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Patsy Byrne 1933

Married Patrick Seccombe
Patsy was born in Ashford, Kent. She trained for the stage at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. Spent the first 4 years in rep at Hornchurch, Guilford and Coventry. In 1960 she joined The Royal Shakespeare Company. Toured Latin America and Europe with the RSC in 1964.

Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1955 Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch Mayor's Nest Susan Barwell .. ..... .. ..
1958 Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Uncle Dundo .. ..... .. ..
1958 Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Ferdinand the Matador .. ..... .. ..
1958 Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Mrs Cratchit Joe .. ..... .... ..
1958 Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Out of the Frying Pan Daphne .. ..... .. ..
1958 Royal Court Theatre Chicken Soup with Barley Bessie Blatt .. ..... .. ..
1959 The Belgrade Theatre Company Julius Caesar Caesars Wife .. ..... .. ..
1959 The Belgrade Theatre Company Arsenic and Old Lace .... .. ..... .. ..
1959 Royal Court Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Roots Jennie Beales .. ..... .. ..
1959 Royal Court Theatre Serjeant Musgrave's Dance Annie .. ..... .. ..
1959 Royal Court Theatre One Way Pendulum Aunt Mildred .. ..... .. ..
1960 Criterion Theatre One Way Pendulum Aunt Mildred .. ..... .. ..
1960 Royal Court Theatre Roots Jennie Beales .. ..... .. ..
1960 Aldwych Theatre Twelfth Night Maria .. ..... .. ..
1961 Aldwych Theatre Ondine Kitchen Maid .. ..... .. ..
1961 Aldwych Theatre The Devils Sister Gabrielle .. ..... .. ..
1961 Royal Shakespeare Theatre As You Like It Audrey .. ..... .. ..
1961 Royal Shakespeare Theatre Othello Bianca .. ..... .. ..
1961 Aldwych Theatre The Cherry Orchard Dunyasha .. ..... .. ..
1962 Aldwych Theatre As You Like It Audrey .. ..... .. ..
1962 .. The Caucasian Chalk Circle Grusche .. ..... .. ..
1962 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Curtmantle Blae .. ..... .. ..
1963 Mermaid Theatre and The Strand Virtue in Danger Miss Hoyden As You Like It Audrey .. ..
1964 Royal Brighton Theatre The Merchant of Venice Nerissa Espionage - The Frantick Rebel Maid .. ..
1964 Royal Brighton Theatre A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia .. ..... .. ..
1964 Aldwych Theatre Picnic on the Battlefield Mother .. ..... .. ..
1964 Aldwych Theatre Endgame Nell .. ..... .. ..
1964 .. Eh? Betty Dorrick .. ..... .. ..
1964 .. Merry Wives of Windsor Mistress Ford .. ..... .. ..
1965 Royal Shakespeare Theatre Love's Labour's Lost Jacquenetta .. ..... .. ..
1965 .. Jew of Malta Bellamira .. ..... .. ..
1965 .. The Merchant of Venice Nerissa .. ..... .. ..
1966 Aldwych Theatre The Government Inspector Maria Antonovna .. ..... .. ..
1966 Royal Shakespeare Theatre Henry IV part 2 Doll Tearsheet .. ..... .. ..
1966 Royal Shakespeare Theatre Twelfth Night Maria .. ..... .. ..
1970 .. .. ..... Z Cars - Lost Bessie Laidlaw .. ..
1970 .. .. ..... The Wednesday Play - The Cellar and the Almond Tree Marenka .. ..
1971 .. .. ..... Doomwatch - By the Pricking of My Thumbs Mary Franklin .. ..
1972 .. .. ..... The Alf Garnett Saga Mrs. Frewin The Ruling Class Mrs. Treadwell
1973 .. .. ..... Z Cars - Nuisance Mary Walker .. ..
1974 Chichester Festival Confederacy Flippanta .. ..... .. ..
1975 Birmingham Equus Dora Strang .. ..... .. ..
1975 Birmingham The Importance of Being Earnest Miss Prism .. ..... .. ..
1976 Chichester Noah Mrs. Noah Romeo and Juliet Nurse .. ..
1976 .. .. ..... I, Claudius Martina .. ..
1977 .. .. ..... Headmaster - Our Patrick Mrs. Parsons .. ..
1977 .. .. ..... Just William - The Great Detective Mrs. Croombe .. ..
1978 .. .. ..... Hazell - Hazell Settles the Accounts Mrs. Dobson The Class of Miss MacMichael Mrs. Green
1978 .. .. ..... The Devil's Crown Florence .. ..
1978 .. .. ..... All Creatures Great and Small - A Dog's Life Mrs. Hammond .. ..
1979 Chichester Festival Theatre The Man Who Came to Dinner ..... My Son, My Son ..... .. ..
1979 .. .. ..... The Old Curiosity Shop Mrs. Nubbles .. ..
1980 Her Majesty's Theatre The Streets of London ..... A Little Silver Trumpet Mrs. Cleaver .. ..
1981 .. .. ..... Educating Marmalade MP's Nanny .. ..
1982 .. .. ..... Tales of the Unexpected - The Absence of Emily Jean Britannia Hospital Nurse
1982 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Return of the Soldier Mrs. Plummer
1983 .. .. ..... "Play for Today - Floating Off Lady on Train .. ..
1984 .. .. ..... Miracles Take Longer Betty Hackforth .. ..
1985 Whitehall Theatre When We Are Married ..... Bleak House Mrs. Blinder Mr. Love Mrs. Lunt
1986 .. .. ..... Blackadder II Nursie .. ..
1986 .. .. ..... Hotel du Lac Mrs. Dempster .. ..
1987 - 1993 .. .. ..... Watching Marjorie Stoneway .. ..
1987 .. .. ..... Lord Peter Wimsey Mrs. Pettican .. ..
1988 .. .. ..... A Taste for Death Millicent Gentle Stealing Heaven Agnes
1988 .. .. ..... Playdays Betty The Tea Lady Hanna's War Rosie
1988 .. .. ..... Blackadder's Christmas Carol Nursie .. ..
1989 .. .. ..... Inspector Morse - Ghost in the Machine Mrs. Maltby .. ..
1990 .. .. ..... The Silver Chair Giant Nanny .. ..
1991 .. .. ..... Adam Bede Sarah Stone .. ..
1992 .. .. ..... "2point4 Children - Thank Your Lucky Stars Peggy Emily's Ghost Mrs. Crabtree
1993 .. .. ..... Maid Marian and Her Merry Men - Keeping Mum Marian's Mum The Higher Mortals Matron
1994 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford / Theatre Royal, Bath Arsenic and Old Lace ..... Hard Times Old Woman .. ..
1994 .. .. ..... Alleyn Mysteries - Hand in Glove Mrs. Mitchell .. ..
1996 Almeida Theatre Tartuffe ..... Treasure Seekers Eliza .. ..
1996 .. .. ..... Delta Wave Winnie Horsefell .. ..
1997 Almeida Theatre / Theatre Royal, Bath The Doctor's Dilemma ..... Peak Practice - Lost Feelings Mrs. Burns .. ..
1997 .. .. ..... Bramwell Mrs. Mills .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Heartbeat - Appearances Martha Coutts Les Misérables Toussaint, the Cook
1998 .. .. ..... Road Rage Daisy Panick .... ..
1999 .. .. ..... David Copperfield Mrs. Gummidge Blackadder Back & Forth Nursie
2000 .. .. ..... .. ..... Kevin & Perry Go Large Old lady
2006 .. .. ..... Holby City - Into Your Own Hands Esme Taylor .. ..


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