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Howards' Way
Howards' Way is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business communities in the fictional town of Tarrant on the south coast of England, and was filmed on the River Hamble and the Solent. Most of the location filming for the series was carried out in Bursledon, Hamble, Swanwick, Warsash, Hill Head, Lee-on-the-Solent,
Patricia Shakesby
Patricia Shakesby (born 6 November 1942) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her role as Polly Urquhart in "Howards' Way". She is also notable for being an original cast member of "Coronation Street", in which she played Susan Cunningham, the first on-screen love interest of Ken Barlow.
Early life and roles.
Shakesby was born in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her TV credits include: "Hancock's Half Hour", "Dixon of