
Patricia Routledge
Acting
Born 1929-02-17 · 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

7.7
Keeping Up Appearances
1990 · TV

7.3
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · TV

6.3
...And Mother Makes Five
1974 · TV

7.9
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985 · TV

7.5
Affairs of the Heart
1983 · TV

7.0
Nicholas Nickleby
1977 · TV

10.0
Victoria Regina
1964 · TV

6.3
Sense and Sensibility
1971 · TV

Remembers…
2022 · TV

6.2
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992 · TV

6.6
Play for Today
1970 · TV

5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV

7.3
Z-Cars
1962 · TV

6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · TV

10.0
Ooh La La!
1968 · TV

7.4
Natural World
1983 · TV

7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · TV

7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV

8.0
Objects of Affection
1982 · TV

4.8
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV

7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · TV

6.7
Talking Heads
1988 · TV

6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV

4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV

4.0
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · TV

Tony Awards
1956 · TV

Theatre Night
1957 · TV

Mrs Pym's Day Out
1992 · TV

6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV

5.3
An Audience with...
1978 · TV

Parkinson
1998 · TV