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Patsy Byrne
Actor

Patsy Byrne

13 Jul 1933Born
17 Jun 2014Died
80Age at death
51Credits

Biography

Patricia 'Patsy' Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as 'Nursie' in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering mother in the ITV comedy series Watching.

Byrne was educated at Ashford County Grammar School. She studied drama at Rose Bruford College before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company playing parts such as Maria in Twelfth Night and Gruscha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Aldwych Theatre in the early 1960s. In the 1980s she also worked at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Byrne starred alongside Tony Robinson in a Series 3 episode of Maid Marian and her Merry Men.

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She played ORD "Betty the Tea Lady" on the BBC children's programme Playdays. Other roles included appearances in I, Claudius (1976), Stealing Heaven (1988), Inspector Morse (1989), Les Misérables (1998), David Copperfield (1999) and Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), as well as numerous radio plays. Byrne performed in the 1990 BBC production of C.S. Lewis' "The Silver Chair" as the giant nanny in the city of the giants.

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Filmography

  1. 2000Kevin & Perry Go LargeFilm: Old Lady
  2. 1999David CopperfieldSeries: Mrs. Gummidge (2 episodes)
  3. 1999Blackadder: Back & ForthFilm: Nursie
  4. 1998Les MisérablesFilm: Toussaint
  5. 1996The Treasure SeekersFilm: Eliza
  6. 1996The Gingerbread HouseFilm: Mrs. Nesbit
  7. 1994Hard TimesSeries: Old Woman (4 episodes)
  8. 1993The Higher MortalsFilm: Matron
  9. 1993Peak PracticeSeries: Mrs. Burns (1 episode)
  10. 1992HeartbeatSeries: Martha Coutts (1 episode)
  11. 1992Emily's GhostFilm: Mrs. Crabtree
  12. 1990The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver ChairFilm: Giant Nanny
  13. 1989Maid Marian and Her Merry MenSeries: Marian's Mum (1 episode)
  14. 1988Blackadder's Christmas CarolFilm: Nursie / Bernard
  15. 1988The Chronicles of NarniaSeries: Giant Nanny (2 episodes)
  16. 1988A Taste for DeathSeries: Millicent Gentle (2 episodes)
  17. 1988Stealing HeavenFilm
  18. 1988Hanna's WarFilm: Rosie
  19. 1987WatchingSeries: Marjorie Stoneway (50 episodes)
  20. 1987A Dorothy L. Sayers MysterySeries: Mrs. Pettican (1 episode)
  21. 1987Inspector MorseSeries: Mrs. Maltby (1 episode)
  22. 1986Worlds BeyondSeries: Mrs Simmons (1 episode)
  23. 1986Hotel du LacFilm: Mrs. Dempster
  24. 1986Mr. LoveFilm: Mrs Lunt
  25. 1985In Sickness and in HealthSeries: Mrs. Jones (1 episode)
  26. 1985Screen TwoSeries: Mrs. Dempster (1 episode)
  27. 1984Miracles Take LongerSeries: Betty Hackforth (34 episodes)
  28. 1983Floating OffFilm: Lady on train
  29. 1983BlackadderSeries: Nursie (6 episodes)
  30. 1983The Return of the SoldierFilm: Mrs. Plummer
  31. 1982Britannia HospitalFilm: Nurse
  32. 1980A Little Silver TrumpetSeries: Mrs. Cleaver (5 episodes)
  33. 1979The Old Curiosity ShopSeries: Mrs Nubbles (4 episodes)
  34. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries: Jean (1 episode)
  35. 1979My Son, My SonSeries (8 episodes)
  36. 1978The Class Of Miss MacMichaelFilm: Mrs. Green
  37. 1978HazellSeries: Mrs Dobson (1 episode)
  38. 1978All Creatures Great and SmallSeries: Mrs. Hammond (1 episode)
  39. 1976I, ClaudiusSeries: Martina (1 episode)
  40. 1974The Gathering StormFilm: Cook
  41. 1972The Ruling ClassFilm: Mrs. Treadwell
  42. 1972The Alf Garnett SagaFilm: Mrs. Frewin
  43. 1971PlatonovFilm: Sasha
  44. 1970The Cellar and the Almond TreeFilm
  45. 1970DoomwatchSeries: Mary Franklin (1 episode)
  46. 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries: Sasha Platonov (née Triletski) (1 episode)
  47. 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries: Marenka (1 episode)
  48. 1963EspionageSeries: Maid (1 episode)
  49. 1963As You Like ItFilm: Audrey
  50. 1962The Cherry OrchardFilm: Dunyasha
  51. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Cook (1 episode)

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