Patsy Byrne
Born
July 13, 1933
Died
June 17, 2014 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK
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.
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Known For
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
2008
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Old Lady
2000
David Copperfield
Mrs. Gummidge · (2 episodes)
1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Nursie
1999
Les Misérables
Toussaint
1998
The Treasure Seekers
Eliza
1996
The Gingerbread House
Mrs. Nesbit
1996
Hard Times
Old Woman · (4 episodes)
1994
The Higher Mortals
Matron
1993
Peak Practice
Mrs. Burns · (1 episode)
1993
Heartbeat
Martha Coutts · (1 episode)
1992
Emily's Ghost
Mrs. Crabtree
1992
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
Giant Nanny
1990
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Marian's Mum · (1 episode)
1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Nursie / Bernard
1988
The Chronicles of Narnia
Giant Nanny · (2 episodes)
1988
A Taste for Death
Millicent Gentle · (2 episodes)
1988
Stealing Heaven
1988
Hanna's War
Rosie
1988
Watching
Marjorie Stoneway · (50 episodes)
1987
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
Mrs. Pettican · (1 episode)
1987
Inspector Morse
Mrs. Maltby · (1 episode)
1987
Hotel du Lac
Mrs. Dempster
1986
Mr. Love
Mrs Lunt
1986
Floating Off
Lady on train
1983
Blackadder
Nursie · (6 episodes)
1983
The Return of the Soldier
Mrs. Plummer
1983
Britannia Hospital
Nurse
1982
A Little Silver Trumpet
Mrs. Cleaver · (5 episodes)
1980
The Old Curiosity Shop
Mrs. Nubbles · (9 episodes)
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Jean · (1 episode)
1979
My Son, My Son
(8 episodes)
1979
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Mrs. Green
1979
All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Hammond · (1 episode)
1978
I, Claudius
(1 episode)
1976
The Gathering Storm
Cook
1974
The Ruling Class
Mrs. Treadwell
1972
Platonov
Sasha
1971
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
Doomwatch
Mary Franklin · (1 episode)
1970
BBC Play of the Month
Sasha Platonov (née Triletski) · (1 episode)
1965
As You Like It
Audrey
1963
The Cherry Orchard
Dunyasha
1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cook · (1 episode)
1951