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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
29 October 1990 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet") continually looks for opportunities to climb the social ladder... more
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Geoffrey Hughes lands royal family role
 (From digitalspy. 3 July 2009, 3:48 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
One of the BEST British comedy's ever made! more (61 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 28)
Patricia Routledge ... Hyacinth Bucket (44 episodes, 1990-1995)

Judy Cornwell ... Daisy (44 episodes, 1990-1995)
Geoffrey Hughes ... Onslow (44 episodes, 1990-1995)
Clive Swift ... Richard Bucket (44 episodes, 1990-1995)
Josephine Tewson ... Elizabeth Warden (43 episodes, 1990-1995)
Mary Millar ... Rose (38 episodes, 1991-1995)
David Griffin ... Emmet Hawksworth (37 episodes, 1991-1995)
Jeremy Gittins ... Michael the Vicar (19 episodes, 1990-1995)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:30 min (44 episodes) | USA:30 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:G | UK:PG | USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One episode has slobbish Onslow and Daisy in bed reading - they have a conversation about DIY and Onslow describes himself as being more intellectually than manually gifted. During this time, he is glancing at a hardbacked book, the title of which is quite difficult to make out. It is actually a newish copy of "Principles Of Condensed Matter Physics". more
Quotes:
Hyacinth: Oh, Richard. You know haw much I love daddy. I would have him here if it wasn't for all the time he spends in the bathroom. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) (TV) more

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
One of the BEST British comedy's ever made!, 15 June 2004
Author: soap_expert from Scotland

Keeping Up Appearances has got to be one of my favourite shows EVER!

I remember watching it years ago when it was first on BBC1, and thinking it was SOOO funny! Now it's back on UK Gold, and I can't help but watch it every time it's on.

Patrcia Routledge as Hyacinth is fantastic! The casting and acting are perfect. OK, as some people have pointed out, there are so many running jokes - but that is what is all part of what makes this show great!

Hyacinth's candlelight suppers, her answering the phone "the Bucket residence, the lady of the house speaking!", Elizabth constantly spilling her coffee, always trying to resist her daily order from Hyacinth for morning coffee, Emmett and "she'll sing at me", Onslow "Oh Nice", Vilot - "It's MA Sister Violet, "Daddy!", the vicar, Rose and Mr. whoever, and throughout all this poor old Richard, lol.

And one of the best and most famous Hyacinth lines - "Sauna, Swimming Pool and room for a pony!!!!"

It is a true proper British comedy, and is up there with the likes of that other great 90's BBC sitcom - One Foot in the Grave. And also the likes of To The Manor Born, The Good Life, and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

Everybody you talk to always raises a smile when you mention "the Bucket woman"!

Only the other day I watched an episode when Hyacinth wanted to test drive a new Rolls Royce so she could get one-up on another one of her posh local rivals - Lydia Hawsworth, whom had just overtaken them in her brand new Jag.

She made Richard drive it out of the garage without the salesman's permission, and take it to this posh hotel deliberately, as she knew this was where this woman had afternoon tea. Of course Rose, Daisy and Onslow turn up as usual, so they have to get out of there before she bumps into them - how embarrassing! lol. When they get into her "getaway car" as she callas it to Richard, the police turn up and arrest them outside the hotel! And then just at that point who turns up but Lydia Hawksworth!

This is just an example of how great this show is!

Quite frankly, I really don't understand how anybody could NOT like it!

If they don't, then I actually feel slightly sorry for them - as they are missing out on so much enjoyment!

Oh...and contrary to what somebody has said - in my opinion it is just about the closest thing to perfection that a sitcom can get!

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