Big Red Book
Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Patricia HODGE (1946-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Patricia Hodge, actress, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews as she arrived at the Pineapple Dance Studios in Kensington, London, having been led to believe she was there to rehearse for the Variety Club's charity production of Cinderella.
Patricia, who was born in Cleethorpes, trained as a teacher and taught English and Drama at a primary school in Chorleywood before applying to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She made her West End debut in 1972 and starred in the production of the musical Pippin the following year.
During the 1980s, she appeared on television in the film The Naked Civil Servant, the drama series Edward and Mrs Simpson and the sitcom Holding the Fort. However, she became best known for her role in the ITV drama series Rumple of the Bailey as Phyllida Erskine-Brown QC.
"This is a joke! I can't... I'm absolutely stunned!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 720
- Subject No: 717
- Broadcast date: Wed 28 Jan 1987
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Wed 21 Jan 1987
- Venue: Teddington Studios
- Series: 27
- Edition: 16
- Code name: Light
on the guest list...
- David Emanuel
- Elizabeth Emanuel
- Janet Brown
- Cherry Britton
- Brian Cant
- Nigel Havers
- Peter Owen - husband
- Francis - stepdaughter
- Louise - stepdaughter
- Eric - father
- Marion - mother
- Valerie - sister
- Bill - brother-in-law
- Katie - niece
- Laura - niece
- Bill - uncle
- Connie - aunt
- Rosemary - cousin
- Georgina Simpson
- Anthony Andrews
- Joshua Andrews
- Jessica Andrews
- Katie Boyle
- Jennifer Priestley
- Rebecca Baxter
- Francis Archer
- Margaret Jason
- Rosemary Callick
- Lila Topardia
- Ann Kemp
- Colette Gleeson
- Gay Soper
- Julia Sutton
- Ned Sherrin
- Irene Handl
- John Hurt
- Muriel Bullimore Filmed tributes:
- John Mortimer
- Ben Kingsley
- Dennis Waterman
- Rula Lenska
related appearances...
- Peter Davison - Mar 1982
- Lewis Collins - Dec 1982
- Arthur Marshall - Apr 1983
- Matthew Kelly - Dec 1983
- Lord Brabourne - Oct 1990
- Pat Kirkwood - Jul 1994
- Ned Sherrin - Feb 1995
- Sian Phillips - Mar 1997
- Mary Ward - Dec 1997
- Julian Fellowes - May 2002
- Anthony Andrews - May 2003
production team...
- Researcher: Claire Jenkinson
- Writer: Tom Kennedy
- Directors: Terry Yarwood, Michael D Kent
- Associate Producer: Brian Klein
- Producer: Malcolm Morris
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
spotlight on the stars
those who said 'No'
Screenshots of Patricia Hodge This Is Your Life
Series 27 subjects
Bill Waddington | Robert Foote | Carl Davis | Gorden Kaye | Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr | Monty Fresco | Joe JohnsonSusan George | Bill Ward | Rachel Kempson | Gary Wilmot | Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalfe | Liz Hobbs | Jack Berg
Derek Scott | Patricia Hodge | Harry Friend | Norman Wisdom | Denis Compton | Christopher Cazenove | Dudley Moore
Terry Marsh | David Jacobs | William Rushton | Gabrielle Drake