A Lady of Letters

[@christinemartin63]

As I watch her facial expressions and the emotions in her eyes, all I can say is that you can mute the monologue (heaven forbid!) and her acting prowess would not suffer at all--she's THAT good. I'm floored!

[@carolynek1875]

I agree

[@marcallen4532]

I often listen to KZbin clips in my car, but not Those of Ms Routledge. One HAS to see the face. Genius.

[@christinemartin63]

@@solofemaletravelerme Bravo, little sister!

[@SBCBears]

Good observation

[@trixzitailz4151]

No one could possibly do it better than she does. The more videos I see of her the more in awe I am of her acting. Hope she realizes how many people simply love her.

[@Usvaa]

I love this. whenever Im feeling down I keep coming back to Patricia Routledge. something so comforting about her.

[@sysiphuscorinth]

she has done so many Bennett plays.. and all are brilliant, acting with the correct writing.. sublime..

[@elleeme9451]

I agree. I was/ am depressed and I turned to her work for comfort. She has great spirit and strength and dignity.♥️🙏

[@robertschacter7733]

😊❤ I find I'm comforted watching Patricia too. The human condition displayed with amazing talent 🎉.

[@ADHDventuresExploringSI]

same i watch hetty waintrhopp makes me feel happy

[@quico2]

She's a national treasure. Her delivery is sans pareil.

[@pedroleighton9776]

A trick: you can watch movies at Flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@karsynalexzander2790]

@Pedro Leighton yup, been using flixzone for years myself :)

[@JudgeJulieLit]

* international and eternal

[@dr.plutonus1496]

Without doubt this is the finest dramatic performance ever shown on British television. Routledge & Bennett at the top of their respective games, producing something utterly astonishing.

[@SardonicALLY]

She spent her whole life trying to wrestle the world into submission but she was miserable... then as soon as life tackles her to the ground and robs her of her freedom, she finds out that she isn't in control of anything except herself and discovers contentment in ordinary pursuits. It really is a quite remarkable story. Beautifully written and acted.

[@landrover153]

This is just beyond words, it's such a beautiful performance and an exceptional script.

[@Aguilatriste46]

Love the text and what a great actress. Loneliness beautifully and poignantly shown.

[@havingalook2]

Two Brilliants, Brilliant writer, brilliant actor. I can't tell you the number of times I have listened to this in various presentations - and it is always fresh.

[@francisheperi4180]

Love the scene where she is talking and eating sandwiches with a cuppa - so skilfully done.

[@TVHouseHistorian]

My very first exposure to Dame Patricia's work was Keeping Up Appearances. Never having seen anything else she's done prior to KUA, I would have made it bigger than it was. Then gradually, as I've watched both her earlier and subsequent works, I'm much more able to put her Hyacinth character into proper perspective, as I now see Hyacinth as a very small part of the huge patchwork quilt that is Routledge's career. Alan Bennett once defined his brilliant writing style as "somewhat banal." His ability to find people to write for who he knows will bring his writing to life with such vibrancy is extraordinary. Nobody writes like Bennett, and nobody does monologues like Routledge. The two pair brilliantly together.

[@acintoli]

I wish everybody spoke English like Dame Patricia Routledge. Her delivery is charming, elegant, eloquent; her pronunciation pristine. This is the kind of actors who make you love the English language, especially when you are a foreigner.

[@sysiphuscorinth]

Patricia R is such a brilliant character Actor... but the words are pure Bennett, one of the best observational playwrights...

[@JudgeJulieLit]

He is Charlotte Bronte, Henry James and James Joyce literary calibre.

[@Scott-uo9jz]

What a wonderful actress Patrica was and coupled with Alan Bennett's writing it was perfection.

[@kennyzraht5804]

She is a force of nature! Such an amazing actress!

[@MattChristoff]

Seeing that moment where she realized the gravity and consequences of her behavior, and trying to soldier through the shame to wrap up her side of the story through mortifying embarrassment… That is a very complicated and layered emotion to communicate in the span of about 5 seconds with facial expressions and tone of voice. Chills.

