Steptoe and Son: Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
02:15 am - 02:45 am, Tuesday, December 23 on BBC Four (9)
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Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
Season 8, Episode 6
Albert falls under the spell of dotty medium Madame Fontana (Patricia Routledge) and starts trying to contact the dead. Gandhi and music hall star Dan Leno prove particularly friendly, but Hitler soon starts cutting up rough. Classic comedy, starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett
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Movie/Drama
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Wilfrid Brambell
(Actor)
.. Albert Steptoe
Harry H Corbett
(Actor)
.. Harold Steptoe
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Madame Fontana
Gwen Nelson
(Actor)
.. Dorothy
Ray Galton
(Writer)
Alan Simpson
(Writer)
Douglas Argent
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Wilfrid Brambell
(Actor)
.. Albert Steptoe
Harry H Corbett
(Actor)
.. Harold Steptoe
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Madame Fontana
Born:
February 17, 1929
in
Tranmere
Best Known For:
Her extensive stage career and playing Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances.
Early-life:
Katherine Patricia Routledge was born in Tranmere on February 17, 1929 to Catherine and Isaac. During the Second World War, her family lived weeks at a time in the basement of her father's haberdashery shop. Patricia went on to study English Language and Literature at the University of Liverpool. After becoming involved with the university's dramatic society, she was encouraged to pursue an acting career. After graduating, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and launched her acting career at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Career:
Routledge's extensive stage credits include roles in a number of Royal Shakespeare Company productions, How's the World Treating You in London and on Broadway, The Pirates of Penzance in New York's Central Park, and Facade at Carnegie Recital Hall. She won a Tony Award in 1968 for Darling of the Day and an Olivier Award in 1988 for Leonard Bernstein's Candide. Other theatre credits include Noises Off, Talking Heads, The Importance of Being Earnest, and An Ideal Husband. Even well into her ninth decade, she continues to perform on the stage. She is better known to TV audiences as Hyacinth Bucket in the hugely popular comedy series Keeping Up Appearances. She went on to play the title role in the mystery drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.
Quote:
"When I approach the pearly gates, I'd like to hear a champagne cork popping, an orchestra tuning up, and the sound of my mother laughing."
Trivia:
Routledge is a classically trained singer and she has appeared in a number of operas. She was awarded an OBE in 1993 and a CBE in 2004.
Gwen Nelson
(Actor)
.. Dorothy
Ray Galton
(Writer)
Alan Simpson
(Writer)
Douglas Argent
(Director)
