An actor has appealed for more help to find his sister-in-law who has now been missing for over four nights.

Mackenzie Crook, known for his roles in The Office, Game of Thrones and Pirates of the Caribbean, has been searching for Laurel Aldridge who was last seen on Tuesday, February 14.

Laurel, 62, left the home she shares with her husband in Walberton, near Arundel, with her family saying they are worried for her safety. The mum-of-three is undergoing chemotherapy with her son-in-law, Charlie Wheeler, saying that she “might be having some sort of mental health episode”.

Speaking to ITV News Meridian, Mackenzie said: "There's been a lot of people out there looking for her in the woodlands but I'd really like to appeal to people to go out in their back gardens and have a look. She's been missing for three nights, now entering the fourth one, we're obviously very worried.

The Argus: Laurel AldridgeLaurel Aldridge (Image: Arun Police)

“She was wearing a bright blue fleece but with a grey coat over the top, a brown wooly hat, a turtle scarf and black trousers.

"It's very out of character, she's going through chemotherapy for cancer and she missed a session on Tuesday, she's very vulnerable and we're imagining she's having some sort of crisis. That's why we're so desperate to find her.”

Laurel, who often takes her dogs out for walks, left the house with no keys, did not take her car and did not take her pets.


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She did not let anyone know she was going out or where she would be going.

Sussex Police have been searching for Laurel and a coastguard team and helicopter were deployed to look for her, but to no avail.

The Argus: Mackenzie CrookMackenzie Crook (Image: PA)

In a statement, a spokesperson for Sussex Police said: “We’re growing increasingly concerned for Laurel Aldridge, who has been missing from Walberton, near Arundel, since yesterday.

“She may have travelled as far north as Bignor Hill, and we’re urging anyone who sees her to please call 999 quoting 347 of 14/02.”