Keeping Up Appearances. Image shows from L to R: Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge), Richard Bucket (Clive Swift). Copyright: BBC
Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1990 - 1995
  • 44 episodes (5 series)

Suburban snob Hyacinth Bucket devotes her time to monitoring standards and attempting to impress influential people. Stars Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell, Josephine Tewson and more.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2

Hyacinth has asked the new vicar to tea and, in her usual meticulous way, she has organised the event down to the last sugar lump. But then suddenly, out of the blue...

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 5th November 1990
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 7th January 2014 9:10am Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2014 4:40pm Gold
Saturday 1st February 2014 6:50am Gold
Saturday 22nd March 2014 6:50am Gold
Friday 9th May 2014 8:20am Gold
Friday 9th May 2014 5:00pm Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 11:10am Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 3:20pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 8:20pm Drama
Tuesday 2nd September 2014 11:30am Gold
Tuesday 2nd September 2014 6:10pm Gold
Friday 24th October 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 25th October 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Monday 5th January 2015 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 6th January 2015 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 2nd April 2015 5:40pm Gold
Monday 13th April 2015 1:40pm Drama
Monday 13th April 2015 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 10th June 2015 1:40pm Drama
Wednesday 10th June 2015 7:20pm Drama
Friday 4th September 2015 1:20pm Gold
Friday 4th September 2015 7:20pm Gold
Saturday 3rd October 2015 7:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 4th October 2015 5:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 5th January 2016 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 5th January 2016 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 17th March 2016 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 17th May 2016 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 25th May 2016 8:55am Gold
Wednesday 25th May 2016 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 14th July 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Friday 15th July 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Friday 20th January 2017 2:00pm Gold
Friday 20th January 2017 7:20pm Gold
Friday 17th February 2017 1:20pm Gold
Friday 17th February 2017 7:10pm Gold
Thursday 6th April 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 7th June 2017 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 10th October 2017 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 10th October 2017 5:40pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2018 12:40pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2018 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 28th June 2018 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 4th June 2019 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 4th June 2019 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 17th September 2019 2:10pm Gold
Tuesday 17th September 2019 6:30pm Gold
Thursday 10th October 2019 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 30th January 2020 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 30th January 2020 3:00pm Gold
Sunday 17th May 2020 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 21st July 2020 8:05am Gold
Wednesday 22nd July 2020 7:35am Gold
Friday 30th October 2020 6:40pm Drama
Monday 29th March 2021 12:20pm Gold
Monday 29th March 2021 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 11th May 2021 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 4th August 2021 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 4th August 2021 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 4th August 2021 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd November 2021 8:00pm BBC4
Tuesday 4th January 2022 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 4th January 2022 2:35pm Gold
Tuesday 4th January 2022 5:20pm Drama
Tuesday 4th January 2022 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 5th January 2022 2:00am Drama
Wednesday 5th January 2022 7:30am Gold
Monday 4th April 2022 11:50am Gold
Monday 4th April 2022 3:05pm Gold
Monday 4th April 2022 7:40pm Gold
Friday 12th August 2022 7:00am Gold
Friday 12th August 2022 12:40pm Gold
Friday 12th August 2022 5:15pm Gold
Wednesday 24th August 2022 6:00pm Drama
Friday 18th November 2022 5:20pm Gold
Friday 17th February 2023 6:00pm Drama
Friday 24th March 2023 8:05am Gold
Friday 24th March 2023 12:00pm Gold
Friday 24th March 2023 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 5th July 2023 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 5th July 2023 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 5th July 2023 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 31st August 2023 7:45am Gold
Thursday 31st August 2023 11:40am Gold
Thursday 31st August 2023 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 25th October 2023 7:45am Gold
Wednesday 25th October 2023 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 25th October 2023 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 11th January 2024 8:05am Gold
Thursday 11th January 2024 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th January 2024 6:00pm Gold
Friday 5th April 2024 6:05pm Drama
Tuesday 9th April 2024 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 16th April 2024 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 16th April 2024 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 16th April 2024 6:20pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Patricia Routledge Hyacinth Bucket
Clive Swift Richard Bucket
Geoffrey Hughes Onslow
Judy Cornwell Daisy
Josephine Tewson Elizabeth
Shirley Stelfox Rose
Jeremy Gittins Michael the Vicar
Marion Barron The Vicar's Wife
Guest cast
Eileen Davies Gypsy
Jill O'Hare Passer By
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Harold Snoad Director
Harold Snoad Producer
Andy Quested Editor
Tim Gleeson Production Designer
Rita Reekie Costume Designer
Sharon Brushett Make-up Designer
Nick Ingman Composer

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