Episode guide

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 1

Keeping Up Appearances

  • Daddy's Accident

    The first episode of Roy Clarke's classic comedy of manners about monstrously fastidious and upwardly mobile housewife Hyacinth Bucket - pronounced 'bouquet'!

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  • The New Vicar

    More laughs at the expense of house-proud Hyacinth in the suburban sitcom. Here, 'Mrs Bouquet' invites the new vicar round for tea. Surely a recipe for disaster...

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  • Stately Home

    Gigglesome comedy from the mind of Roy Clarke. Hyacinth's visit to her favourite stately home goes wrong when her less-than-regal relatives tag along.

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  • The Charity Shop

    Farcical fun from the writer of 'Open All Hours'. Hyacinth is at her wits' end, what with the charity shop, Councillor Nugent and Rose's love life.

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  • Daisy's Toyboy

    The comically snooty social climber Hyacinth Bucket is back. Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardised when Daisy gets a toyboy.

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  • The Christening

    The snobbish Hyacinth Bucket is at it again. She quite enjoys a family christening - except when the parents turn up in an old van with two hippies.

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Series 2

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  • A Strange Man

    Imagine living next door to the snobbish, upwardly mobile Hyacinth Bucket! Roy Clarke's superb creation spies a man who has spent the night at Elizabeth's.

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  • Driving Mrs Fortescue

    More suburban mishaps for the monstrous snob Hyacinth Bucket, who is thrilled when Mrs Fortescue asks for a lift into town - but things don't go to plan.

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  • The Candlelight Supper

    More twitching of net curtains in the suburban sitcom. Hyacinth arranges one of her candlelight suppers and plans to impress Emmet with her singing.

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  • Hyacinth Tees Off

    Big laughs with the suburban snob. Hyacinth takes Richard on a break at a golfing hotel, despite the fact that he doesn't like golf. Things soon go awry!

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  • Problems with Relatives

    Patricia Routledge stars in Roy Clarke's inspired sitcom. Hyacinth's brother-in-law Bruce is stuck up a tree. Emmett meets Daisy, Onslow and Rose.

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  • Onslow's Birthday

    Roy Clarke's superb sitcom with Patricia Routledge as the inimitable Hyacinth Bucket. Hyacinth is not looking forward to Onslow's birthday celebrations.

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  • Singing for Emmet

    That irrepressible snob Hyacinth Bucket once again tries to keep her family at bay. Hyacinth tries to impress Emmet by singing in the church hall concert.

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  • The Toy Store

    Laughs with that irrepressible snob Hyacinth Bucket. Hyacinth must intervene when Daddy overspends in a toy department and rampages dressed up as a spaceman.

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  • The Three Piece Suite

    Comedy in the class-conscious suburbs. Hyacinth wants her neighbours to see her new suite arrive, and boasts that it's a replica of one of the Queen's!

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  • A Picnic for Daddy

    The irrepressible snob wreaks more havoc. Hyacinth's plan to take Daddy on a picnic backfires when he takes the car, leaving the rest of the family stranded.

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Series 3

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  • Early Retirement

    The upwardly mobile Hyacinth Bucket would strike fear into the hearts of most of the male species. Pity hubby Richard as she plans for his early retirement.

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  • Iron Age Remains

    Pity poor Richard as he contemplates retirement in the suburban sitcom. Hyacinth must put her plans for him on hold when Rose starts behaving outrageously.

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  • Richard's New Hobby

    The Buckets return. Hyacinth realises that Richard is bored after taking early retirement and gives him a hobby: a video camera so he can be 'artistic'.

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  • Violet's Country Cottage

    Classic laughs with Patricia Routledge. When Hyacinth and Richard stay in a country cottage, things go awry when she tries to organise a barbeque.

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  • The Art Exhibition

    When Hyacinth gets passionate about art, Daddy decides to join the Foreign Legion. As usual, Hyacinth's scruffy family lets her down at the vital moment.

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  • How To Go On Holiday Without Really Trying

    Cringeworthy suburban sitcom. Hyacinth makes some expensive holiday plans before dashing off to fulfil her church cleaning tasks.

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  • What to Wear When Yachting

    Patricia Routledge is the snobbish Mrs Bucket. When Hyacinth plans a nautical supper, events take an unexpected turn - and so does the boat.

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Series 4

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  • A Job for Richard

    Poor Richard is the victim again in the comedy of manners as Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into an executive - the mind positively boggles!

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  • Country Retreat

    Petty snobbery and comic misunderstandings galore as Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn.

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  • A Celebrity for the Barbecue

    Farcical fun with the Buckets. Hyacinth plans a special event in a desperate bid to keep up with the Barker-Finches. Naturally, it all goes wrong.

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  • The Commodore

    More suburban comedy from behind those gleaming nets. Hyacinth volunteers to meet the Ladies Luncheon special guest - a retired commodore - at the railway station.

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  • Looking at Properties

    Arch-snob Hyacinth has another attempt at finding a small weekend home in the country, but she and Richard have separate views on the word 'small'.

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  • Please Mind Your Head

    Patricia Routledge gives another masterclass as the queen of social climbing. Hyacinth and Richard spend a day in their new, rather small, weekend residence.

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  • Let There Be Light

    Hyacinth volunteers Richard's services when there is a problem with the Church Hall lights, and he reluctantly agrees. But DIY is not really his forte!

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Series 5

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  • Senior Citizens Outing

    When super snob Hyacinth volunteers to help with a senior citizens day trip, she has to enter into the spirit of things more than she had envisaged.

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  • The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball

    Super-snob Hyacinth suddenly has a lot on her hands - attending the Mayor's fancy dress ball and getting to know an important new neighbour.

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  • Hyacinth Is Alarmed

    Upwardly mobile sitcom about an irrepressible suburban snob. Richard forgets his wedding anniversary, so scrambles to think of a last-minute gift for Hyacinth.

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  • A Riverside Picnic

    Suburban comedy of manners. Holding a riverside picnic seems like a good idea, but Hyacinth's arrangements don't go quite as she planned.

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  • The Skis From Richard

    Time for the net curtains to twitch in the great comedy of manners. Richard isn't exactly over the moon with his birthday present - skis!

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  • Country Estate Sale

    Everyone's favourite snob Hyacinth Bucket in the suburban sitcom. Richard is worried that Hyacinth's attendance at an auction will cost him a lot of money.

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  • The Boy Friend

    Classic sitcom with the supersnob, Hyacinth, who's excited to learn that her neighbour Emmet is rehearsing an amateur production of the musical 'The Boy Friend'.

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  • A Barbecue at Violet's

    Amateur dramatics is high on the agenda as insufferable Hyacinth still wants to join Emmet's production of 'The Boy Friend', but other things take priority.

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  • The Rolls Royce (New Car)

    Comedy at the expense of that outrageous snob Hyacinth Bucket. Hyacinth decides that a new car is in order and aims rather higher than most people.

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  • The Hostess

    Cringe-inducing laughs in the great sitcom with Patricia Routledge. Hyacinth decides to share her undoubted experience of being a perfect hostess.

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