One Foot in the Grave dry-cleaners, only for her to return with a gorilla costume. Another occasion saw her persuading Victor to take on a dog whose owner had just died. Victor spent time building a kennel in the garden and when Mrs Warboys arrives with the dog, she forgets to mention that the dog is stuffed - much to Victor and Margaret's consternation. On another occasion she won a competition where the prize was either to earn £500 or to have a life-size waxwork model made of herself, which had to be delivered to the Meldrews' house; she chose the waxwork. As it turned
Doreen Sloane Doreen Sloane Doreen Sloane (24 February 1934 in Birkenhead – 8 April 1990 in Liverpool) was an English actress, best known for playing Annabelle Collins, one of the original characters in the soap opera "Brookside" on Channel 4. She trained at the Elliott Clarke Theatre School in Liverpool and appeared in repertory theatres before being cast in the first of four roles in "Coronation Street". Sloane also appeared in the films "Yanks" and "Chariots of Fire". Other TV appearances include "Nearest and Dearest", "Last of the Summer Wine" and "How We Used To Live" and in the soap operas "Coronation