Series
Keeping Up Appearances
“The Full Bouquet”
Comedy
A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 6 epS2 · 10 epS3 · 7 epS4 · 7 epS5 · 10 ep
1Daddy's Accident29 Oct 1990 · 30m · ★ 7.8Hyacinth's "Daddy" is put into an ambulance and taken to hospital, after getting injured chasing after the milk woman naked on her bike. After visiting him, Hyacinth returns home and is visited by the gas man, whose life she makes difficult.
2The New Vicar5 Nov 1990 · 30m · ★ 7.8Hyacinth is determined to create the perfect impression when inviting the new Vicar for “tea and light refreshments”. However her hopes come crashing down on her when Onslow and Daisy turn up with the news Daddy has been kidnapped by a gypsy. The day gets even worse for the polish-perfecting protagonist when Rose turns up, on her way to her own funeral.
3Stately Home12 Nov 1990 · 30m · ★ 8.2Hyacinth and Richard visit a stately home where the leading lady hopes to meet a member of the aristocratic family. However she fears her social status will be sabotaged by Onslow, Daisy and Rose, who turn up unexpectedly. Thus Hyacinth drags Richard through the ground's private gardens to hide from the lower-class clan.
4The Charity Shop19 Nov 1990 · 30m · ★ 8.2It is Liz and Hyacinth's day to help Mrs Nugent at the charity shop, and on their way there, Hyacinth has to make a visit to Onslow and Daisy's to remove a woman (played by Gretchen Franklin) from Daddy's room, refusing to leave. Meanwhile Rose intends to give up men, and arrives at the charity shop to donate her raunchy underwear.
5Daisy's Toyboy26 Nov 1990 · 30m · ★ 7.6In an attempt to make Onslow jealous, Daisy finds herself a toyboy. However the plan fails and Daisy sends Onslow to the Church hall to meet Richard, in a final ploy to get him to notice her antics.
6The Christening3 Dec 1990 · 30m · ★ 7.7Daisy and Onslow’s granddaughter Kylie is getting christened, but Hyacinth is unimpressed because there has not been a wedding first. The day does not get any better for Hyacinth when she and Richard are forced to come to the rescue of the baby's mother Stephanie, whose transport has broken down. The leading lady then learns the baby's mother is a hippie, who is unaware of the baby’s father.
Details
- Created by
- Roy Clarke
- First aired
- 29 Oct 1990
- Last aired
- 5 Nov 1995
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 40
- Votes
- 179 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Patricia RoutledgeHyacinth Bucket
Clive SwiftRichard Bucket
Judy CornwellDaisy
Geoffrey HughesOnslow
Josephine TewsonElizabeth 'Liz' Warden
David GriffinEmmet
Mary MillarRose