[@SardonicALLY]

18:17 My word, that is exquisite acting. It breaks the heart, even if she is in the wrong. She was more to be pitied than hated...

[@oliviaotter1613]

Absolutely beautiful, the pathos and feeling that she brings to this is never to be lost or forgotten. Thank you dame Patricia .

[@cynthiapate9138]

Superb performance of an excellent script!!

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,

[@jennyjenny3531]

18:21 this sentence- wow, it shows her absolute brilliance as an actress. She elevates it to an art.

[@cherokeegotti4903]

That whole bit about the kiddie was a masterpiece

[@stephanieoliver8634]

"I haven't been Irene since mother died". They think they're being nice, but it's a nice way of being nasty." Priceless.

[@xr6lad]

Yes so often being nice comes across as being condescending and treating one like a child. As if they patient has lost their ability to see and watch and now what’s going on.

[@elenaalisdinulescu678]

Te doresc mult Niko armasaru

[@fishfootface]

Yes that made me laugh.

[@jeannemara1600]

My father had been going to his primary care physician for at least thirty years and one day, his doctor (named 'Richard Brown,') and the doctor said, "Well, Chuck, have you any questions?" My father said, "No, Dick, I haven't." Ever since, the doctor has called my father, 'Mr. Quirk,' and my father has called the doctor, 'Dr. Brown.' I have done my best to have my friends have their children call me Mrs. Lipham, yet they consistently call me 'Miss Jean." My mother and her friends have been gone for years, yet if I ever speak of her friends, I call them 'Mrs. McCool,' 'Mrs. Peeler,' etc.

[@avrilmariethurston6992]

Absolutely Brilliant Actress, no matter the role

[@JG-op4de]

"Sometimes I catch myself thinking it'll be better the second time 'round. But this is it. This has been my go."

[@susanwarburton9459]

Sublime writing and acting. It evoked laughter and tears in me.

[@maryduhon9769]

It's hypnotizing. This woman is amazing

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,

[@aysecakir7097]

Perfect artist and actress.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

This complete metamorphosis......words fail me. At the end of the last, glorious, triumphant section, where she says "....and I'm so.....happy", and she turns to us.... 30:01 watch the feelings wash over her face. I watch it over and over. It speaks to my heart. Thank you, Patricia Routledge and God bless you.

[@Wrenasmir]

I love the ending of this piece given how she complains about literature, how when a character says, ‘I’ll never be happy’, and sure enough happiness is planned out for them, right around the corner. Such a beautiful script, and of course Patricia performs it with absolute mastery.

[@beverooni140]

I love these! Patricia Rutledge is such an accomplished actress. The only one I'd love to have tea with.

[@daniellelamoureux2668]

I'm in awe. What an actress!

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,

[@thomascassidy8347]

Simply wonderful lady❤❤

[@bransrubar]

This is great. This and "A Woman of No Importance." I'm sad to admit that I can sometimes miss subtle clues, so I don't always get everything I should out of these but reading comments and watching again can help. Anyway, even then it's wonderfully written and performed

[@sysiphuscorinth]

Oh "A Woman of no Importance" is just wonderful. If you like solo actor performance I'll direct you to Peter O'Toole in Jeffrey Barnard is Unwell - brilliant

[@carriewalters8850]

@@sysiphuscorinth ,

[@danbarron594]

"I don't want inundating with sausage." Effing brilliant.

[@mariannerosenstrom627]

What a wonderful actress. Respect her the more I sas.

[@whitehairsmiling9366]

What can I say, SUCH A MOVING and AMAZING PERFORMANCE! Enough said! ❤

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,

[@jeanhawken4482]

Brilliant British actor. Looks normal. Takes you to another place utterly brilliant

[@sunnybrett]

OH! How absolutely brilliant! Thank you for posting this gem. It made my day.

[@galaxytrio]

She's so fantastic.

[@cherokeegotti4903]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I’m always amazed at her no matter how many times I watch it

[@marcuslloyd8218]

WOW what a tour de force in acting. Pure brilliance she is. Knew her from keeping up appearances here in the states and was curious about her outside that role. Her monologue performances are astonishing! I've never been so impressed above Meryl for me she's number One. Love from Miami❤❤❤

[@neenaserrao7130]

What a lovely production, so well portrayed. Excellent acting by Patricia

[@pickybitch2707]

Dame Patricia must be protected at all costs!

