Nora Batty
Fictional character from Last of the Summer Wine
Nora Batty (née Renshaw) is a fictional character in the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine. Nora became a national icon, recognised by her wrinkled stockings, pinny and distinctive style of hair curlers. She appeared in 243 of the 295 episodes.
In the pilot episode, "Of Funerals and Fish", Compo Simmonite refers to her as "Eunice", while her husband (later Wally) is "Harold".
Fictional character biography
Early life
Nora was one of five siblings: Madge, who emigrated to Australia; Billy, who also emigrated but spent all his time dying; Clara, who only comes for Christmas; and Stella (Barbara Young), who came to housesit for Nora when she went to care for Madge in Australia. Nora did work during World War II at an ammunition factory.
She married Wally Batty (Joe Gladwin), a railway engineer, in World War II (45 episodes 1975-87).
Later years
Wally and Nora never had any children; Nora wore the trousers and frequently man-handled her husband, turning him shell-shocked very early on. The two managed to live together, but Wally did run away to stay with his mother once in 1972. Nora was a strict person on the exterior, but if you chipped further down she was a caring person who had her sensitive spots.
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