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 World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse was a comedy television series, based on the "Blandings Castle" and "Ukridge" comedy stories by P. G. Wodehouse. The series, which followed "The World of Wooster", was shown on BBC Television during 1967 ("Blandings Castle", 6 episodes) and 1968 ("Ukridge", 7 episodes). Apart from one or more extracts from a solitary episode of "Blandings Castle" ("Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend") broadcast in February 1967 all episodes of both series are lost. (See Wiping.) "The World of Wodehouse" was created as a result of the success of "The World of Wooster". Michael