Don't miss 'Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers... Keeping Up Appearances' on BBC4 on 3rd September at 8PM

Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers... Keeping Up Appearances will be broadcast on BBC4 on 3rd September at 8PM.

Further Information:

Dame Patricia Routledge recalls how the character of Hyacinth Bucket first entered her life and looks back on the part she played in bringing to life one of TV’s most formidable comedy characters. She describes the pleasures of working with her fellow cast members, shares her thoughts on why Hyacinth’s husband Richard endured all the years with his social-climbing wife, and explains why – despite her fondness for every element of the programme – it was she who eventually decided to call time on the show, when all others would have loved for it to continue.

Tune in to watch tomorrow at 8pm or catch up on BBC iPlayer.

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Dame Patricia is also making two appearances with Edward Seckerson this month at Derby Theatre and The Rose Theatre to perform their popular show 'Facing the Music'. Further details about the show are below:

British actress, comedian and singer, Dame Patricia Routledge, 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. She is also known for her roles in To Sir, with Loveas Clinty Clintridge, Lock Up Your Daughters as Nurse, and Pretty Polly as Miss Gudgeon.

It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in musical theatre, both in this country and in the United States.

Her many awards include a Tony for her Broadway performance in the Styne-Harburg musical Darling of the Day and a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide.

Her one woman show Come for the Ride toured the UK in 1988 and in 1992 she played Nettie Fowler in the highly acclaimed production of Carousel at the National Theatre.

In this fascinating encounter with the writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson, Dame Patricia recalls this very special part of her career with access to some rare and treasured recordings.

Dates & Times

Derby Theatre - Sunday, September 8th at 2pm - Purchase tickets here.

The Rose Theatre - Sunday, September 29th at 3pm - Purchase tickets here.

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