Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

Acting Born 1929-02-17 Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK Died 2025-10-03

Biography

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.

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Known For

Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 ★ 6.6
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 ★ 5.2
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956
Crown Court
Crown Court
1972 ★ 5.7
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 ★ 6.7
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
1962 ★ 7.3
Natural World
Natural World
1983 ★ 7.4
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967 ★ 7.0
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
1959 ★ 4.8
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
1978 ★ 5.3
Parkinson
Parkinson
1998
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 ★ 4.2
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 ★ 6.8
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 ★ 7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 ★ 7.0
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play
1960
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 ★ 7.3
ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week
1955 ★ 4.0