Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

Birthday: February 17, 1929 in Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

Deathday: October 3, 2025

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 Performa...nce in 1992 and 1993.

Known For

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Self - Presenter

Anybody's Nightmare

Anybody's Nightmare

Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Parkinson

Parkinson

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Natural World

Natural World

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp

Hildegard

Hildegard

Hildegard von Bingen

The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

Cousin Ribby (voice)

Miss Pym's Day Out

Miss Pym's Day Out

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Cousin Ribby (voice)

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Missing Persons

Missing Persons

Hetty Wainthrop

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

Hyacinth Bucket

First and Last

First and Last

Customers From Hell

Customers From Hell

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

Maria Helliwell

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

Marjorie And Men

Marjorie And Men

Keep Off The Grass

Keep Off The Grass

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

A Woman of No Importance.

A Woman of No Importance.

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

Play for Today

Play for Today

A Visit from Miss Prothero

A Visit from Miss Prothero

Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Plain Jane

Plain Jane

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

More Awkward Customers

More Awkward Customers

Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

...And Mother Makes Five

...And Mother Makes Five

Ooh La La!

Ooh La La!

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

Pamela Hovendon

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Up Among the Cuckoos

Up Among the Cuckoos

Egghead's Robot

Egghead's Robot

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Mrs. Featherstone

Lock Up Your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Pretty Polly

Pretty Polly

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

Clinty Clintridge

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Magaera, Androcles' Wife

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Iolanthe

Iolanthe

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Victoria Regina

Victoria Regina

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Self - Presenter

Anybody's Nightmare

Anybody's Nightmare

Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Hildegard

Hildegard

Hildegard von Bingen

The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

Cousin Ribby (voice)

Miss Pym's Day Out

Miss Pym's Day Out

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Missing Persons

Missing Persons

Hetty Wainthrop

First and Last

First and Last

Customers From Hell

Customers From Hell

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

Maria Helliwell

Keep Off The Grass

Keep Off The Grass

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

A Woman of No Importance.

A Woman of No Importance.

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

A Visit from Miss Prothero

A Visit from Miss Prothero

Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

Plain Jane

Plain Jane

More Awkward Customers

More Awkward Customers

Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

Pamela Hovendon

Up Among the Cuckoos

Up Among the Cuckoos

Egghead's Robot

Egghead's Robot

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Mrs. Featherstone

Lock Up Your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Pretty Polly

Pretty Polly

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

Clinty Clintridge

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Magaera, Androcles' Wife

Iolanthe

Iolanthe

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Parkinson

Parkinson

Natural World

Natural World

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Cousin Ribby (voice)

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

Hyacinth Bucket

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

Marjorie And Men

Marjorie And Men

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

Play for Today

Play for Today

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

...And Mother Makes Five

...And Mother Makes Five

Ooh La La!

Ooh La La!

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Victoria Regina

Victoria Regina

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

Theatre Night

Theatre Night