Patricia Mason (2nd Woman Customer in What Big Eyes)

Mason was active onscreen between 1962 and 1980. She had extensive experience in theatre with early employment including time as part of the Lichfield Repertory Company in such productions as Search No More at the David Garrick theatre during June and July 1950 and When We Are Married over August 1950. She appeared as Cleopatra in The Enchanted Garden at the Saville theatre during October and November 1951 and as part of the newly formed Fraser Neal Players who opened a new season at the Dunfermline Opera House with the play Jeannie. This was followed by productions of Gaslight, Little Lambs Eat Ivy, Pick Up Girl and Mary Rose from April 1952. For a time she was a member of the Castle Players based at the Grand Theatre in Lancaster where she was involved in such productions as Black Coffee, Wuthering Heights, Madam Tic-Tac and This Happy Breed during 1953 and 1954.

Her earliest television role was as a cook in the Dr Finlay’s Casebook episode 'A Spotless Reputation' (25th October 1962). This debut was followed by Mason playing Lady Winseal in the ITV Play of the Week episode 'Double Stakes' (7th May 1963). Next was a small role as Miss Patterson in 'Slim Jim' (1st February 1964), an episode of Dixon of Dock Green, and another role in Dr Finlay’s Casebook playing Mrs Snoddie in the episode 'Stranger in Town' (22nd March 1964).

She played supporting roles in The Benny Hill Show episode 'Opportunity Calls' (6th November 1965) and was then absent from the screen for over a year before she featured in The Wednesday Play instalment 'Kippers and Curtains' (6th December 1967), followed by 'The Golden Dart' (4th August 1968), an episode of the BBC anthology series Detective. Her third and final appearance in Dr Finlay’s Casebook was as a matron in the episode 'The Visitation' (9th March 1969). She joined Terry Scott as part of the cast of his show Scott On… contributing to the episode 'Superstitions' (28th September 1969).

She had a rare big screen role playing a gentlewoman in Roman Polanski’s film version of Macbeth (1971). Her next television role was as Mrs Abbot in 'Public Concern' (20th October 1974), an episode of the business drama The Brothers. She then appeared in the BBC Play for Today production 'Sunset Across the Bay' (20th February 1975) which was written by Alan Bennet and directed by Stephen Frears. Mason played the role of Miss Venables.

Following her appearance as a shop customer in the Beasts episode 'What Big Eyes' Mason has a small role as a wife in the tenth episode of the BBC series Anna Karenina (9th April 1978). She also appeared as a Scottish lady in the first episode of the Armchair Thriller story 'Rachel in Danger' (21st February 1978).

TV Credits
1962 Dr Finlay’s Casebook – 'A Spotless Reputation'
1963 ITV Play of the Week – 'Double Stakes'
1964 Dixon of Dock Green – 'Slim Jim', Dr Finlay’s Casebook – 'Stranger in Town'
1965 The Benny Hill Show
1967 The Wednesday Play – 'Kippers and Curtains'
1968 Detective – 'The Golden Dart'
1969 Dr Finlay’s Casebook – 'The Visitation', Castle Haven (as Mrs Bolan), Scott On… 'Superstitions'
1974 The Brothers – 'Public Concern'
1975 The Dick Emery Show
1976 Beasts – 'What Big Eyes'
1977 Anna Karenina
1978 Armchair Thriller – 'Rachel in Danger'

Film Credits
1971 Macbeth
1975 The Adolescents