<P> Another of Cole's famous roles was of bad - tempered retired photojournalist Diana Trent in the sitcom Waiting for God, which ran from 1990 to 1994 . Although Diana was supposed to be a pensioner, Cole was actually 48 years old when she took the role, for which she received the 1992 Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards . </P> <P> From 2004 to 2009, Cole starred with Martin Clunes and Caroline Catz in the ITV comedy - drama, Doc Martin as Joan Norton, aunt of Clunes's character Dr Martin Ellingham . In 2006, Cole starred with Victoria Wood in the BAFTA award - winning World War II drama Housewife, 49 as Mrs Waite, the local head of what was then the WVS . Cole also had a small role in the 2008 romantic comedy Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day as Miss Pettigrew's grumpy boss, Miss Holt . </P> <P> In April 2011, Cole joined the cast of Coronation Street, playing Sylvia Goodwin, the mother of regular character Roy Cropper . In August 2012, she was cast in an adaptation of the 1938 thriller film The Lady Vanishes on the BBC . </P> <P> In August 2013, it was announced that Cole had left Coronation Street, just episodes after her onscreen daughter - in - law had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer . It was initially speculated that her sudden departure was due to illness but Cole later confirmed on Twitter that her already pending departure had been brought forward due to her brother's death . </P>

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