
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.
Acted in 68
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
All Creatures Great & Small - Comfort and Joy
Mrs Pumphrey
Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
Berthe
- 2024
- 2023
All Creatures Great & Small - On a Wing and a Prayer
Mrs Pumphrey
The Laureate
Amy Graves
- 2022
All Creatures Great & Small - Merry Bloody Christmas
Mrs Pumphrey
- 2021
All Creatures Great & Small - The Perfect Christmas
Mrs Pumphrey
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
Aunt Peggy
- 2013
Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
Movie
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Maxwell
Betty Maxwell
- 2004
- 2002
The Falklands Play
Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
Jilting Joe
Gwennie
Prague Duet
Olivia Walton
- 1996
The Moonstone
Lady Julia Verinder
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
Geraldine Hackstraw · 7 episodes
- 1992
The Cloning of Joanna May
Joanna May · 2 episodes
- 1990
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Lady Evelyn
1980s
- 1989
The Shell Seekers
Olivia
Victoria Wood
Moira · 1 episode
Thieves in the Night
Lady Joyce
The Heat of the Day
Stella
- 1988
Just Ask for Diamond
Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
- 1987
The Death of the Heart
Anna Quayne
- 1986
Vilde, the Wild One
Edward's Wife
Hotel du Lac
Monica
- 1985
Time for Murder
Margaret Tutting · 1 episode
- 1984
Hay Fever
Myra Arundel
- 1983
Betrayal
Emma
- 1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Lady Londonderry · 1 episode
Charlotte
Teacher
- 1980
Rumpole's Return
Phyllida Erskine-Brown
The Other 'Arf
Sybilla Howarth · 27 episodes
1970s
- 1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Lady Diana Cooper · 3 episodes
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Lady Diana Cooper
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Maisie
Disraeli
Rosina Bulwer · 1 episode
Jemima Shore Investigates
TV
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Sister Belter
- 1977
The Disappearance
Young Wife
- 1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Geraldine Hackstraw · 7 episodes
- 1975
The Girls of Slender Means
Anne Baberton · 3 episodes
1950s
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Olivia · 1 episode
Appearances11
2020s
- 2023
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
Self (Narrator)
- 2022
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
Self- Narrator
Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years
Self - Narrator
- 2020
The Big Night In
Self
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Self
2010s
- 2015
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
1980s
- 1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
This Morning
Self · 1 episode
- 1981
1970s
- 1978