Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

Acting

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.

Filmography

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends ★ 8.5 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 2006 Anybody's Nightmare ★ 5.8 Anybody's Nightmare 2001 Talking Heads 2 ★ 8.5 Talking Heads 2 1998 The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket ★ 9.5 The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket 1997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ★ 7.4 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 1996 Hildegard ★ 6.5 Hildegard 1994 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding 1993 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck ★ 8.0 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck 1993 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends ★ 6.2 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 1992 Miss Pym's Day Out ★ 8.0 Miss Pym's Day Out 1992 Mrs Pym's Day Out Mrs Pym's Day Out 1992 Keeping Up Appearances ★ 7.7 Keeping Up Appearances 1990 Missing Persons ★ 4.0 Missing Persons 1990 First and Last ★ 7.0 First and Last 1989 Customers From Hell Customers From Hell 1989 Talking Heads ★ 5.0 Talking Heads 1988 Talking Heads ★ 6.7 Talking Heads 1988 When We Are Married ★ 7.0 When We Are Married 1987 Marjorie And Men Marjorie And Men 1985 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV ★ 7.9 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV 1985 Natural World ★ 7.4 Natural World 1983 Keep Off The Grass ★ 7.7 Keep Off The Grass 1983 Affairs of the Heart ★ 7.5 Affairs of the Heart 1983 The Beggar's Opera ★ 5.5 The Beggar's Opera 1983 A Woman of No Importance. ★ 10.0 A Woman of No Importance. 1982 Objects of Affection ★ 8.0 Objects of Affection 1982 The Pirates of Penzance ★ 6.6 The Pirates of Penzance 1980 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb ★ 4.8 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb 1980 The Imitation Game ★ 7.8 The Imitation Game 1980 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Doris and Doreen ★ 6.5 Doris and Doreen 1978 A Visit from Miss Prothero ★ 7.0 A Visit from Miss Prothero 1978 BBC2 Play of the Week ★ 7.0 BBC2 Play of the Week 1977 Plain Jane Plain Jane 1977 Nicholas Nickleby ★ 7.0 Nicholas Nickleby 1977 Jubilee 1977 Jubilee 1977 1977 More Awkward Customers ★ 9.0 More Awkward Customers 1975 Affairs of the Heart ★ 7.0 Affairs of the Heart 1974 ...And Mother Makes Five ★ 6.4 ...And Mother Makes Five 1974 Girl Stroke Boy ★ 5.6 Girl Stroke Boy 1971 Sense and Sensibility ★ 6.3 Sense and Sensibility 1971 Play for Today ★ 6.6 Play for Today 1970 Up Among the Cuckoos Up Among the Cuckoos 1970 Egghead's Robot ★ 6.0 Egghead's Robot 1970 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium ★ 5.9 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969 Lock Up Your Daughters ★ 6.0 Lock Up Your Daughters 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ★ 7.0 ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom ★ 6.8 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom 1968 Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River ★ 6.7 Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River 1968 Ooh La La! ★ 10.0 Ooh La La! 1968 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! ★ 5.4 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! 1968 Androcles and the Lion ★ 9.0 Androcles and the Lion 1967 Pretty Polly ★ 4.2 Pretty Polly 1967 ITV Playhouse ★ 7.0 ITV Playhouse 1967 To Sir, with Love ★ 7.5 To Sir, with Love 1967 NET Playhouse ★ 7.3 NET Playhouse 1966 Iolanthe Iolanthe 1966 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ★ 4.2 Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965 Victoria Regina ★ 10.0 Victoria Regina 1964 Hobson's Choice Hobson's Choice 1962 Z-Cars ★ 7.3 Z-Cars 1962 Sunday-Night Play Sunday-Night Play 1960 No Hiding Place ★ 4.8 No Hiding Place 1959 Theatre Night Theatre Night 1957 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 ITV Play of the Week ★ 4.0 ITV Play of the Week 1955