Patsy Byrne

Patsy Byrne

1933-07-13

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. 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also appears in

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

7.2

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large

5.0

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

6.4

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

6.3

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

6.2

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth

7.0

Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven

6.4

Blackadder’s Christmas Carol

Blackadder’s Christmas Carol

7.9

Hanna’s War

Hanna’s War

4.7

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

6.0

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

8.0

The Gingerbread House

The Gingerbread House

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Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac

4.0

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

7.0

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

6.1

Emily’s Ghost

Emily’s Ghost

4.0

Platonov

Platonov

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As You Like It

As You Like It

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Mr. Love

Mr. Love

5.2

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

The Class Of Miss MacMichael

5.8