Patricia Shakesby

Patricia Shakesby (born 6 November 1939) 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.

She wrote a play, The Lady of the Abbey, based on the life of the wife of Robert Fitzhamon, who founded Tewkesbury Abbey.

Personal life Shakesby married Alan Purkiss in 1997. The couple live in Gloucestershire. 1980s, The Spin of the Wheel on UK tour 1980s, Goodnight Mrs. Puffin on UK tour 1980s, Dead of Night on UK tour 1990s, Mam, A Prayer for Wings at Theatre Clwyd 1990s, Elsie, Laburnum Grove in repertory 1990s, Hippolyta, The Rape of the Belt in repertory 1990s, The Heiress on UK tour 1990s, Straight and Narrow on UK tour 1990s, Queen Elizabeth, Shadow in the Sun (two-hander) on UK tour 1980s–1990s, Various plays in productions staged in Vienna, Frankfurt, and Zurich