Patricia Phoenix, as Elsie Tanner on Coronation Street, in a still from an episode first aired in the early 1970s.

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As a child she nursed early theatrical ambitions, appearing regularly on the radio in Children's Hour. After leaving school, she worked as a filing clerk, performing in amateur dramatics in her spare time. Her break came in 1948, playing Sandy Powell's wife in the Mancunian Film Studios' motion picture Cup-tie Honeymoon, followed by a summer season in Blackpool with Thora Hird. Exposure led to more serious work with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in London where she also worked as scriptwriter for ventriloquist Terry Hall and comedian Harry Worth. Though some undistinguished film work followed in 1958 (Blood of the Vampire and Jack the Ripper), in 1960 she returned to Manchester with her ambition all but spent. Childrens Hour -- at first: The Childrens Hour, from a verse by Longfellow (1) -- was the name of the BBCs principal recreational service for children (as distinct from Broadcasts to Schools) during the period when radio dominated broadcasting. ... Amateur Dramatics is how Community Theater is referred to in the UK. Categories: Theatre stubs ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sandy Powell may refer to: Sandy Powell, British comedian Sandy Powell, British costume designer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Mancunian Films was a motion picture production company based in Manchester, England that gave birth to the Mancunian Film Studios in 1947. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Cup-Tie Honeymoon was the first motion picture to be produced by Mancunian Film Studios in 1948, themed around football. ... The Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... Dame Thora Hird (May 28, 1911 - March 15, 2003) was a veteran British actress born in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe. ... Joan Maud Littlewood (October 6, 1914 - September 20, 2002) was a theatrical director, famous for her work in developing the left-wing Theatre Workshop. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... This list is poorly defined, permanently incomplete, or has become unverifiable or an indiscriminate list or repository of loosely associated topics. ... Ventriloquism is an act of deception in which a person (ventriloquist) manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. ... Terry Hall was a British ventriloquist popular during the 1960s, when he appeared regularly on television with his puppet, Lennie the Lion. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Harry Worth Harry Worth (real name: Harry Illingworth) (20 November 1917 - 20 July 1989) was a British comedy actor, now best remembered for his 1960s series, Heres Harry. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

However, she was to go on to become best known for her role as Elsie Tanner, the devil-may-care divorcée who lived at No. 11 Coronation Street. Phoenix featured in the programme from 1960 to 1973 and again from 1976 to 1984. Her character became well-known for her fiery red hair, and was famously described by prime minister James Callaghan as "the sexiest thing on television". However, during her periods of absence from The Street, she failed in her attempts to find suitable alternative roles. Elsie Tanner in 1970. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and the UKs consistently highest-rated show. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A female with dyed red hair Red hair is a hair color that varies from a deep red through to bright copper. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... The Right Honourable Sir Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. ...

Her popularity gained her a part in the film The L-Shaped Room, starring alongside actress Leslie Caron. Her love life was also fodder for tabloid stories. She married her Corrie co-star Alan Browning, and both had alcoholism problems. Later she married actor Anthony Booth. By this final marriage, Patricia became the stepmother of Cherie Blair and mother-in-law of Tony Blair. The L-Shaped Room is a 1962 film, directed by Bryan Forbes, which tells the story of a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a London apartment building, befriending a young man in the building. ... Leslie Caron Leslie Caron (b. ... Alcoholism is a dependency on alcoholic beverages characterized by craving (a strong need to drink), loss of control (being unable to stop drinking despite a desire to do so), physical dependence, tolerance (increasing difficulty in becoming drunk), and withdrawal symptoms. ... Anthony Booth (born October 9, 1931 in Liverpool, better known as Tony Booth) is a British actor, best known for his role in the BBC series Til Death Us Do Part. ... Cherie Blair in Queens Counsel full ceremonial dress. ... The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. ...

Her marriage to Booth came just days before she died of lung cancer. Per her request, her funeral service was performed at Manchester Cathedral, with a large brass band; according to Coronation Street histories written after the fact by show historian Daran Little, she wished that the event that marked her death be as lively as her life. The incidence of lung cancer is highly correlated with smoking. ... Manchester Cathedral Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Buildings and structures stubs | British cathedrals | Greater Manchester ... The Lochgelly Band, a Scottish colliery band, circa 1890 A brass band is a musical group consisting mostly of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ... Daran Little (born 1966) has been a member of the Coronation Street writing team since 2000. ...

External links

• Photo of Pat Phoenix with details of Mancunian Film stars