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Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

ActingBorn 1929-02-17Died 2025-10-03 (96)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

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

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

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

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Natural World

Natural World

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

Filmography

65 credits

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Remembers…

Remembers…

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Anybody's Nightmare

Anybody's Nightmare

Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

Parkinson

Parkinson

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hildegard

Hildegard

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

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

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

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Miss Pym's Day Out

Miss Pym's Day Out

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

Missing Persons

Missing Persons

First and Last

First and Last

Customers From Hell

Customers From Hell

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

Natural World

Natural World

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

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 Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

A Visit from Miss Prothero

A Visit from Miss Prothero

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

More Awkward Customers

More Awkward Customers

...And Mother Makes Five

...And Mother Makes Five

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Play for Today

Play for Today

Egghead's Robot

Egghead's Robot

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Lock Up Your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Ooh La La!

Ooh La La!

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Pretty Polly

Pretty Polly

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

Iolanthe

Iolanthe

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Victoria Regina

Victoria Regina

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show