Patricia Routledge
Acting
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.
Born: February 17, 1929
Place of Birth: Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
Known For
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
Patricia Routledge, as patron of the Beatrix Potter Society, presents a documentary on the author's life and work.
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes.
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Classic tales of Peter Rabbit."Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter." So begins the first of Original Peter Rabbit TalesTM, which have been translated into 35 languages and have achieved international success in more than 117 countries worldwide. The beautiful illustrations are magically brought to life in this captivating series, including a live action introduction featuring Niamh Cusack as Beatrix Potter, specially tailored for each story. This DVD includes three delightful tales: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny", "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse", and "The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck", all beautifully animated and featuring the voices of Richard Griffiths (Harry Potter), June Whitfield (Ab Fab) and others!
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 2. Tom Kitten and his sisters spoil the tea party of their mother Tabitha, while Jemina Puddle-Duck meets the most peculiar foxy gentleman.
Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you that she is a gracious hostess, a respected citizen, and a well-connected member of high society. If you don't believe that, just ask her best friend Elizabeth, held captive in Hyacinth's kitchen; or the postmen and neighbours who bristle at the sound of her voice; or Richard, her weary and compliant husband. In fact, Hyacinth's reputation could be as perfect as her new lounge set, if not for her senile father's love of running wild in the nip. Oh, and she would prefer it if her brother-in-law was a sharper dresser. And that her husband was more ambitious. And that her sisters were more presentable. And do take your shoes off before you come in the house, dear. Mind that you don't brush against the wallpaper.
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV is a British sketch comedy series created by and starring comedian Victoria Wood with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. The show broadcast on BBC Two between 1985 and 1987, and included sketches that became famous in the United Kingdom; these included one-offs like Two Soups and regular features such as Acorn Antiques, as well as musical performances by Wood including her most well-known number, The Ballad of Barry and Freda.
To Sir, with Love
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.
Natural World
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
The Imitation Game
Second World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands a post with the signals corps attempting to crack the Enigma code.
Filmography
as Herself
as Self - Presenter
as Cousin Ribby
as Sheila Bowler
as Self
as Hyacinth
as Hetty Wainthropp
as Hildegard von Bingen
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
as Barbara Pym
as Barbara Pym
as Hyacinth Bucket
as Hetty Wainthrop
as Ivy
as Miss Fozzard
as Irene Ruddock
as Maria Helliwell
as Narrator
as Mrs. Peachum
as Miss Schofield
as Miss Schofield
as Ruth
as "Posh" Lady
as Milly Dobson
as Doreen Bidmead
as Miss Prothero
as Self
as Peggy Prothero
as Mme. Mantalini
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
as Pamela Hovendon
as Mrs. Jennings
as Mrs. Featherstone
as Miss Reece
as Lucille Beatty
as Mrs. Woolley
as Magaera, Androcles' Wife
as Miss Gudgeon
as Clinty Clintridge
as Iolanthe
as Annie Parker
as Dorine
as Beryl Turner
as Queen Victoria
as Maggie Hobson
as Aunt Mabel
as Miss Furling
as Maggie Hobson
as Self