Patricia Routledge

Acting

Born: 1929-02-17 in Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

Died: 2025-10-03

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.

Acting

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Lucille Beatty

First and Last

Ivy

A Visit from Miss Prothero

Miss Prothero

Girl Stroke Boy

Pamela Hovendon

Keep Off The Grass

Bag Lady

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

"Posh" Lady

The Pirates of Penzance

Ruth

Anybody's Nightmare

Sheila Bowler

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Miss Reece

The Beggar's Opera

Mrs. Peachum

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Mrs. Woolley

The Imitation Game

Doris and Doreen

Doreen Bidmead

Talking Heads

Talking Heads 2

Up Among the Cuckoos

Miss Furling

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Self

Hildegard

Hildegard von Bingen

Egghead's Robot

Pretty Polly

Miss Gudgeon

More Awkward Customers

Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel

To Sir, with Love

Clinty Clintridge

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Hyacinth

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Self - Presenter

Androcles and the Lion

Magaera, Androcles' Wife

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Herself

Missing Persons

Hetty Wainthrop

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Mrs. Featherstone

When We Are Married

Maria Helliwell

Miss Pym's Day Out

Barbara Pym

A Woman of No Importance.

Miss Schofield

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck

Cousin Ribby (voice)

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Cousin Ribby

Customers From Hell

Hobson's Choice

Maggie Hobson

Lock Up Your Daughters

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Self

Iolanthe

Plain Jane

Jane

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding

Ribby (voice)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Self

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Lucille Beatty

First and Last

Ivy

A Visit from Miss Prothero

Miss Prothero

Girl Stroke Boy

Pamela Hovendon

Keep Off The Grass

Bag Lady

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

"Posh" Lady

The Pirates of Penzance

Ruth

Anybody's Nightmare

Sheila Bowler

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Miss Reece

The Beggar's Opera

Mrs. Peachum

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Mrs. Woolley

The Imitation Game

Doris and Doreen

Doreen Bidmead

Talking Heads

Talking Heads 2

Up Among the Cuckoos

Miss Furling

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Self

Hildegard

Hildegard von Bingen

Egghead's Robot

Pretty Polly

Miss Gudgeon

More Awkward Customers

Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel

To Sir, with Love

Clinty Clintridge

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Hyacinth

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Self - Presenter

Androcles and the Lion

Magaera, Androcles' Wife

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Herself

Missing Persons

Hetty Wainthrop

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Mrs. Featherstone

When We Are Married

Maria Helliwell

Miss Pym's Day Out

Barbara Pym

A Woman of No Importance.

Miss Schofield

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck

Cousin Ribby (voice)

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Cousin Ribby

Customers From Hell

Hobson's Choice

Maggie Hobson

Lock Up Your Daughters

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Self

Iolanthe

Plain Jane

Jane

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding

Ribby (voice)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Self