Patricia Routledge
Date of birth: 1929-02-17
Place of birth: Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was a British actress, comedian and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993.
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968-07-12
George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wif
First and Last
1989-12-12
The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of B
A Visit from Miss Prothero
1978-01-11
Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late
Girl Stroke Boy
1971-08-12
When a young man brings an unexpected new partner home for dinner, the underlying prejudices of his
Keep Off The Grass
1983-09-26
A BAFTA award nominated drama about a park keeper who arrives to open up his park. Waiting at the g
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980-05-08
Egyptologist Robin Ellis and American reporter Eva Marie Saint uncover King Tut's burial site but we
The Pirates of Penzance
1980-06-01
As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been appr
Anybody's Nightmare
2001-09-28
Based on the true story of Shelia Bowler, accused of murdering her elderly aunt.
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968-09-11
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra
The Beggar's Opera
1983-01-01
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC telev
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968-03-04
A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry a
The Imitation Game
1980-04-24
Second World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands a p
Doris and Doreen
1978-12-16
A series of pink forms has Doris and Doreen fearing for their cushy jobs.
Talking Heads
1988-04-19
Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a v
Talking Heads 2
1998-10-06
A series of monologues.
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970-06-07
A couple rebel against being forced out of their home (in the name of progress) and into a high rise
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
2023-01-14
Keeping Up Appearances remains one of Britain's best loved series. Running for 5 years throughout th
Hildegard
1994-01-03
An abbess, visionary, naturalist, playwright and composer, Hildegard of Bingen (played by Patricia R
Egghead's Robot
1970-01-01
'Egghead' Wentworth adapts his father's robot paratrooper to perform his chores, but forgets to prog
Pretty Polly
1967-10-19
Miss Polly decides to spend a few months with her wealthy spinster aunt as a traveling companion. Wh
More Awkward Customers
1975-11-10
Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in deali
To Sir, with Love
1967-06-14
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his un
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997-05-20
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-spec
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
2016-01-26
Patricia Routledge, as patron of the Beatrix Potter Society, presents a documentary on the author's
Androcles and the Lion
1967-11-15
The story of Androcles, the simple-hearted Christian tailor whose friendship with a lion saves himse
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017-11-25
Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who
Missing Persons
1990-05-30
During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969-04-24
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
When We Are Married
1987-12-26
Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually m
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992-02-19
In 1977, after a fourteen year dry spell, the novelist Barbara Pym was nominated for a Booker Award
A Woman of No Importance.
1982-11-19
Award-winning one-woman drama starring Patricia Routledge. What do Miss Schofield and the gang find
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993-04-09
"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 2. Tom Kitten and his sisters spoil the tea party o
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006-01-01
Classic tales of Peter Rabbit."Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were
Customers From Hell
1989-01-01
John Cleese training video on customers.
Hobson's Choice
1962-09-25
Maggie Hobson (Patricia Routledge) decides to marry Willie Mossop (Michael Caine), the gifted but un
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969-03-29
Three sailors on leave turn a British town upside down.
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1988-01-01
Barry Humphries performance at The Hilton Hotel London for The Variety Club of Great Britain.
Iolanthe
1966-03-27
Half-fae-half-mortal shepherd Strephon wants to wed shepherdress Phyllis, but, although she reciproc
Plain Jane
1977-06-14
A well-to-do family moves from the city to a country farmhouse, determined to make a go of things on
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993-08-29
"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 3. While hiding from his mother Tabitha, Tom Kitten