
Patricia Routledge
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.
TV Shows(30)

Remembers…
Self

Parkinson
Self

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Cousin Ribby (voice)

Mrs Pym's Day Out
Barbara Pym

Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth Bucket

Talking Heads
Irene Ruddock

Talking Heads
Miss Fozzard

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Marjorie And Men
Marjorie Belton

Affairs of the Heart

Natural World
Narrator

Objects of Affection
Miss Schofield

Tales of the Unexpected
Milly Dobson

An Audience with...
Self

BBC2 Play of the Week
Peggy Prothero

Nicholas Nickleby
Mme. Mantalini
Jubilee 1977
Jane

...And Mother Makes Five

Affairs of the Heart
Mrs Meldrum