<P> Born in Dukinfield , Cheshire , Staff was best known for her role as one of the main characters , Nora Batty , in the long - running BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine . She played Nora Batty from the pilot episode in 1973 ( though in the pilot and first series , she was referred to as Mrs. Batty ) until 2008 , the year she died from a brain tumour . </P>
<P> Born in Dukinfield , Cheshire , Staff was best known for her role as one of the main characters , Nora Batty , in the long - running BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine . She played Nora Batty from the pilot episode in 1973 ( though in the pilot and first series , she was referred to as Mrs. Batty ) until 2008 , the year she died from a brain tumour . </P>
when did kathy staff leave last of the summer wine
when did kathy staff leave last of the summer wine
2008
2008