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Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

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

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023 • Self
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017 • Herself
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
2016 • Self - Presenter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006 • Cousin Ribby
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 • Self
Anybody's Nightmare
Anybody's Nightmare
2001 • Sheila Bowler
Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2
1998
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997 • Hyacinth

Full filmography

Anybody's Nightmare
Anybody's Nightmare
2001 • Sheila Bowler
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Hildegard
Hildegard
1994 • Hildegard von Bingen
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Miss Pym's Day Out
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992 • Barbara Pym
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Missing Persons
Missing Persons
1990 • Hetty Wainthrop
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When We Are Married
When We Are Married
1987 • Maria Helliwell
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The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
1983 • Mrs. Peachum
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Doris and Doreen
Doris and Doreen
1978 • Doreen Bidmead
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More Awkward Customers
More Awkward Customers
1975 • Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
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Girl Stroke Boy
Girl Stroke Boy
1971 • Pamela Hovendon
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Up Among the Cuckoos
1970 • Miss Furling
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Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion
1967 • Magaera, Androcles' Wife
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Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly
1967 • Miss Gudgeon
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To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love
1967 • Clinty Clintridge
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Iolanthe
Iolanthe
1966 • Iolanthe
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Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
1962 • Maggie Hobson
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Patricia Routledge – Biography, Known For & Filmography