Patsy Byrne

Patsy Byrne

Actor Jul 13 (died age 80) Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK 1951–2008 (57 year career)

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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 wo…

Known For

Blackadder

Blackadder

Nursie

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Toussaint

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Nursie

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

Mrs. Treadwell

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Mrs. Gummidge

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

Nurse

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Nursie / Bernard

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Old Lady

Filmography

Acting (50)

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Movies (25)

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

as Self

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large

as Old Lady

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth

as Nursie

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

as Toussaint

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

as Eliza

The Gingerbread House

The Gingerbread House

as Mrs. Nesbit

The Higher Mortals

The Higher Mortals

as Matron

Emily's Ghost

Emily's Ghost

as Mrs. Crabtree

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

as Giant Nanny

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

as Nursie / Bernard

Hanna's War

Hanna's War

as Rosie

Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven

Mr. Love

Mr. Love

as Mrs Lunt

Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac

as Mrs. Dempster

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

as Mrs. Plummer

Floating Off

Floating Off

as Lady on train

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

as Nurse

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

as Mrs. Green

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

as Cook

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

as Mrs. Treadwell

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

as Mrs. Frewin

Platonov

as Sasha

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

As You Like It

as Audrey

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

as Dunyasha

Television (25)

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as Mrs. Gummidge

Hard Times

Hard Times

as Old Woman

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as Mrs. Burns

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as Martha Coutts

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men

as Marian's Mum

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Giant Nanny

A Taste for Death

A Taste for Death

as Millicent Gentle

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as Mrs. Maltby

Watching

Watching

as Marjorie Stoneway

Watching

Watching

as Marjorie Stoneway

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

as Mrs. Pettican

Worlds Beyond

Worlds Beyond

as Mrs Simmons

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

as Mrs. Jones

Blackadder

Blackadder

as Nursie

Blackadder

Blackadder

as Nursie / Bernard

A Little Silver Trumpet

as Mrs. Cleaver

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as Jean

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

as Mrs Nubbles

My Son, My Son

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as Mrs. Hammond

Hazell

Hazell

as Mrs Dobson

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

as Martina

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

as Mary Franklin

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Sasha Platonov (née Triletski)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Cook