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 4, Episode 1 - A Job For Richard

Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into an executive.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 5th September 1993
Time
7pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 28th November 2013 8:20pm Drama
Thursday 6th February 2014 9:10am Gold
Thursday 6th February 2014 4:40pm Gold
Saturday 1st March 2014 6:00am Gold
Friday 13th June 2014 8:20am Gold
Friday 13th June 2014 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 3rd July 2014 3:20pm Drama
Thursday 3rd July 2014 8:20pm Drama
Thursday 2nd October 2014 11:20am Gold
Thursday 2nd October 2014 6:10pm Gold
Monday 23rd February 2015 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 24th February 2015 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 14th May 2015 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 14th May 2015 7:20pm Drama
Monday 1st June 2015 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd June 2015 11:20am Gold
Monday 12th October 2015 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th October 2015 1:20pm Gold
Saturday 28th November 2015 8:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 29th November 2015 6:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 20th April 2016 7:20pm Drama
Friday 17th June 2016 7:20pm Drama
Monday 27th June 2016 9:05am Gold
Monday 27th June 2016 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 29th September 2016 10:35pm Yesterday
Friday 30th September 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Monday 6th February 2017 2:20pm Gold
Monday 6th February 2017 7:20pm Gold
Monday 6th March 2017 1:50pm Gold
Monday 6th March 2017 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 11th May 2017 7:20pm Drama
Friday 7th July 2017 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 10th August 2017 1:40pm Gold
Thursday 10th August 2017 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 9th November 2017 12:40pm Gold
Thursday 9th November 2017 6:00pm Gold
Saturday 6th January 2018 5:00pm Drama
Wednesday 31st January 2018 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 31st January 2018 6:00pm Gold
Monday 28th May 2018 9:55am Gold
Monday 28th May 2018 2:30pm Gold
Tuesday 24th July 2018 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 24th July 2018 2:35pm Gold
Saturday 5th January 2019 4:05pm Drama
Monday 14th January 2019 9:20am Gold
Monday 14th January 2019 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 24th April 2019 12:15pm Gold
Wednesday 24th April 2019 2:15pm Gold
Friday 5th July 2019 11:50am Gold
Friday 5th July 2019 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 17th October 2019 1:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th November 2019 6:40pm Drama
Monday 6th January 2020 12:20pm Gold
Monday 6th January 2020 3:00pm Gold
Friday 28th February 2020 12:20pm Gold
Saturday 29th February 2020 9:10am Gold
Sunday 12th July 2020 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 20th August 2020 8:20am Gold
Thursday 20th August 2020 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 20th August 2020 3:00pm Gold
Monday 30th November 2020 6:40pm Drama
Friday 30th April 2021 11:00am Gold
Friday 30th April 2021 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 10th June 2021 6:40pm Drama
Monday 4th October 2021 10:45am Gold
Monday 4th October 2021 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 3rd February 2022 10:50am Gold
Thursday 3rd February 2022 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 3rd February 2022 5:20pm Gold
Friday 4th February 2022 7:50am Gold
Friday 6th May 2022 7:20am Gold
Friday 6th May 2022 11:50am Gold
Friday 6th May 2022 3:00pm Gold
Friday 6th May 2022 7:40pm Gold
Monday 13th June 2022 12:10pm Gold
Monday 13th June 2022 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th June 2022 2:50am Gold
Tuesday 14th June 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 19th June 2022 12:50am BBC4
Wednesday 14th September 2022 7:10am Gold
Wednesday 14th September 2022 2:05pm Gold
Wednesday 14th September 2022 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 19th January 2023 8:00am Gold
Thursday 19th January 2023 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 19th January 2023 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2023 8:35am Drama
Tuesday 21st March 2023 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 27th April 2023 8:20am Gold
Thursday 27th April 2023 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 27th April 2023 5:40pm Gold
Friday 4th August 2023 8:00am Gold
Friday 4th August 2023 12:00pm Gold
Friday 4th August 2023 4:40pm Gold
Monday 2nd October 2023 7:45am Gold
Monday 2nd October 2023 11:40am Gold
Monday 2nd October 2023 3:40pm Gold
Monday 12th February 2024 8:00am Gold
Monday 12th February 2024 12:00pm Gold
Monday 12th February 2024 6:00pm 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
Mary Millar Rose
Guest cast
David Janson Michael the Postman
Frederick Jaeger Millburn
Joe Dunlop Millburn's Companion
Michael L. Blair Pillion Rider
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
Maggie Webb Make-up Designer
Nick Ingman Composer

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