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 8

Hyacinth is still eager to join Emmet's production of The Boyfriend and drops in at the church hall before a sophisticated barbecue at Violet's.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 22nd October 1995
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 10th December 2013 8:20pm Drama
Wednesday 26th February 2014 9:05am Gold
Wednesday 26th February 2014 5:00pm Gold
Sunday 16th March 2014 6:15am Gold
Friday 25th April 2014 11:40am Gold
Friday 25th April 2014 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 3rd July 2014 8:20am Gold
Thursday 3rd July 2014 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd July 2014 3:20pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd July 2014 8:20pm Drama
Thursday 23rd October 2014 11:10am Gold
Friday 19th December 2014 9:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 20th December 2014 7:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 19th March 2015 5:40pm Gold
Friday 20th March 2015 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 4th June 2015 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 4th June 2015 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 24th June 2015 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 25th June 2015 11:15am Gold
Friday 13th November 2015 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 24th February 2016 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 24th February 2016 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 11th May 2016 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 7th July 2016 7:20pm Drama
Friday 15th July 2016 8:20am Gold
Friday 15th July 2016 1:40pm Gold
Tuesday 1st November 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 2nd November 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 15th February 2017 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th February 2017 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th March 2017 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th March 2017 6:45pm Gold
Thursday 1st June 2017 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 27th July 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 29th November 2017 12:40pm Gold
Wednesday 29th November 2017 6:00pm Gold
Saturday 3rd February 2018 6:20pm Drama
Tuesday 20th February 2018 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 20th February 2018 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 25th April 2018 6:40pm Drama
Monday 25th June 2018 8:00am Gold
Monday 25th June 2018 3:15pm Gold
Thursday 9th August 2018 11:20am Gold
Thursday 9th August 2018 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 2nd February 2019 3:40pm Drama
Monday 4th February 2019 8:40am Gold
Monday 4th February 2019 11:20am Gold
Thursday 25th July 2019 11:50am Gold
Thursday 25th July 2019 6:20pm Gold
Sunday 9th August 2020 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 25th November 2020 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 25th November 2020 12:40pm Gold
Thursday 26th November 2020 7:25am Gold
Wednesday 9th December 2020 6:40pm Drama
Friday 21st May 2021 11:20am Gold
Friday 21st May 2021 3:20pm Gold
Friday 21st May 2021 6:40pm Gold
Monday 28th June 2021 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 30th June 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 22nd October 2021 11:20am Gold
Friday 22nd October 2021 4:00pm Gold
Friday 1st July 2022 12:10pm Gold
Friday 1st July 2022 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 27th September 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 2nd October 2022 1:00am BBC4
Tuesday 4th October 2022 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2023 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2023 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2023 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 12th April 2023 8:40am Drama
Wednesday 12th April 2023 6:00pm Drama
Friday 19th May 2023 8:20am Gold
Friday 19th May 2023 12:20pm Gold
Friday 19th May 2023 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 24th August 2023 7:45am Gold
Thursday 24th August 2023 11:40am Gold
Thursday 24th August 2023 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 19th October 2023 7:45am Gold
Thursday 19th October 2023 11:40am Gold
Thursday 19th October 2023 3:40pm Gold
Friday 1st March 2024 8:00am Gold
Friday 1st March 2024 12:00pm Gold
Friday 1st March 2024 6:00pm Gold
Saturday 2nd March 2024 7:15am 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
Anna Dawson Violet
John Evitts Bruce
Jack Smethurst Man in Phone Box
Jenny Morton Dancer
Alexandra Howard Dancer
Anna Bolt Dancer
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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