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 5, Episode 1

Hyacinth gets more than she bargained for on a senior citizens' daytrip to the seaside.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 3rd September 1995
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 4th December 2013 7:40pm Drama
Monday 17th February 2014 9:10am Gold
Monday 17th February 2014 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 8th March 2014 6:40am Gold
Saturday 8th March 2014 1:35pm Gold
Friday 18th April 2014 12:05pm Gold
Friday 18th April 2014 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 24th June 2014 8:20am Gold
Monday 14th July 2014 3:20pm Drama
Monday 14th July 2014 8:20pm Drama
Monday 13th October 2014 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th October 2014 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 14th October 2014 5:20pm Gold
Monday 9th March 2015 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 10th March 2015 1:40pm Gold
Tuesday 26th May 2015 1:40pm Drama
Tuesday 26th May 2015 7:20pm Drama
Friday 12th June 2015 11:20am Gold
Friday 12th June 2015 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 29th October 2015 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 29th October 2015 7:20pm Gold
Monday 15th February 2016 8:40am Gold
Monday 15th February 2016 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 6th April 2016 7:00am Gold
Friday 29th April 2016 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 28th June 2016 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 6th July 2016 8:15am Gold
Wednesday 6th July 2016 2:50pm Gold
Thursday 20th October 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Friday 21st October 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Friday 10th February 2017 1:50pm Gold
Friday 10th February 2017 6:30pm Gold
Thursday 9th March 2017 2:00pm Gold
Monday 22nd May 2017 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 18th July 2017 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 17th August 2017 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th August 2017 5:15pm Gold
Monday 20th November 2017 1:00pm Gold
Monday 20th November 2017 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 20th January 2018 5:40pm Drama
Friday 9th February 2018 1:20pm Gold
Friday 9th February 2018 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 31st July 2018 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 31st July 2018 2:20pm Gold
Saturday 19th January 2019 4:40pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd January 2019 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 16th July 2019 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 16th July 2019 6:20pm Gold
Monday 28th October 2019 1:20pm Gold
Monday 28th October 2019 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st November 2019 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 15th January 2020 12:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th January 2020 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 10th March 2020 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 10th March 2020 3:00pm Gold
Sunday 26th July 2020 6:40pm Drama
Monday 16th November 2020 9:00am Gold
Monday 16th November 2020 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 17th November 2020 7:10am Gold
Friday 4th December 2020 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 12th May 2021 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 12th May 2021 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 12th May 2021 6:20pm Gold
Monday 21st June 2021 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 13th October 2021 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 13th October 2021 3:55pm Gold
Monday 14th February 2022 11:00am Gold
Monday 14th February 2022 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 15th February 2022 7:30am Gold
Tuesday 17th May 2022 7:20am Gold
Tuesday 17th May 2022 1:05pm Gold
Tuesday 17th May 2022 5:40pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd June 2022 12:05pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd June 2022 4:50pm Gold
Thursday 23rd June 2022 2:35am Gold
Tuesday 2nd August 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 7th August 2022 12:55am BBC4
Friday 23rd September 2022 7:00am Gold
Friday 23rd September 2022 2:00pm Gold
Friday 23rd September 2022 5:20pm Gold
Monday 30th January 2023 8:00am Gold
Monday 30th January 2023 12:00pm Gold
Monday 30th January 2023 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 30th March 2023 8:35am Drama
Thursday 30th March 2023 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 10th May 2023 8:20am Gold
Wednesday 10th May 2023 12:20pm Gold
Wednesday 10th May 2023 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 15th August 2023 7:45am Gold
Tuesday 15th August 2023 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 15th August 2023 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 10th October 2023 7:45am Gold
Tuesday 10th October 2023 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 10th October 2023 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 21st February 2024 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 21st February 2024 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 21st 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
Marion Barron The Vicar's Wife
Guest cast
Angus Lennie Mr Farrini
Derek Waring Mr Cooper-Bassett
Rita Davies Mrs Lomax
Eric Carte Sergeant
John Darrell Inspector
Sheila Rennie Lady Helper
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
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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