Patricia Routledge — Marquee

Patricia Routledge

Acting · 1929–2025 · Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Known for

Keeping Up Appearances

7.7

Keeping Up Appearances

1990 · Series · Hyacinth Bucket

To Sir, with Love

7.5

To Sir, with Love

1967 · Clinty Clintridge

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.3

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996 · Series · Hetty Wainthropp

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

7.9

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

1985 · Series

The Pirates of Penzance

6.6

The Pirates of Penzance

1980 · Ruth

Tales of the Unexpected

6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Series · Milly Dobson

Steptoe and Son

7.8

Steptoe and Son

1962 · Series · Madame Fontana (Beryl Duddy)

...And Mother Makes Five

6.4

...And Mother Makes Five

1974 · Series

Anybody's Nightmare

5.8

Anybody's Nightmare

2001 · Sheila Bowler

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

6.7

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968 · Lucille Beatty

Girl Stroke Boy

5.6

Girl Stroke Boy

1971 · Pamela Hovendon

Natural World

7.4

Natural World

1983 · Series · Narrator

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

8.5

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

2006 · Cousin Ribby

Anybody's Nightmare

5.8

Anybody's Nightmare

2001 · Sheila Bowler

Talking Heads 2

8.5

Talking Heads 2

1998

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

9.5

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

1997 · Hyacinth

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.3

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996 · Series · Hetty Wainthropp

Hildegard

6.5

Hildegard

1994 · Hildegard von Bingen

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 · Ribby (voice)

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 · Cousin Ribby (voice)

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

6.4

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1992 · Series · Cousin Ribby (voice)

Miss Pym's Day Out

8.0

Miss Pym's Day Out

1992 · Barbara Pym

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Mrs Pym's Day Out

1992 · Series · Barbara Pym

Keeping Up Appearances

7.7

Keeping Up Appearances

1990 · Series · Hyacinth Bucket

Missing Persons

4.0

Missing Persons

1990 · Hetty Wainthrop

Customers From Hell

Customers From Hell

1989

First and Last

7.0

First and Last

1989 · Ivy

Talking Heads

6.7

Talking Heads

1988 · Series · Miss Fozzard / Irene Ruddock

Talking Heads

5.0

Talking Heads

1988

When We Are Married

7.0

When We Are Married

1987 · Maria Helliwell