Patricia Shakesby
Patricia Shakesby is an English actress and playwright, best known for her role as Polly Urquhart in Howards' Way. She is also notable for being an original cast member of Coronation Street, in which she played Susan Cunningham, the first on-screen love interest of Ken Barlow.Early life and roles
Shakesby was born in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her TV credits include: Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Borderers, Nurse in On the Buses, The Liver Birds, The Likely Lads, Sapphire & Steel and Yes Minister.Playwright
She currently lives in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, and has written a play called The Lady of the Abbey, based on the life of the wife of Robert Fitzhamon who founded Tewkesbury Abbey.Filmography
