R. I. P. ‘blackadder’ actress patsy byrne
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'Blackadder' Actress Patsy Byrne AKA Nursie, Dead at 80 You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content June 21, 2014 5:55pm SERVICES TO SHARE THIS
PAGE. Patsy Byrne, who played the clueless, but loyal Nursie to Miranda Richardson’s Queenie on BBC‘s _Blackadder _died Tuesday at the age of 80 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for
actors, in Hillingdon, London. Her death comes less than two weeks since another Blackadder series regular Rik Mayall (Lord Flashheart) also passed away. A native of Ashford, Kent, Byrne
studied drama at Rose Bruford College before signing up with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She starred in a number of British TV series including opposite Tony Robinson in a Series 3
episode of _Maid Marian and her Merry Men_ as well as the Tea Lady in the BBC children series _Playdays. _Notable film credits include Clive Donner’s _Stealing Heaven, _Bille August_‘_s
non-musical version of _Les Miserables _starring Liam Neeson (in which she played the role of Toussaint) and the cult British comedy _Kevin & Perry Go Large. _Check out Byrne’s comedic
timing opposite Richardson in this clip from _Blackadder_: [embedded content] WATCH ON DEADLINE 1 Comments JavaScript is required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad