One of the best-known faces from Coronation Street has come out of retirement at the age of 94 to make a short film in East Sussex.
Thelma Barlow, who played iconic character Mavis for 26 years, stars in Sleepless in Settle, which is having its premiere in Rye on Saturday.Ms Barlow, who is now 95 and lives in Faversham in Kent, said: "It was so lovely filming in Rye.""It was three action-packed days. It took me right back to my early days of rep theatre."
Sleepless in Settle is a 20-minute long comedy filmed entirely in Rye and Rye Harbour in September 2023.Filming took place in the Old Vicarage in Rye Harbour, a garden centre and a community centre in the town over three days.Actress Judy Flynn, who wrote and directed the film, worked with Thelma Barlow on Dinnerladies in the 90s."We met again at her 90th birthday party and I asked if I could write something specifically for her and she agreed.
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