Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Acting

Born: 1946-09-29 in 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

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Madame Olivier

All Creatures Great & Small

All Creatures Great & Small

Mrs. Pumphrey

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Mrs. Evadne Willett

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope

Screen Two

Screen Two

Monica

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Lady Alice Beatty

Hustle

Hustle

Veronica Powell

The Professionals

The Professionals

Ann Holly

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Lady Hanbury

Great British Menu

Great British Menu

Self - Guest Judge

No Poster

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

Phyllida Trant

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

Phyllida Erskine-Brown

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

Self

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

Screaming Mum

Six Fifty-Five Special

Six Fifty-Five Special

Self

Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood

Queen Hadwisa

Miranda

Miranda

Penny

Softly Softly: Task Force

Softly Softly: Task Force

Chris Stroud

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Geraldine Hackstraw

A Very English Scandal

A Very English Scandal

Ursula Thorpe

Target

Target

Laura Bentley

Roadkill

Roadkill

Lady Roche

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope

Murder in Provence

Murder in Provence

Florence Bonnet

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Mary Foster

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

Narrator (voice)

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Lady Diana Cooper

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Lady Londonderry

This Morning

This Morning

Self

Time for Murder

Time for Murder

Margaret Tutting

Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

Moira

The Other 'Arf

The Other 'Arf

Jemima Shore Investigates

Jemima Shore Investigates

The Disappearance

The Disappearance

Young Wife

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Olivia

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

Geraldine Hackstraw

Sunset

Sunset

Christina Alperin

No Poster

Holding the Fort

Penny Milburn

The Naked Civil Servant

The Naked Civil Servant

Ballet Teacher