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name: "Patricia Hodge"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 September 1946"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
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# Patricia Hodge

Actor. Born 29 September 1946 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 September 1946, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1980–2018
- **Also known as:** Patricia Ann Hodge
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 2010s 84 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Hodge, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7145635, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388092/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/175977

## Biography

Patricia Hodge (born 29 September 1946) is an English actress. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and made her West End debut in 1972, appearing the following year in the original London production of *Pippin* directed by Bob Fosse.

She is known for her stage work, receiving two Olivier Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical and winning the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for *Money*. On screen, her credits include Phyllida Erskine-Brown in *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1978–1992), Mary Fisher in the 1986 adaptation of *The Life and Loves of a She-Devil*, Penny in *Miranda* (2009–2015), Ursula Thorpe in *A Very English Scandal* (2018) and Mrs Pumphrey in *All Creatures Great and Small* (2021–present). She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for *Hotel du Lac* (1986).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *A Very English Scandal* (2018), Fi1m 84, as Ursula Thorpe — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-english-scandal.md)
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), Fi1m 84, as Screaming Mum — [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert* (2025), as Berthe
- *Arthur's Whisky* (2024), as Joan
- *The Laureate* (2023), as Amy Graves
- *Murder in Provence* (2022), series, as Florence Bonnet
- *Roadkill* (2020), series, as Lady Roche
- *All Creatures Great & Small* (2020), series, as Mrs. Pumphrey
- *Surviving Christmas with the Relatives* (2018), as Aunt Peggy
- *A Very English Scandal* (2018), series, as Ursula Thorpe — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-english-scandal.md)
- *Miranda Hart’s Maracattack* (2013), Acting
- *Miranda* (2009), series, as Penny
- *Maxwell* (2007), as Betty Maxwell
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Mrs. Evadne Willett
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Veronica Powell
- *Before You Go* (2002), as Vi
- *The Falklands Play* (2002), as Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Lady Alice Beatty
- *Jilting Joe* (1998), as Gwennie
- *Prague Duet* (1998), as Olivia Walton
- *The Moonstone* (1996), as Lady Julia Verinder
- *The Leading Man* (1996), as Delvene
- *The Legacy of Reginald Perrin* (1996), series, as Geraldine Hackstraw
- *Good Morning Summer* (1995), series, Acting
- *The Cloning of Joanna May* (1992), series, as Joanna May
- *Rich Tea and Sympathy* (1991), series, as Julia Merrygrove
- *The Secret Life of Ian Fleming* (1990), as Lady Evelyn
- *The Shell Seekers* (1989), as Olivia
- *Victoria Wood* (1989), series, as Moira
- *Thieves in the Night* (1989), as Lady Joyce
- *The Heat of the Day* (1989), as Stella
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Madame Olivier
- *Just Ask for Diamond* (1988), as Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
- *Sunset* (1988), as Christina Alperin
- *The Death of the Heart* (1987), as Anna Quayne
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Lady Hanbury
- *The Life and Loves of a She-Devil* (1986), series, as Mary Foster
- *Vilde, the Wild One* (1986), as Edward's Wife
- *The Return of Sherlock Holmes* (1986), series, as Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
- *Hotel du Lac* (1986), as Monica
- *Time for Murder* (1985), series, as Margaret Tutting
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Monica
- *Hay Fever* (1984), as Myra Arundel
- *Robin of Sherwood* (1984), series, as Queen Hadwisa
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
- *Betrayal* (1983), as Emma
- *Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years* (1981), series, as Lady Londonderry
- *Riding High* (1981), as Miss Hemmings
- *Charlotte* (1981), as Teacher
- *Rumpole's Return* (1980), as Phyllida Erskine-Brown
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), as Screaming Mum — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)
- *Holding the Fort* (1980), series, as Penny Milburn
- *The Other 'Arf* (1980), series, Acting
- *Edward and Mrs Simpson* (1978), series, as Lady Diana Cooper
- *Edward & Mrs. Simpson* (1978), as Lady Diana Cooper
- *The One and Only Phyllis Dixey* (1978), as Maisie
- *Disraeli* (1978), series, as Rosina Bulwer
- *Jemima Shore Investigates* (1978), series, Acting
- *Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse* (1978), as Sister Belter
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Ann Holly
- *The Disappearance* (1977), as Young Wife
- *Target* (1977), series, as Laura Bentley
- *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), series, as Geraldine Hackstraw
- *Great Big Groovy Horse* (1975), Acting
- *The Naked Civil Servant* (1975), as Ballet Teacher
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Phyllida Trant, Phyllida Erskine-Brown
- *The Girls of Slender Means* (1975), series, as Anne Baberton
- *Softly Softly: Task Force* (1969), series, as Chris Stroud
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Olivia
- *Heartland*, series, as Penelope Langley

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