Performer's Tale

A vivid and compelling biography of Patience Collier – an actress whose career spanned a golden age of performance from the 1930s to the 1980s – and an overview of theatre, film, TV and radio in Britain over half a century.

Though Patience Collier''s name has faded from public consciousness since her death in 1987, it still conjures cool memories of iconic television and film from the 1970s and 198...