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 2 - The Father Christmas Suit

Richard is full of Christmas spirit but this only threatens to hinder Hyacinth's plans for him to distribute gifts at the Vicar's party for the elderly.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 25th December 1991
Time
8:50pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 18th December 2013 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 19th December 2013 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 8th February 2014 6:00am Gold
Tuesday 6th May 2014 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 6th May 2014 5:00pm Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 9:55am Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 11th October 2014 2:20pm Gold
Saturday 6th December 2014 8:15am Gold
Saturday 6th December 2014 2:00pm Gold
Friday 26th December 2014 12:00pm Drama
Friday 26th December 2014 5:00pm Drama
Monday 11th May 2015 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 12th May 2015 11:20am Gold
Saturday 5th December 2015 7:30pm Gold
Sunday 6th December 2015 12:40pm Gold
Saturday 12th December 2015 8:50am Gold
Saturday 12th December 2015 4:10pm Gold
Saturday 26th December 2015 5:20pm Drama
Friday 8th July 2016 11:55am Gold
Monday 5th December 2016 11:50am Gold
Monday 5th December 2016 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 5th December 2017 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 5th December 2017 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 9th December 2017 8:50am Gold
Sunday 10th December 2017 7:40am Gold
Saturday 24th March 2018 6:25pm Drama
Sunday 2nd December 2018 2:20pm Gold
Monday 3rd December 2018 11:35am Gold
Friday 21st December 2018 6:20pm Drama
Monday 16th December 2019 11:00am Gold
Thursday 19th December 2019 5:20pm Drama
Tuesday 13th October 2020 3:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd December 2020 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd December 2020 1:55pm Gold
Tuesday 15th December 2020 12:40pm Gold
Wednesday 16th December 2020 8:10am Gold
Wednesday 16th December 2020 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 30th November 2021 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 30th November 2021 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th December 2021 5:20pm Drama
Sunday 19th December 2021 12:20pm Gold
Monday 20th December 2021 9:00pm BBC4
Tuesday 6th December 2022 1:30pm Gold
Wednesday 7th December 2022 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 15th December 2022 1:10pm Gold
Tuesday 20th December 2022 12:50pm Gold
Friday 23rd December 2022 7:30pm BBC4
Monday 4th December 2023 1:50pm Gold
Thursday 14th December 2023 1:15pm Gold
Monday 18th December 2023 1:25pm Gold
Monday 18th December 2023 8:00pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Patricia Routledge Hyacinth Bucket
Clive Swift Richard Bucket
Geoffrey Hughes Onslow
Judy Cornwell Daisy
Josephine Tewson Elizabeth
David Griffin Emmet Hawksworth
Mary Millar Rose
Jeremy Gittins Michael the Vicar
George Webb Daddy
Guest cast
Robert Packham Postman
Mark Brackenbury Mr Thorgunby
Annet Peters Mrs Thorgunby
Tony Kemp Mr Sudbury
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Christopher Bond Script Editor
Production team
Harold Snoad Director
Harold Snoad Producer
Andy Quested Editor
Tim Gleeson Production Designer
Rita Reekie Costume Designer
Ann Ailes-Stevenson Make-up Designer
Nick Ingman Composer

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