Patsy Byrne
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
Known For
The Wednesday Play
1964
Peak Practice
1993
Heartbeat
1992
Screen Two
1985
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Inspector Morse
1987
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Blackadder
1983
Doomwatch
1970
Espionage
1963
The Chronicles of Narnia
1988
Filmography
The Wednesday Play
as Marenka · 1964
Peak Practice
as Mrs. Burns · 1993
Heartbeat
as Martha Coutts · 1992
Screen Two
as Mrs. Dempster · 1985
BBC Play of the Month
as Sasha Platonov (née Triletski) · 1965
Tales of the Unexpected
as Jean · 1979
Inspector Morse
as Mrs. Maltby · 1987
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Hammond · 1978
Blackadder
as Nursie · 1983
Doomwatch
as Mary Franklin · 1970
Espionage
as Maid · 1963
The Chronicles of Narnia
as Giant Nanny · 1988
I, Claudius
as Martina · 1976
Watching
as Marjorie Stoneway · 1987
In Sickness and in Health
as Mrs. Jones · 1985
Hazell
as Mrs Dobson · 1978
David Copperfield
as Mrs. Gummidge · 1999
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
as Marian's Mum · 1989
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cook · 1951
Les Misérables
as Toussaint · 1998
Worlds Beyond
as Mrs Simmons · 1986
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
as Mrs. Pettican · 1987
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Mrs Nubbles · 1979
Kevin & Perry Go Large
as Old Lady · 2000
A Taste for Death
as Millicent Gentle · 1988
Hard Times
as Old Woman · 1994
Britannia Hospital
as Nurse · 1982
My Son, My Son
· 1979
Mr. Love
as Mrs Lunt · 1986
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
as Self · 2008
The Ruling Class
as Mrs. Treadwell · 1972
Miracles Take Longer
as Betty Hackforth · 1984
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Nursie / Bernard · 1988
Stealing Heaven
· 1988
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Mrs. Frewin · 1972
A Little Silver Trumpet
as Mrs. Cleaver · 1980
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
as Mrs. Green · 1978
Blackadder: Back & Forth
as Nursie · 1999
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
as Giant Nanny · 1990
Hanna's War
as Rosie · 1988
The Return of the Soldier
as Mrs. Plummer · 1983
The Treasure Seekers
as Eliza · 1996
The Gathering Storm
as Cook · 1974
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
· 1970
The Cherry Orchard
as Dunyasha · 1962
As You Like It
as Audrey · 1963
Emily's Ghost
as Mrs. Crabtree · 1992
Hotel du Lac
as Mrs. Dempster · 1986
The Higher Mortals
as Matron · 1993
Floating Off
as Lady on train · 1983
Platonov
as Sasha · 1971
The Gingerbread House
as Mrs. Nesbit · 1996