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, Episode 5

Hyacinth calls Richard out of an important meeting when Daddy disappears - apparently to get married!

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 29th September 1991
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Monday 29th April 2024 at 8:20am on Gold
  2. Monday 29th April 2024 at 12:20pm on Gold
  3. Monday 29th April 2024 at 3:00pm on Gold
  4. Monday 29th April 2024 at 6:20pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 20th November 2013 7:40pm Drama
Monday 20th January 2014 9:10am Gold
Monday 20th January 2014 4:40pm Gold
Sunday 30th March 2014 6:30am Gold
Friday 23rd May 2014 8:20am Gold
Friday 23rd May 2014 5:00pm Gold
Monday 16th June 2014 3:20pm Drama
Monday 16th June 2014 8:20pm Drama
Monday 15th September 2014 11:20am Gold
Monday 15th September 2014 6:10pm Gold
Friday 14th November 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 15th November 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 22nd January 2015 5:40pm Gold
Monday 27th April 2015 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 28th April 2015 12:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2015 1:40pm Drama
Tuesday 23rd June 2015 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 17th September 2015 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 17th September 2015 7:20pm Gold
Saturday 24th October 2015 7:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 25th October 2015 5:40pm Yesterday
Monday 18th January 2016 8:40am Gold
Monday 18th January 2016 3:20pm Gold
Friday 1st April 2016 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 31st May 2016 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 8th June 2016 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 8th June 2016 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 18th August 2016 9:55pm Yesterday
Friday 19th August 2016 8:35pm Yesterday
Friday 27th January 2017 1:20pm Gold
Friday 27th January 2017 6:00pm Gold
Friday 24th February 2017 12:40pm Gold
Friday 24th February 2017 6:40pm Gold
Friday 21st April 2017 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 20th June 2017 7:20pm Drama
Monday 23rd October 2017 12:35pm Gold
Monday 23rd October 2017 6:00pm Gold
Monday 15th January 2018 12:55pm Gold
Monday 15th January 2018 6:00pm Gold
Friday 6th July 2018 8:10am Gold
Friday 6th July 2018 12:50pm Gold
Monday 17th June 2019 11:20am Gold
Monday 17th June 2019 6:05pm Gold
Tuesday 18th June 2019 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 18th June 2019 5:55pm Gold
Monday 30th September 2019 1:40pm Gold
Monday 30th September 2019 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 24th October 2019 6:40pm Drama
Sunday 7th June 2020 6:40pm Drama
Monday 3rd August 2020 8:00am Gold
Monday 3rd August 2020 12:00pm Gold
Monday 3rd August 2020 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 12th November 2020 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 13th April 2021 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 13th April 2021 3:00pm Gold
Monday 24th May 2021 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 17th August 2021 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 17th August 2021 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 17th August 2021 7:20pm Gold
Monday 17th January 2022 10:40am Gold
Monday 17th January 2022 2:40pm Gold
Monday 17th January 2022 5:20pm Drama
Monday 17th January 2022 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 18th January 2022 2:15am Drama
Tuesday 18th January 2022 7:30am Gold
Tuesday 15th February 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 20th February 2022 1:25am BBC4
Friday 15th April 2022 11:50am Gold
Friday 15th April 2022 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 25th August 2022 7:00am Gold
Thursday 25th August 2022 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 25th August 2022 5:20pm Gold
Monday 2nd January 2023 8:00am Gold
Monday 2nd January 2023 12:00pm Gold
Monday 2nd January 2023 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 2nd March 2023 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 6th April 2023 8:25am Gold
Thursday 6th April 2023 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 6th April 2023 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 18th July 2023 8:00am Gold
Tuesday 18th July 2023 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 18th July 2023 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 13th September 2023 7:40am Gold
Wednesday 13th September 2023 11:30am Gold
Wednesday 13th September 2023 4:55pm Gold
Wednesday 24th January 2024 8:05am Gold
Wednesday 24th January 2024 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 24th January 2024 6:00pm Gold
Monday 22nd April 2024 6:00pm Drama

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
George Webb Daddy
Guest cast
Helen Christie Registrar
Simon Merrick Committee Chairman
Robert McBain Frank (Richard's Colleague / Committee Member)
Brendan O'Hea Missionary
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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