[@susanevans1294]

I’ve stopped in my tracks when I found this. WOW. I’ll keep watching the entire collection. Patricia and Bennet collaborate on an amazing work of art. Not to mention the lighting, the production, direction. In a world of fast and cheap productions all over the entertainment industry, we find a true gem, perfection of all aspects of production. The writing is keenly perceptive of the human condition, the social creatures we are. My emotions ran the gauntlet. Thank you for bringing this elevated work to our attention. ❤

[@MusicFanatical1]

Nice little bit of foreshadowing at 8:59 when she talks about prison being like a holiday camp.

[@itsjustme4848]

A great performance of great writing. Simply wonderful.

[@robertschacter7733]

The one and only Patricia Routlage. She and Alan Bennett are curiously amazing actors ❤❤❤❤😊

[@bravebeforethegrave5260]

This script is exceptional it’s so accurate I am 71 years old and connect perfectly to all of it and tell him my friends. Brilliant Performance

[@ge3877]

She is just an amazing talent.

[@stephenreeds3632]

Fine line between keeping an eye open for people and malicious busy bodying.

[@mariabarnard1546]

And what is real and what is assumed.

[@tobykeane6214]

The first time i met her was as Hyacinth Bucket, oops, Bouquet! And finally was able to see all 5 years in 2021 on Britbox and again on KZbin. She made me laugh. I loved her! I loved Hyacinth and she had these marvelous facial quirks with her mouth and her eyes that said exactly how she felt. I’m so happy to be able to watch her and the whole crew whenever I please. So grateful that this funny and amazing lady is still available to us!

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,

[@Oldparson220]

Like anything she touches, pure gold.

[@eleanormcmurray9439]

Wow, even better the second time watching 💜

[@LoveLady-wn3eg]

Yes, she is good at acting, making it look like it's really her own feelings that she's expressing. As I was watching this and listening to her, I wondered if the Queen would have probably enjoyed watching this lady, when she was still alive, and in her hay-day. I like this lady's confidence! Everything that she says, she says it as a matter of certainty, leaving the listener with no choice but to believe her! Lol.

[@katherinerichardson1767]

Patricia Routledge in "A Lady of Letters" is very entertaining. She is great! Thanks for sharing.

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,

[@bobbievedvick9334]

These monologues are brilliant!! Acted and put together in the high form that only the English can do.

[@susanoswald325]

She is AMAZING.

[@michaelbeaver4650]

Patricia so movingly expresses the poignancy of loneliness.

[@TVHouseHistorian]

*Best* comment. So true… Sadly, I think a lot of us can relate to Irene!

[@suzipam1234]

She really is a great actress

[@briandbedford4178]

Absolutely fantastic

[@johnfowler2239]

Brilliant actress

[@dorothyjohnson6743]

This is exquisite, she does this so beautifully. Wonderful

[@Dina-md3ji]

Literacy is marvellous

[@TedaR]

Perfection! Expect no less from author nor actress! Love them both! Tysm for these Rick. Blessings fr Nashville, TN

[@lesleyannbarker8429]

So sad but beautiful!

[@Henkie86]

How absolutely beautiful!

[@LlamaMama60]

This was wonderful

[@maureenmckenna5220]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

[@fishfootface]

What a pearl of a wee film.

[@grahamyates2490]

Bennett and Routledge - what a combo!

[@whatisgoingon5267]

She has an amazing singing voice.

[@amydecker6207]

She'll sing at me!!!! 😂😂

[@debrasaunders8003]

@@amydecker6207😂

[@philomenabrosnan903]

Great performance ❤

[@cindyparrett5317]

So brilliant

[@Goldilocks1949]

This was amazing

[@josepv]

Just Delightful !!!! 😊 Outstanding Performance!

[@jessicawilliams1944]

honored that I share a birthday with this amazing woman.

