Friday, 22 May 2026

Presenting Patricia Routledge.

Yep !..It Is  Hyacinth Bouquet (Bucket) !!...In 1973...

Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was an English actress and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC One comedy series Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), for which she was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance.
In 1990, Routledge accepted the lead role of Hetty Wainthropp in an ITV mystery drama, Hetty Wainthropp: Missing Persons. ITV opted not to pursue a series after the pilot episode, but in 1996 the BBC produced the first series of Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, with Routledge again in the lead role. The show co-starred Dominic Monaghan as her assistant and Derek Benfield as her husband. It first aired in January 1996 and ran until late 1998. Monaghan, who went on to enjoy a Hollywood career, credited Routledge as "an amazing teacher" who taught him some "very valuable lessons" in acting.
Also in 1990, Routledge was cast as Hyacinth Bucket in the comedy series Keeping Up Appearances. She portrayed a formerly working-class woman with social pretensions (insisting her surname be pronounced "bouquet") and delusions of grandeur (her oft-mentioned "candlelight suppers"). Routledge delighted in portraying Hyacinth, as she said she "couldn't stand people like her" in real life.


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2 comments:

  1. This one took me by surprise !...As I think that it will also surprise quite a few people who enjoyed "Hyacinth Bucket" on the BBC !..TV
    Enjoy !

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  2. Looking pretty tasty on the cover. I'd help her tick off a few things on her bucket list.
    Thanks for this and your other recent shares.

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