Patricia Hodge is currently living in the past as rich widow Mrs Pumphrey in All Creatures Great and Small on Channel 5. In country tweeds, with permed hair and her hands full of the Pekingese dog Tricki Woo, she cuts an elegant if eccentric figure.
But when we meet today in a London hotel, 77-year-old Patricia is a world away from her period alter ego. She’s wearing a striking blue trouser suit that matches her eyes and trendy white
