Gabrielle Glaister is an English actress. Glaister attended Chichester College where she studied English and Drama, then trained at the National Youth Theatre, before appearing on Broadway. Glaister appeared in the title role in a stage production of Oliver Twist, alongside Ben Elton's Artful Dodger. Notable television roles include three appearances as "Bob" in the Blackadder series and the part of Patricia Farnham, the long-suffering partner of Max Farnham (Steven Pinder), in Brookside. In 198 ...