A 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.
A portrait of the life of the actress Patience Collier - whose career spanned a golden age of performance from the 1930s to the 1980s - and a fascinating overview of some fifty years of changing styles and tastes in film, television and popular culture.