'''Brigit Forsyth''' (born 28 July 1940 in [[Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Thelma Ferris in the [[BBC|BBC]] comed In 2013, Forsyth appeared as Mrs. Jennings in [[Helen Edmundson]]'s [[BBC Radio 4]] adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Sense and Sensibility]]''.<ref>{{Ci

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