Brigit Forsyth

Brigit Forsyth (born 28 July 1940, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British actress, who is best known for her roles as Thelma Ferris in the BBC comedy Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and Helen Yeldham in the hit ITV drama/modern-day western Boon. After leaving school, Forsyth trained as a secretary, before enrolling at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she won the Emile Littler award. She then joined various repertory companies, including Lincoln, Edinburgh, Salisbury, Cheltenham, Hornchurch, and Watford. She toured in My Fat Friend, and performed in the West End productions of The Norman Conquests; and Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi. Her film work includes The Wrong Side of the Blanket (1970), as Miss Wiggins Teape; The Night Digger...