Kathy Staff Kathy Staff Kathy Staff (born Minnie Higginbottom; 12 July 1928 – 13 December 2008) was an English actress, well known for her work on British television. She is most famous for her portrayal of Nora Batty on the longest running sitcom in the world, "Last of the Summer Wine". Born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, Staff was best known for her role as one of the main characters, Nora Batty, in the long-running BBC sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine". She played Nora Batty from the pilot episode in 1973 (though in the pilot and first series, she was referred to as
The Black Adder (pilot episode) the location filming of the first series, being instead all shot on interior sets, again in a similar fashion to the second series onwards of "Blackadder". In 2010, "The Guardian" reflected on this, noting that it was "an interesting example of getting it right first time": The episode has not been broadcast on television, nor is it available on DVD, although some scenes were featured in the 25th anniversary special "Blackadder Rides Again". However, various bootleg copies exist and footage is often seen online. The Black Adder (pilot episode) The Black Adder is the unaired pilot episode of the BBC