Keeping
Up Appearances
Hyacinth and
Richard trying to keep up appearances...
Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth Bucket
was one of the most formidable women in the history of
British sitcom. Clive Swift played her patient, dry and
philosophical husband, Richard.
'Keeping Up Appearances' was an apt title, as that was
exactly what super snob Hyacinth was trying to do. One
sister, Rose, was a maneater, and another sister, Daisy,
was married to the slob Onslow. Hyacinth was also
oblivious to the fact that the son she doted on,
Sheridan, was obviously gay - though we never actually
get to see this character. Another sister, Violet, has
the sort of lifestyle Hyacinth aspires to.
The superb observational writing of Roy Clarke made
'Keeping Up Appearances' one of the BBC's best sitcoms of
the 1990s, and it ran from 1990-1995. It was produced and
directed by Harold Snoad.
- Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com.
Keeping Up Appearances Regular
Cast List (actors listed first)
Patricia Routledge
- Hyacinth
Bucket
Clive
Swift - Richard Bucket
Judy
Cornwell -
Daisy
Geoffrey
Hughes - Onslow
Shirley
Stelfox - Rose (series 1)
Mary
Millar - Rose (series 2
onwards)
Josephine
Tewson - Liz
David
Griffin - Emmet (series 2
onwards)
George
Webb - "Daddy"
Anna
Dawson - Violet
Jeremy
Gittins - Michael, the
Vicar
Marion
Barron -Vicar's Wife
Peter
Cellier - The Major
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Keeping Up Appearances Episode List
Series 1
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Series 2
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Series 3
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The
Name Is Bouquet: B-U-C-K-E-T/ Daddy's Accident
Welcoming The Dishy Vicar
Visiting An Acquaintance's Stately Home
A Fate Worse Than Senility
Our Daisy And Her Toy Boy
How To Manage A Family Christening |
A
Strange Man
Driving Mrs. Fortescue
Candlelight Supper
Hyacinth Tees Off
Problems With Relatives
Onslow's Birthday
Singing For Emmet
The Toy Store
The Three-Piece Suite
A Picnic For Daddy |
Early
Retirement
Iron Age Remains
Violet's Country Cottage
How To Go On Holiday Without Really Trying
Richard's New Hobby
The Art Exhibition
What To Wear When Yachting |
Series 4
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Series 5
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Specials
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A Job For Richard
Country Retreat
A Celebrity For The Barbecue
The Commodore
Looking At Properties
Please Mind Your Head
Let There Be Light
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The Senior Citizens' Outing
The Fancy Dress Ball
Hyacinth Is Alarmed
Riparian Entertainment
Skis
Country Estate Sale
The Boy Friend
A Barbecue At Violet's
The Rolls Royce
The Hostess
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A Very Merry Hyacinth
Sea Fever
Angel Gabriel Blue
Historical Pageant
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