Acting
Patsy Byrne
Born Jul 13, 1933 · Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK · Died Jun 17, 2014
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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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Comedy · Documentary · TV Movie
Great Comedy Moments
2001
Kevin & Perry Go Large
2000
Music · Comedy
David Copperfield
1999
Drama
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
Comedy · History · Science Fiction
Les Misérables
1998
Crime · Drama · History
The Treasure Seekers
1996
Comedy · Drama · Family
The Gingerbread House
1996
Drama
Hard Times
1994
Drama
The Higher Mortals
1993
Drama
Peak Practice
1993
Drama
Heartbeat
1992
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Emily's Ghost
1992
Drama
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
1990
Fantasy · Adventure · Family
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
1989
Comedy · Family
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Comedy · TV Movie
The Chronicles of Narnia
1988
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
A Taste for Death
1988
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Stealing Heaven
1988
History · Romance · Drama
Hanna's War
1988
Drama · War
Watching
1987
Comedy
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
1987
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Inspector Morse
1987
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Worlds Beyond
1986
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hotel du Lac
1986
Drama · TV Movie
Mr. Love
1986
Comedy
In Sickness and in Health
1985
Comedy
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Floating Off
1983
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Blackadder
1983
Comedy
The Return of the Soldier
1983
Drama
Britannia Hospital
1982
Comedy · Science Fiction
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979
Drama
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Drama
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
1978
Drama · Comedy
Hazell
1978
Crime · Drama
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Comedy · Drama
I, Claudius
1976
Drama · War & Politics
The Gathering Storm
1974
Drama · TV Movie
The Ruling Class
1972
Comedy · Drama
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
Comedy
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
Drama · TV Movie
Doomwatch
1970
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Drama
The Wednesday Play
1964
Drama
Espionage
1963
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Cherry Orchard
1962
Drama · TV Movie