"Keeping Up Appearances" (1990) TV series 1990-1995

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

29 October 1990 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet") continually looks for opportunities to climb the social ladder...

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | Henpecked Husband | Sitcom | Vicar | Snob

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11	8:00 PM	PBS	Singing for Emmett	#2.7
Sat. July 18	8:00 PM	PBS	The Toy Store	#2.8

Cast

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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Series Directed by
Harold Snoad		(44 episodes, 1990-1995)

Series Writing credits
Roy Clarke		(44 episodes, 1990-1995)

Series Produced by
Harold Snoad	....	producer (44 episodes, 1990-1995)

Series Cinematography by
Bill Dudman		(7 episodes, 1992)

Series Film Editing by
Andy Quested		(35 episodes, 1990-1995)

Series Production Design by
Derek Evans		(24 episodes, 1992-1995)
Tim Gleeson		(16 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Costume Design by
Rita Reekie		(24 episodes, 1990-1992)
Laura Ergis		(17 episodes, 1993-1995)

Series Makeup Department
Ann Ailes-Stevenson	....	makeup designer (18 episodes, 1991-1992)
Maggie Webb	....	makeup designer (17 episodes, 1993-1995)
Sharon Brushett	....	makeup designer (5 episodes, 1990)
Ann Fenton	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Peter Laskie	....	production manager (17 episodes, 1993-1995)
Richard Beighton	....	production manager (11 episodes, 1991)
Amita Lochab	....	production manager (10 episodes, 1991)
John L. Spencer	....	production manager (7 episodes, 1992)
David Lardner	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1990)

Series Art Department
Sara Grimshaw	....	properties buyer (35 episodes, 1991-1995)
Jeffrey Witts	....	properties buyer (6 episodes, 1990)

Series Sound Department
Morton Hardaker	....	sound recordist (31 episodes, 1990-1993)
Laurie Taylor	....	sound: studio / studio sound (24 episodes, 1990-1995)
Colin Solloway	....	dubbing mixer (18 episodes, 1991-1995)
Scott Talbot	....	sound: studio / studio sound (11 episodes, 1991)
Tim Humphries	....	sound recordist (10 episodes, 1995)
Craig Irvin	....	dubbing mixer (7 episodes, 1993)
Nick Roast	....	sound: studio (5 episodes, 1993-1995)

Series Visual Effects by
Perry Brahan	....	visual effects designer (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Mickey Edwards	....	visual effects assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Elaine Ford	....	stunts (3 episodes, 1992-1993)
Stuart Fell	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1992-1995)
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Kochanowicz	....	location camera / location camera operator / ... (35 episodes, 1991-1995)
Bill Dudman	....	location lighting / location cameraman / ... (34 episodes, 1990-1995)
Peter Goldring	....	camera supervisor (31 episodes, 1991-1995)
James Grimes	....	grip (18 episodes, 1991-1995)
Ken Lowe	....	electrician (16 episodes, 1992-1994)
Chris Kempton	....	lighting director (13 episodes, 1992-1995)
Alan Horne	....	lighting director (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Don Babbage	....	lighting director (12 episodes, 1991-1993)
John Laurence	....	gaffer (7 episodes, 1995)
John Corby	....	camera supervisor (5 episodes, 1990)
Mike Jefferies	....	lighting director / lighting manager (4 episodes, 1990)
Dickie Woods	....	lighting gaffer (4 episodes, 1991)
Ken Aylett	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 1993)
Ian Buckley	....	grip (3 episodes, 1993)
Adrian Smith	....	steadicam (3 episodes, 1995)
Mike Harrison	....	camera supervisor (2 episodes, 1992)
Jason Shepherd	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Hilary West	....	vision mixer (40 episodes, 1990-1995)
Andy Quested	....	editor: video tape / editor: videotape (5 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Music Department
Nick Ingman	....	composer: signature tune (36 episodes, 1990-1995)

Series Other crew
John Latus	....	resource coordinator / resources coordinator / ... (36 episodes, 1990-1995)
Christopher Bond	....	script editor (25 episodes, 1991-1993)
Susan Silburn	....	production assistant (19 episodes, 1990-1993)
John Gorringe	....	assistant floor manager (14 episodes, 1992-1993)
Jonathan Paul Llewellyn	....	assistant floor manager (10 episodes, 1991)
Carolyn Mawdsley	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 1991)
Katie Tyrrell	....	production secretary (10 episodes, 1991)
Susan Smith	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 1995)
Paul Williams	....	assistant floor manager (10 episodes, 1995)
Lindsey Chamier	....	assistant floor manager (6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sid Sutton	....	title sequence (3 episodes, 1990)
Mike Chislett	....	resource coordinator (2 episodes, 1992)
Michael Langley-Evans	....	resource coordinator (2 episodes, 1993)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Pan Vision Oy (2004-2005) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals

Runtime:

UK:30 min (44 episodes) | USA:30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:G | UK:PG | USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

3 Michell Close, Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The never-seen son Sheridan was gay. Hyacinth never realized this, even though everyone else, including Richard, seemed to.

Quotes:

Hyacinth: It's Bouquet! B-U-C-K-E-T!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Magical Voices (2005) (V)

Outstanding entertainment

I've been watching this British comedy for about 10 years now; first on PBS and then recently on BBS. I'm sure I've seen all 44 episodes; most of them more than once; some of them three times or more. And I've never gotten bored with a single one. It's true that some of the plots were pretty much repeated over and over. But, still, watching Hyacinth, Richard, Daisy, Onslow, and all the others always gave me a chuckle. I've seen them so many times now that I feel I know each character personally. I wish I could have attended one of Hyancith's candlelight suppers, or spent an afternoon watching TV with Onslow, or gone for an afternoon drive with Hyancith and Richard. It would have been a scream. Situation comedies, British or American, don't get much better than "Keeping Up Appearances".