[@mumr4268]

Lol...she is such a good actress!

[@sandraspink7641]

BRILLIANT!

[@sharonhennessy8868]

Well wriitten, interesting set with an excellent peformance 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@KathyJo.]

Thoroughly entertaining 😃

[@margaretormerod6943]

She is such a wonderful actress and wonderful for the writings of Alan Bennett

[@elenaalisdinulescu678]

Iubesc mult la tine

[@philipswilson]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.....

[@tonisylviamallette1601]

the art of acting~ a masterpiece

[@sujo0603]

She just does “loony” so masterfully.

[@Marist_Chanel]

What I took away from this is a greater appreciation for siblings and cousins.

[@lisakurtz4655]

AMAZING!

[@francisheperi4180]

''Pork sausage and Basildon Bond''... 😊 I used to buy the latter for my letter--writing.. very nice writing-pad paper... can't buy it now in New Zealand.

[@rosstheboss-q2f]

@francisheperi4180: At school we used to have a silly joke - “The name’s Bond… Basildon Bond”.

[@doriskurzz1798]

I loved this! I laughed out loud!

[@Invenery]

Great reference to Ms Routlledge's other amazing monologue !

[@467-k1m]

"We laughed"..... Timeless

[@nancyanderson5310]

Oh wow. I never saw that coming. A hungry soul’s ballad of bleeding soul. I’ve been in this woman’s skin - but how did this actress get there?! The subtext is profound. Somehow I hear her story as Francis Thompson’s Hound of Heaven: “I pleaded by many a hearted casement, curtained red, treslissed with intertwining charities”. As a neuro-diverse person I have peered into, pried into, tried to open many a life that “The gust of His approach would clash it to.” Seclusion has been the result of my eccentric ways. Happily now, at last, in old age I am gaining the skills of accepting what I cannot change, loving opportunities to find serenity, luxuriating in wisdom that I once found impossible to accept. At 86 I have the courage to keep trying to make a difference. Writing mini-letters on KZbin walls is now my heaven. Being invisible while exposing my every thought whenever and wherever I please - PARADISE! Now every day I can say “all I fancied as lost God had stored for me in this home of homes! I rise; I receive this Hand, outstretched caressingly. Surely I am the fondest, blindest, weakest soul He ever blessed with such intimate, safe, persistent joy”. INWARD! Thank you for bringing me such a gentle portrait of diversities fears and failures and foolishness and faith.

[@ShirleyPotts-ud3nb]

She's just terrific

[@consonantsandvowels1]

Enthralling... what an interesting character study

[@AreHan1991]

She is fantastic in all her roles

[@evalynnchristiansen9430]

I thought nobody could do it better than Patricia until I saw Imelda Staunton do it. OMG, what a powerful interpretation Imelda did. Imelda is one of Britain's best actors. I do still love Patricia Routledge though.

[@AreHan1991]

Seeing her sparkle in prison is priceless!

[@johnm2558]

23:39 Her face says that she knows she'll be in serious trouble if she tries it again but she just can't help herself.

[@lindat7525]

Wow, so good

[@Brazealen]

It’s too bad she didn’t have the internet, she’d have been a real social warrior. She would be wild on Twitter

[@wendelinharrison9571]

Love her.

[@sonyacordingley9440]

Brilliant! ❤

[@albinjohansson5975]

This is legitimately one of the most beautifully compelling pieces of acting i've seen. It's light, heavy, slow and swift-moving at the same time. Tragedy and frivolity so beautifully condensed into single, brief moments. Patricia Routledge is a master of her craft, as is Alan Bennett.

[@mikefilimon1584]

She was always a consummate performer. Though I must confess, this is the first time in which I saw her perform in a dramatic role. A bit off putting, brilliantly executed and such an inspirational story 🎭

[@garthhunt7238]

Wow!!👍

[@sandracheeks1811]

Someone can get in trouble for writing letters??? Unbelievable!!! I worked for the government and we got letters all the time that were absolutely crazy. We just ignored them. Plus she could always send them anonymously.

[@Invenery]

I think it was as they call it "poison pen letters" which is a criminal offence