Doris Hare

Doris Hare MBE (1st March, 1905 - 30th May, 2000) was a Welsh actress best known for her role as Mabel Butler on ITV sitcom On The Buses. On Coronation Street, she played Alice Pickens from 1968 to 1969. Her other credits include The Benny Hill Show, Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) and a part in the 1990 film Nuns On The Run.

Doris played the part of Martha Longhurst in the pilot episodes of Coronation Street in 1960, and turned down the opportunity to play Ena Sharples.