Sylvie Gatrill dead – Brookside, The Responder and Bread star passes away as tributes flood in for ‘true legend’
thesun.co.ukTRIBUTES are flooding in after the death of TV legend Sylvie Gatrill. The casting agent and actress, who starred in Brookside, The Responder and Bread, died over the weekend.
It's believed she had been suffering from cancer, the Liverpool Echo reports. Sylvie was in the process of filming fantasy film Wings, which is due for release this year.
Tony Schumacher, writer of Liverpool-based BBC drama The Responder, posted: "So sorry to hear of the passing of the quite brilliant Sylvie Gatrill. "Such a talented actress who was so important in helping set the tone of The Responder. "My thoughts are with her family." STAR DIES Sylvie played Mrs Cullen in Bread.
She also performed in Brookside and Little Boy Blue, which is about the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones. Her Bread co-star Tony Nyland said: "I've just heard the sad news that the lovely, talented Sylvie Gatrill has died. "Sylvie and me had a great time playing Edith and Hesketh Cullen in the BBC series Bread. "Deepest condolences to her family and friends." Elsewhere, Sylvie ran training and talent agency Allstars Casting.
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