Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Acting

Born:
1946-09-29
Place of birth:
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Biography

Patricia Ann Hodge OBE is an English actress. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Penny in Miranda (2009–2015) and Mrs Pumphrey in All Creatures Great and Small (2021–present). Hodge made her West End debut in 1972, and the next year, starred in the West End production of Pippin directed by Bob Fosse. Hodge has received two nominations for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and in 2000, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the play Money. Her other screen credits include the 1983 film Betrayal, the 1986 TV adaptation of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, and the TV film Hotel du Lac (1986). For her role in Hotel du Lac, Hodge received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.

Known For

Filmography

Marble Hall Murders

Marble Hall Murders

8.52026Grandma Tiny
TV
All Creatures Great & Small - Comfort and Joy

All Creatures Great & Small - Comfort and Joy

2025Mrs Pumphrey
Movie
Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert

10.02025Berthe
Movie
Arthur's Whisky

Arthur's Whisky

5.62024Joan
Movie
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

2023Self (Narrator)
Movie
All Creatures Great & Small - On a Wing and a Prayer

All Creatures Great & Small - On a Wing and a Prayer

2023Mrs Pumphrey
Movie
The Laureate

The Laureate

4.42023Amy Graves
Movie
All Creatures Great & Small - Merry Bloody Christmas

All Creatures Great & Small - Merry Bloody Christmas

2022Mrs Pumphrey
Movie
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning

Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning

7.52022Self- Narrator
Movie
Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years

Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years

2022Self - Narrator
Movie
Murder in Provence

Murder in Provence

6.82022Florence Bonnet
TV
All Creatures Great & Small - The Perfect Christmas

All Creatures Great & Small - The Perfect Christmas

2021Mrs Pumphrey
Movie
Roadkill

Roadkill

6.42020Lady Roche
TV
All Creatures Great & Small

All Creatures Great & Small

8.12020Mrs. Pumphrey
TV
The Big Night In

The Big Night In

9.02020Self
Movie
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

6.32020Self
Movie
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

5.12018Aunt Peggy
Movie
A Very English Scandal

A Very English Scandal

7.12018Ursula Thorpe
TV
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

6.72015Narrator (voice)
TV
Miranda Hart’s Maracattack

Miranda Hart’s Maracattack

8.52013
Movie
Miranda

Miranda

7.62009Penny
TV
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

4.52007Self
TV
Maxwell

Maxwell

6.02007Betty Maxwell
Movie
Great British Menu

Great British Menu

5.92006Self - Guest Judge
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.92004Mrs. Evadne Willett
TV
Hustle

Hustle

7.82004Veronica Powell
TV
Sweet Medicine

Sweet Medicine

8.02003Georgina Sweet
TV
Before You Go

Before You Go

5.82002Vi
Movie
The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play

7.02002Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
Movie
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

7.22001Lady Alice Beatty
TV
Jilting Joe

Jilting Joe

8.01998Gwennie
Movie
Prague Duet

Prague Duet

6.41998Olivia Walton
Movie
The Moonstone

The Moonstone

7.61996Lady Julia Verinder
Movie
The Leading Man

The Leading Man

5.01996Delvene
Movie
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

8.01996Geraldine Hackstraw
TV
Good Morning Summer

Good Morning Summer

1995
TV
The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992Joanna May
TV
Rich Tea and Sympathy

Rich Tea and Sympathy

6.01991Julia Merrygrove
TV
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

4.51990Lady Evelyn
Movie
The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

6.51989Olivia
Movie
Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

8.01989Moira
TV
Thieves in the Night

Thieves in the Night

7.01989Lady Joyce
Movie
The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day

8.01989Stella
Movie
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.21989Madame Olivier
TV
An Audience With Victoria Wood

An Audience With Victoria Wood

5.31988Self
Movie
This Morning

This Morning

5.21988Self
TV
Just Ask for Diamond

Just Ask for Diamond

5.61988Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
Movie
Sunset

Sunset

5.71988Christina Alperin
Movie
The Death of the Heart

The Death of the Heart

8.51987Anna Quayne
Movie
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

7.91987Lady Hanbury
TV
Vilde, the Wild One

Vilde, the Wild One

5.01986Edward's Wife
Movie
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

7.21986Mary Fisher
TV
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

7.91986Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
TV
Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac

4.21986Monica
Movie
Time for Murder

Time for Murder

4.01985Margaret Tutting
TV
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.11985Monica
TV
Hay Fever

Hay Fever

6.01984Myra Arundel
Movie
Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood

7.61984Queen Hadwisa
TV
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

8.21984Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
TV
Betrayal

Betrayal

6.01983Emma
Movie