Pat Coombs

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Patricia Doombs (27 August 1926 – May 22, 2002) was an English actress.

She specialized in the portrayal of the eternally weak female, putting her comically under the thumb of more popular characters.

She appeared on radio, film, and television sitcoms.

Early life

Coombs, a young girl from Camberwell, South London, was one of three children; her father worked in insurance for the Employers' Liability, the forerunner of the Commercial Union.

Coombs attended the County School for Girls in Beckenham, Kent. She began teaching as a student kindergarten teacher, but after that, an eagerness to act led her to enroll in drama lessons during the Second World War with her friend and neighbor Vivien Merchant. She received a scholarship to study as an actress at LAMDA, where she later taught dialect.

Personal life

Coombs never married or had children. She said she came close to marrying twice but that she was not confident enough to move forward. "I've never been terribly optimistic; I'd guess if I'd been married, my future would have gone out of the window," she said.

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Career

'Nola', the dim and put-upon daughter of Irene Handl of Arthur Askey's Hello Playmates, appeared on Bob Monkhouse's show, was the first woman to make her name in the post-war era of radio comedy. Along Ted Ray and Charlie Chester, Coombs also performed as a comedy stooge in radio shows.

She appeared in an episode of his series Hancock's Half Hour (1957), giving her an early television break. She continued her appearances in The Cyril Fletcher Exhibition (1959), and then became a regular performer in The Dick Emery Exhibition. Barney Is My Darling (1965–66) and Barbara Windsor appeared in Barney Is My Darling (1965–66), as well as Irene Handl and Wild, Wild Women (1969). Lucretia Tox appeared in the BBC's 13-part adaptation of Dombey and Son.

The actresses gained a greater platform for their talents after a brief association with Peggy Mount in the television series Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (1977–81), set in a home for the elderly, when the actresses reunited in Yorkshire Television's You're Only Young Twice (1977–81). Coombs made two contributions to Dad's Army over her long career. In 1970 she appeared in Mrs Hall in the first film version, and in 1975 she appeared in "A Soldier's Farewell" in the radio version.

Beggar My Neighbour (1966-68), Don't Drink the Water (1974–75), Up Pompeii! Till Death We Do Part (1966–75) and its sequel In Sickness and in Wellbeing (1990, 1992) and The Lady is a Tramp (1983), in the last of which she co-starred with Patricia Hayes in a series set among 'down-and-outs'. Coombs appeared on This Is Your Life (1978–94) and appeared as a guest on Noel Edmonds' Saturday night entertainment show Blankety Blank and Celebrity Squares (1990–94), which were also on the show Blankety Blank and Celebrity Squares (1995–94), returning for its revival in 1993–94.

She appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1989. Marge Green, Brown Owl of the Walford Brownies' pack, where she collaborated closely with EastEnders regulars June Brown, Edna Doré, and Gretchen Franklin for a year. Coombs' character was introduced as part of a deliberate effort to inject humour into the program, but the programme had been chastised for being too depressing. Following Michael Ferguson's arrival as the new executive producer in 1990, the actor became one of many to be axed in 1990. Coombs was reported to be terribly upset that Marge's character only lived for one year, but the designers felt there was no place in the program's latest attempt for a woman "whose prime function was supposed to be comedic relief."

Coombs appeared in BBC comedy Birds of a Feather, Boon, and the BBC medical drama Doctors, her last on screen appearance after her stint in EastEnders.

According to The Guinness Book of Records, she holds the most viewers for a television commercial. "I just couldn't recall the product's name," Coombs says.

Coombs appeared in many films, including A Stitch in Time (1963), Carry On Doctor (1967), and Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler (1972), On the Buses (1971), and Dad's Army (1971). In 1971, she played Shenrietta Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in a minor uncredited role.

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Coombs appeared on children's television for the first time. She was one of the voices heard in Ragdolly Anna (1982–87), and she performed Policewoman Pat in Mooncat and Co (1984–85) with Keith Chegwin as one of the puppets. She appeared in Rainbow (1981–82), The Basil Brush Show (1977–79) and Supergran, as well as Stanley Baxter's appearance in the first two seasons of Mr Majeika (1988–89), among others.

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