Still Open All Hours and Doctor Who star Brigit Forsyth dies aged 83
Still Open All Hours star Brigit Forsyth has died aged 83.
The beloved actress, who also had roles in Doctor Who and The Bill, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday according to her agent Mark Pemberton. She died surrounded by family and was praised for her "varied and notable career in stage, screen and radio" in Mark's touching tribute released tonight.
Brigit starred in Still Open All Hours from 2013 to 2019, playing Madge alongside David Jason. Her first role was in 1971 when she appeared in Roald Dahl's thriller The Night Digger. Another notable role was Thelma in BBC sitcom Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads? which ran from 1973 to 1974.
Brigit starred in Still Open All Hours from 2013 to 2019 (TV Grab)Brigit also played multiple roles in theatre from the West End to the National Theatres of England and Scotland, and the great reps of Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham, playing everything from the Queen in Single Spies, to Kate in All My Sons.
In a statement, her agent added: "She was in many radio plays on the BBC over the years and also featured in the Radio 4 sitcom Ed Reardon's Week. A talented musician, Brigit played the cello, sang and composed, and in later years played with several bands including The Fircones.
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"Brigit loved collaboration and helping to develop new works with actors, writers and directors, which eventually led her to form her own cross disciplinary theatre company, Word Mills Productions in 2016."
When the Likely Lads finished, Forsyth found herself in demand for roles in a number of television productions, including Poirot and Casualty, and she appeared in Coronation Street playing one of Ken Barlow’s escort clients.
The actress also won plaudits for her stage roles which included playing an American in The Glass Menagerie and a Polish doctor in a production at the National Theatre.
In 2000, she returned to screens as the social climbing snob Francine Pratt, who was married to businessman Jim Pratt played by Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson, in the BBC’s footballing drama Playing The Field.
Her husband was Coronation Street director Brian Mills.
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