Sister of Duggie Brown .In 2001, Lynne was re-admitted to hospital, once again in serious ill-health, reportedly with heart problems.Following her departure, Perrie released her biography entitled 'Secrets of the Street', a book which contained candid admission of a string of affairs while married, an alcohol addiction, and the revelation that her son was suffering from the Aids virus. She also appeared in a soft-porn video and became the darling of the chat show circuit before fading into obscurity.Yorkshire born entertainer who began as a cabaret singer in the tough working-men's clubs of northern England before landing a string of minor roles in established television serials and eventually achieving stardom with a lead in the acclaimed film, Kes (1969).In 1994, Perrie was written out of the top-rated soap under something of a cloud. She maintained that few plot lines and infrequent appearances had eroded the essence of her character and she had therefore elected to leave the series voluntarily. The UK press, however, speculated that she had been dismissed from the programme due to the effects of cosmetic surgery to her face.At the height of her fame, she suffered a heart attack. Ironically, while undergoing subsequent surgery for a replacement heart valve, actor Peter Dudley , who played her on-screen husband, was admitted to the same hospital and pronounced dead following a stroke.Best known as Ivy Brennan (nee Tilsley), a role she played continuously in "Coronation Street" (1960) for fifteen years from 1979.One son, Stephen)
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper ( ), a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher Mr. Farthing ( ) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.