We’re remembering the magnificent Dame Patricia Routledge, who passed away on Friday 3rd October 2025, with this classic Hyacinth moment from the first ever episode of Keeping Up Appearances! | BBC Comedy Greats

Dame Patricia Routledge, 1929 - 2025. Now off to the candlelight supper in the sky. Thank you for everything. Hyacinth’s final words in Keeping Up Appearances seem fitting. | William Hanson

A superb post from @JamesAHogg2 on X. RIP Dame Patricia Routledge 😥 I posted this back in May and it went down a storm, both with those who remembered Kitty from Victoria Wood on TV and those who were new to the character. As sad as it is to lose somebody as talented and, dare I say as iconic as Dame Patricia Routledge, we will always have her legacy. And what a legacy that is. Keeping up Appearances, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, et al. And that’s just TV. For he

DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE SINGS CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN VERY BEAUTIFULLY (1967) WITH VIDEOS AND PICTURES 🎼 VIDEOS 🎥 1. Patricia Routledge played Queen Victoria in Victoria Regina (1964). 2. Victoria Wood as Seen on TV is a British comedy sketch series starring comedian Victoria Wood, with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. Between 1985 and 1986 Dame Patricia became quite well-known as “Kitty” on this comedy. It was a role that looks a bit like the early

Queer icon Dame Patricia Routledge, known for playing iconic Hyacinth Bucket in 'Keeping Up Appearances' has died at the age of 96. | PinkNews

De iconische actrice Patricia Routledge, bekend als Hyacinth Bucket, is overleden 🥲🙏 #RIP | Shownieuws

Most people know Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances—a character famous for her, let’s just say, “unique” singing voice. But long before sitcom fame, Routledge was an accomplished stage actress and a genuinely wonderful singer. Here she is in the 1970s performing “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face”—and it’s absolute proof of her artistry. Smooth phrasing, warm tone, and a presence that reminds us why she’s so beloved both as a comedienne and as a performer with true