Brigit Forsyth

Brigit Forsyth is a Scottish actress, born on 28 July 1940. She is best known for her roles as Thelma Ferris in the BBC comedy Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and Helen Yeldham in the ITV drama Boon. Forsyth appeared in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours from 2013 to 2019. After leaving St George's School for Girls in Edinburgh, she trained as a secretary before enrolling at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she won the Emile Littler Award. Forsyth's film work includes The Night Digger (1971), The Likely Lads (1976), and Crystalstone (1987). In addition to her acting career, she played the cello from a young age and now plays in an all-girl folk band called Becky & The Sharks.