Gabrielle Glaister

Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July 1960) is an English actress. She played Patricia Farnham in British soap opera Brookside and Trish Wallace in Family Affairs. She also played Bob/Kate/Bobbie Parkhurst in several episodes of Blackadder.

Glaister appeared in the title role in a stage production of Oliver Twist, alongside Ben Elton as the Artful Dodger. In 1983, she returned to the stage in Denise Deegan's comedy play Daisy Pulls It Off.

Glaister's first television roles were in 1983 in Jury and Jane Eyre. Her first notable television roles were three appearances as "Bob" in the 1980s Blackadder series and the part of Patricia Farnham, the long-suffering partner of Max Farnham (Steven Pinder), in Brookside from 1990 until 1996.

Glaister returned to soap acting in 2000 when she appeared in Coronation Street as Debs Brownlow, the sister of Natalie Horrocks, played by Denise Welch. Her next soap role was in Channel 5 soap Family Affairs from September 2004 playing Trish Wallace until September 2005. In 2019, Glaister took the role of Hilary Benshaw in Emmerdale, playing rival to Nicola King as they both vied to be elected as a local councillor. She later re-appeared in Coronation Street as Fern Lindon from August - November 2022.

• Daisy Pulls It Off
• Elton John's Glasses by David Farr
• Insignificance by Terry Johnson

• Gabrielle Glaister at IMDb
• Joining Coronation Street in 2000