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Patricia Shakesby

  • Actress
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Patricia Shakesby was born on 6 November 1938 in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Howards' Way (1985) and Detective (1964). She has been married to Alan Purkiss since 1997.
BornNovember 6, 1938
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    Known for

    Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Susan Cunningham
    Maurice Colbourne, Jan Harvey, and Stephen Yardley in Howards' Way (1985)
    Howards' Way
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Polly Urquhart
    Detective (1964)
    Detective
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Grange
    Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)
    Emergency-Ward 10
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Joan Barry

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    Actress

    • Maurice Colbourne, Jan Harvey, and Stephen Yardley in Howards' Way (1985)
      Howards' Way
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Polly Urquhart
      • 1985–1989
    • Late Starter (1985)
      Late Starter
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Jane Bourne
      • 1985
    • Joanna Lumley and David McCallum in Sapphire & Steel (1979)
      Sapphire & Steel
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Anne Shaw
      • 1981
    • Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, and Derek Fowlds in Yes Minister (1980)
      Yes Minister
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Mandy - Secretary
      • 1980
    • Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Arthur Lowe, Jack Rosenthal, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
      ITV Playhouse
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Elise Marriott
      • 1979
    • Anthony Hopkins in War & Peace (1972)
      War & Peace
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Vera
      • 1972
    • John Alderton, David Barry, Peter Cleall, Peter Denyer, Liz Gebhardt, Carol Hawkins, and Leon Vitali in The Fenn Street Gang (1971)
      The Fenn Street Gang
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Nurse
      • 1971
    • The Liver Birds (1969)
      The Liver Birds
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Jean Pike
      • 1971
    • Reg Varney in On the Buses (1969)
      On the Buses
      7.0
      TV Series
      • The Nurse
      • 1971
    • Docteurs en folie (1969)
      Docteurs en folie
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Nurse
      • 1970
    • Michael Gambon and Iain Cuthbertson in The Borderers (1968)
      The Borderers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Anne Michie
      • 1970
    • Detective (1964)
      Detective
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Grange
      • 1969
    • Frederick Jaeger in The Inside Man (1969)
      The Inside Man
      TV Series
      • Vera Kaczka
      • 1969
    • Ian Holm, Denholm Elliott, Robert Eddison, Freddie Jones, and Patrick Mower in Mystery and Imagination (1966)
      Mystery and Imagination
      7.2
      TV Series
      • 1968
    • Malcolm McDowell and Sarah-Jane Gwillim in Sat'day While Sunday (1967)
      Sat'day While Sunday
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Phyllida
      • 1967

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Pat Shakesby
    • Height
      • 1.63 m
    • Born
      • November 6, 1938
      • Cottingham, East Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Alan Purkiss1997 - present

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