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 7 - Let There Be Light

Richard shows that he has a way with electricity when he is pressed into service at the church hall.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 17th October 1993
Time
7pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 3rd December 2013 8:20pm Drama
Sunday 5th January 2014 9:00am Gold
Friday 14th February 2014 9:10am Gold
Friday 14th February 2014 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 8th March 2014 6:10am Gold
Saturday 8th March 2014 12:55pm Gold
Thursday 17th April 2014 11:50am Gold
Thursday 17th April 2014 6:00pm Gold
Monday 23rd June 2014 8:20am Gold
Monday 23rd June 2014 5:00pm Gold
Friday 11th July 2014 3:20pm Drama
Friday 10th October 2014 6:10pm Gold
Saturday 11th October 2014 11:25am Gold
Thursday 5th March 2015 5:40pm Gold
Friday 6th March 2015 2:25pm Gold
Friday 22nd May 2015 1:40pm Drama
Friday 22nd May 2015 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 10th June 2015 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th June 2015 11:20am Gold
Monday 26th October 2015 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 27th October 2015 1:20pm Gold
Saturday 12th December 2015 8:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 13th December 2015 6:20pm Yesterday
Friday 12th February 2016 8:40am Gold
Friday 12th February 2016 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 28th April 2016 7:20pm Drama
Monday 27th June 2016 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 5th July 2016 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 5th July 2016 3:25pm Gold
Wednesday 19th October 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 20th October 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 9th February 2017 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 9th February 2017 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 9th March 2017 1:20pm Gold
Friday 19th May 2017 7:20pm Drama
Monday 17th July 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 16th August 2017 1:40pm Gold
Wednesday 16th August 2017 5:40pm Gold
Friday 17th November 2017 1:00pm Gold
Friday 17th November 2017 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 20th January 2018 5:00pm Drama
Thursday 8th February 2018 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 8th February 2018 6:00pm Gold
Monday 30th July 2018 11:10am Gold
Monday 30th July 2018 2:30pm Gold
Saturday 19th January 2019 4:00pm Drama
Thursday 25th April 2019 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 25th April 2019 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 25th April 2019 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 25th April 2019 6:20pm Gold
Monday 15th July 2019 12:00pm Gold
Monday 15th July 2019 6:00pm Gold
Friday 25th October 2019 1:40pm Gold
Friday 25th October 2019 4:55pm Gold
Wednesday 20th November 2019 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 14th January 2020 12:15pm Gold
Tuesday 14th January 2020 2:55pm Gold
Monday 9th March 2020 12:20pm Gold
Monday 9th March 2020 3:00pm Gold
Sunday 26th July 2020 6:00pm Drama
Friday 28th August 2020 8:20am Gold
Friday 28th August 2020 12:20pm Gold
Friday 28th August 2020 3:00pm Gold
Friday 28th August 2020 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 3rd December 2020 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 11th May 2021 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 11th May 2021 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 11th May 2021 6:20pm Gold
Friday 18th June 2021 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 12th October 2021 10:50am Gold
Tuesday 12th October 2021 4:00pm Gold
Friday 11th February 2022 10:55am Gold
Friday 11th February 2022 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 12th February 2022 7:50am Gold
Monday 16th May 2022 7:20am Gold
Monday 16th May 2022 1:05pm Gold
Monday 16th May 2022 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 21st June 2022 12:05pm Gold
Tuesday 21st June 2022 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd June 2022 2:30am Gold
Tuesday 26th July 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 31st July 2022 1:15am BBC4
Thursday 22nd September 2022 7:00am Gold
Thursday 22nd September 2022 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 22nd September 2022 5:20pm Gold
Friday 27th January 2023 8:00am Gold
Friday 27th January 2023 12:00pm Gold
Friday 27th January 2023 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 29th March 2023 8:35am Drama
Wednesday 29th March 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 9th May 2023 8:10am Gold
Tuesday 9th May 2023 12:10pm Gold
Tuesday 9th May 2023 4:40pm Gold
Monday 14th August 2023 8:10am Gold
Monday 14th August 2023 12:05pm Gold
Monday 14th August 2023 4:45pm Gold
Monday 9th October 2023 7:45am Gold
Monday 9th October 2023 11:40am Gold
Monday 9th October 2023 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 20th February 2024 8:00am Gold
Tuesday 20th February 2024 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 20th 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
Jeremy Gittins Michael the Vicar
George Webb Daddy
Marion Barron The Vicar's Wife
Guest cast
David Janson Michael the Postman
Sue Lloyd Drummond
Pamela Abbott Driver
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
Anna Higginson Production Designer

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