 Later that year, when Humphries decided to cast "the definitive Madge" for his new TV series, "The Dame Edna Experience", he auditioned many elderly actresses for what would be a recurring role.As he recalled, "All of them tried too hard.Some were whimsical, some camp, but most were far too over the top to resemble an oppressed, inarticulate New Zealand spinster whom life had passed by."