick ‘Scunner’ Campbell and his gang.

Many visitor stars appeared on the programme, together with George Finest, Spike Milligan, Eric Bristow, Roy Kinnear and comic Billy Connolly, who additionally sang the theme track.

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The ITV sequence ran from 1985 to 1987 and was offered to greater than 60 international locations worldwide.

It additionally received a prestigious Worldwide Emmy Award within the youngsters and younger folks class.