Patricia Hodge

About

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.

Known for

Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984HustleSeries • 2004Screen TwoSeries • 1985Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004Waking the DeadSeries • 2001All Creatures Great & SmallSeries • 2020The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977Inspector MorseSeries • 1987Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975Robin of SherwoodSeries • 1984Softly Softly: Task ForceSeries • 1969MirandaSeries • 2009TargetSeries • 1977The Elephant ManMovie • 1980Marble Hall MurdersSeries • 2026A Very English ScandalSeries • 2018The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinSeries • 1976RoadkillSeries • 2020SunsetMovie • 1988The Naked Civil ServantMovie • 1975Surviving Christmas with the RelativesMovie • 2018The DisappearanceMovie • 1977BetrayalMovie • 1983