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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.

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1994 Christmas Special

Hyacinth is plagued by problems in this special extended episode. While busy planning a new kitchen she is told that there is someone else in father's bed. Then she learns that Richard has gone down with a fungal infection.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 25th December 1994
Time
5:25pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
50 minutes

Upcoming repeats

  1. Thursday 5th December 2024 at 12:15pm on U&Gold
  2. Wednesday 18th December 2024 at 11:35am on U&Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Patricia Routledge Hyacinth Bucket
Clive Swift Richard Bucket
Geoffrey Hughes Onslow
Judy Cornwell Daisy
Josephine Tewson Elizabeth
David Griffin Emmet Hawksworth
Shirley Stelfox Rose
Jeremy Gittins Michael the Vicar
George Webb Daddy
Guest cast
Trevor Bannister Mr Merryweather (Salesman)
Andrew Bicknell Customer
Caroline Strong Customer's Wife
Preston Lockwood Mr Mawsby
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Christopher Bond Script Editor
Production team
Harold Snoad Director
Harold Snoad Producer
Andy Quested Editor
Derek Evans Production Designer
Laura Ergis Costume Designer
Nick Ingman Composer
Jill Hagger Make-up Designer

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