Patricia Routledge

Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE is a British actress, comedian and singer. She is 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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To Sir, with Love (1967)

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A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Clavell
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Judy Geeson  •  Christian Roberts  •  Suzy Kendall

A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Clavell
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Judy Geeson  •  Christian Roberts  •  Suzy Kendall

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)

A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Ian McShane  •  Mildred Natwick  •  Murray Hamilton

A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Ian McShane  •  Mildred Natwick  •  Murray Hamilton

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)

Egyptologist Robin Ellis and American reporter Eva Marie Saint uncover King Tut's burial site but wealthy profiteer Raymond Burr tries to make sure that the valuable artifacts in its chambers never leave the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Eva Marie Saint  •  Raymond Burr  •  Tom Baker  •  Robin Ellis

Egyptologist Robin Ellis and American reporter Eva Marie Saint uncover King Tut's burial site but wealthy profiteer Raymond Burr tries to make sure that the valuable artifacts in its chambers never leave the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Eva Marie Saint  •  Raymond Burr  •  Tom Baker  •  Robin Ellis

Doris and Doreen (1978)

A series of pink forms has Doris and Doreen fearing for their cushy jobs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Prunella Scales  •  Pete Postlethwaite

A series of pink forms has Doris and Doreen fearing for their cushy jobs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Prunella Scales  •  Pete Postlethwaite

Girl Stroke Boy (1971)

Middle-class parents are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Kellett
CAST:  Joan Greenwood  •  Michael Hordern  •  Clive Francis  •  Patricia Routledge

Middle-class parents are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Kellett
CAST:  Joan Greenwood  •  Michael Hordern  •  Clive Francis  •  Patricia Routledge

First and Last (1989)

The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Dossor
CAST:  Joss Ackland  •  Pat Heywood  •  Patricia Routledge  •  Bernard Gallagher

The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Dossor
CAST:  Joss Ackland  •  Pat Heywood  •  Patricia Routledge  •  Bernard Gallagher

Egghead's Robot (1970)

'Egghead' Wentworth adapts his father's robot paratrooper to perform his chores, but forgets to programme it to keep him out of trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milo Lewis
CAST:  Keith Chegwin  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Richard Wattis  •  Patricia Routledge

'Egghead' Wentworth adapts his father's robot paratrooper to perform his chores, but forgets to programme it to keep him out of trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milo Lewis
CAST:  Keith Chegwin  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Richard Wattis  •  Patricia Routledge

Anybody's Nightmare (2001)

Based on the true story of Shelia Bowler, accused of murdering her elderly aunt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tristram Powell
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Georgina Sutcliffe  •  Thomas Arnold  •  Jean Ainslie

Based on the true story of Shelia Bowler, accused of murdering her elderly aunt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tristram Powell
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Georgina Sutcliffe  •  Thomas Arnold  •  Jean Ainslie

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Richard Attenborough  •  James Booth  •  Freddie Jones

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Richard Attenborough  •  James Booth  •  Freddie Jones

Pretty Polly (1967)

Miss Polly decides to spend a few months with her wealthy spinster aunt as a traveling companion. While in India her aunt's demise leaves her alone to pursue her freedom and explore an arm's length romance with a local boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Trevor Howard  •  Shashi Kapoor  •  Brenda De Banzie

Miss Polly decides to spend a few months with her wealthy spinster aunt as a traveling companion. While in India her aunt's demise leaves her alone to pursue her freedom and explore an arm's length romance with a local boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Trevor Howard  •  Shashi Kapoor  •  Brenda De Banzie

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (1968)

A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he turns 30. Director Joseph McGrath's 1968 British comedy stars Dudley Moore, Suzy Kendall, Eddie Foy Jr. and Patricia Routledge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Dudley Moore  •  Eddie Foy Jr.  •  Suzy Kendall  •  John Bird

A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he turns 30. Director Joseph McGrath's 1968 British comedy stars Dudley Moore, Suzy Kendall, Eddie Foy Jr. and Patricia Routledge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Dudley Moore  •  Eddie Foy Jr.  •  Suzy Kendall  •  John Bird

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)

George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Terry-Thomas  •  Jacqueline Pearce  •  Bernard Cribbins

George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Terry-Thomas  •  Jacqueline Pearce  •  Bernard Cribbins

The Imitation Game (1980)

Second World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands a post with the signals corps attempting to crack the Enigma code.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Harriet Walter  •  Bernard Gallagher  •  Gillian Martell  •  Lorna Yabsley

Second World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands a post with the signals corps attempting to crack the Enigma code.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Harriet Walter  •  Bernard Gallagher  •  Gillian Martell  •  Lorna Yabsley

The Pirates of Penzance (1980)

This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some inevitable, tiny technical shortcomings, a live 1980 performance in Central Park, not the 1983 movie of the same name that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilford Leach  •  Joshua White
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Rex Smith  •  Patricia Routledge

This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some inevitable, tiny technical shortcomings, a live 1980 performance in Central Park, not the 1983 movie of the same name that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilford Leach  •  Joshua White
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Linda Ronstadt  •  Rex Smith  •  Patricia Routledge

Talking Heads (1988)

Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tristram Powell  •  Giles Foster  •  Alan Bennett  •  Stuart Burge
CAST:  Alan Bennett  •  Patricia Routledge  •  Maggie Smith  •  Stephanie Cole

Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tristram Powell  •  Giles Foster  •  Alan Bennett  •  Stuart Burge
CAST:  Alan Bennett  •  Patricia Routledge  •  Maggie Smith  •  Stephanie Cole

Missing Persons (1990)

During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Bennett
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Tony Melody  •  Jean Heywood  •  Jimmy Jewel

During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Bennett
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Tony Melody  •  Jean Heywood  •  Jimmy Jewel

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket (1997)

Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Snoad
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Clive Swift  •  Judy Cornwell  •  Geoffrey Hughes

Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Snoad
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Clive Swift  •  Judy Cornwell  •  Geoffrey Hughes

Talking Heads 2 (1998)

A series of monologues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udayan Prasad  •  Gavin Millar  •  Tristram Powell  •  Stuart Burge  •  Patrick Garland
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Eileen Atkins  •  David Haig  •  Julie Walters

A series of monologues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udayan Prasad  •  Gavin Millar  •  Tristram Powell  •  Stuart Burge  •  Patrick Garland
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Eileen Atkins  •  David Haig  •  Julie Walters

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge (2016)

Patricia Routledge, as patron of the Beatrix Potter Society, presents a documentary on the author's life and work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Denyer
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Quentin Blake  •  Susan Bolsover  •  Sara Glenn

Patricia Routledge, as patron of the Beatrix Potter Society, presents a documentary on the author's life and work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Denyer
CAST:  Patricia Routledge  •  Quentin Blake  •  Susan Bolsover  •  Sara Glenn

Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)

Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who knew him and worked with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Curson Smith
CAST:  Jonathan Case  •  Rosie Cavaliero  •  Michael Codron  •  Leonie Orton

Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who knew him and worked with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Curson Smith
CAST:  Jonathan Case  •  Rosie Cavaliero  •  Michael Codron  •  Leonie Orton
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