Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written

by Roy Clarke. It originally aired on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995 Keeping Up Appearances
with two specials airing in 1997 and 2008 on PBS. The central
character is an eccentric and snobbish lower middle class social
climber, Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge), who insists that her
surname is pronounced "Bouquet".[2] The show comprised five
series and 44 episodes, four of which are Christmas specials.
Production ended when Routledge wanted to move on to other
projects. All episodes and the specials have since been released on
DVD.

The sitcom follows Hyacinth in her attempts to prove her social

superiority, and to gain standing with those she considers upper
Genre Sitcom
class. Her attempts are constantly hampered by her lower class
extended family, whom she is desperate to hide. Much of the Created by Roy Clarke
humour comes from the conflict between Hyacinth's vision of Written by Roy Clarke
herself and the reality of her underclass background. In each Michelle Street (2008
episode, she lands in a farcical situation as she battles to protect
special)
her social credibility.
Directed Harold Snoad
Keeping Up Appearances was a great success in the UK, and also by Duane Huey (2008
captured large audiences in the US, Canada, Australia, Denmark, special)
Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. By
Starring Patricia Routledge
February 2016, it had been sold nearly 1,000 times to overseas
broadcasters, making it BBC Worldwide's most exported Clive Swift
television programme. In a 2004 BBC poll it placed 12th in Josephine Tewson
Britain's Best Sitcom. In a 2001 Channel 4 poll Hyacinth was Geoffrey Hughes
ranked 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters.[3] Judy Cornwell
The show has been syndicated on Gold and Drama in the UK, on Shirley Stelfox
PBS member stations in the United States and on 7TWO and Mary Millar
9Gem in Australia. David Griffin

In September 2016, BBC One transmitted a 30-minute prequel, Theme Nick Ingman
titled Young Hyacinth, in which Kerry Howard plays 19-year-old music
Hyacinth Walton, who is working as a maid in 1950s Britain.[4] composer
Country of United Kingdom
origin
Contents Original English
language
Background
No. of 5
Cast
series
Episodes
No. of 44 + 2 shorts and 2
Specials episodes specials (list of episodes)
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket (1997)
Production
Life Lessons from Onslow (2008)
Production Producer Harold Snoad
Locations Production BBC Television Centre
Vehicles locations Binley Woods,
After Keeping Up Appearances Warwickshire, England;
Merchandise (Hyacinth's Bungalow)

Audio Stoke Aldermoor,

VHS Coventry, West Midlands,
DVD England;
Streaming (Daisy and Onslow's council

Books house)

Overseas books Leamington Spa, England

(Towns and various locations)
Theatre adaptation
Northampton, England;
Prequel (Church, Church Hall and
References Vicarage)

External links Swindon, Wiltshire,

England;
Oxford, England;
Background Bristol, England;
Great Yarmouth Norfolk,
Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) – who insists her surname is England;
pronounced Bouquet (although her husband Richard has said, "It
Copenhagen, Denmark;
was always 'Bucket' until I met you!")[5] – is an overbearing,
(location scenes)
social-climbing snob, originally from a lower-class background,
whose main mission in life is to impress others with her refinement Camera Single-camera
and pretended affluence. setup Multi-Camera
Running 30 minutes
She is terrified that her background will be revealed, and goes to
time 50 minutes (1994
great lengths to hide it. Hyacinth likes to spend her days visiting
stately homes (convinced she will meet and strike up a friendship Christmas special)
with the upper-class owners, especially if they are aristocratic) and 60 minutes (1993
hosting "executive-style" candlelight suppers (with her Royal Christmas special)
Worcester double-glazed Avignon china and Royal Doulton china 60 minutes (1997 & 2008
with "the hand-painted periwinkles").[6] TV specials)
Production BBC
She ostentatiously brags about her possessions, including her
"white slimline telephone with automatic redial", which she company
always answers with "The Bouquet residence, the lady of the Distributor BBC Worldwide
house speaking."[7] (Frequently she receives misdialled calls 2entertain
asking for a Chinese take-away, making her angry.) She speaks in Universal Pictures
an exaggerated RP-like accent with Northern undertones, while ABC (Australia, home
her relatives speak in broad Northern accents. Her neighbours
video)
speak in milder RP accents. When flustered, Hyacinth regresses to
Warner Home Video (US,
her native Northern accent for a while.
home video)
Hyacinth's attempts to impress make the lives of those around her Iowa Public Television
difficult; her continual efforts to improve her social position (US, television)[1]
usually involve inviting her unwitting neighbours and friends to Release
"exclusive candlelit suppers". Although Hyacinth is not deterred
by the lack of response to her attempts, nearly everyone around Original BBC1
her lives in fear of being invited, and usually makes frantic network
attempts to excuse themselves. Picture 576i (4:3 SDTV)
Her husband Richard (Clive Swift) bears the brunt of the format 1080i Upscale (16:9
suffering. He initially worked for the council but, at the beginning HDTV)
of series 3, reluctantly accepts early retirement. Although he loves Audio Monaural (series 1)
her with a long-suffering endurance, he is notably exasperated by format Stereo (series 2–5)
her plans and her habit of making extravagant and unnecessary
purchases. Original 29 October 1990 –
release 25 December 1995
Although she lives to impress others, Hyacinth regularly competes
1997, 2008 (TV specails)
with the middle-class neighbours (whom she considers snobbish
show-offs) such as Sonia Barker-Finch, Delia Wheelwright and Chronology
Lydia Hawksworth (who alone of Hyacinth's rivals seems to be an Related Young Hyacinth
actual snob, as she disdains kiwifruit as "lower middle class".) shows
Hyacinth sometimes says things like "I haven't a snobbish bone in
my body" or "I can't abide such snobbery like that" when talking External links
about those she considers her competition. Website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/
guide/articles/k/keepingupappeara_777
Always hindering Hyacinth's best efforts to impress, and
providing an unwelcome reminder of her less-than-refined roots, 3960.shtml)
are her lower-class sisters Daisy (Judy Cornwell) and Rose
(Shirley Stelfox in series 1; Mary Millar thereafter), and Daisy's proudly "bone-idle" husband Onslow
(Geoffrey Hughes). They, along with Hyacinth's senile father, frequently turn up inconveniently (usually in
their clapped–out Ford Cortina Mk IV – which always makes a characteristic backfire when it arrives), with
Hyacinth going to great lengths to avoid them (saying: "Richard, you know I love my family, but that's no
reason why I should have to acknowledge them in broad daylight!"). Rose is very sexually aggressive and
promiscuous, adding to Hyacinth's embarrassment.

Hyacinth's senile father frequently has flashbacks to the Second World War, and often exhibits bizarre
behaviour, sometimes involving embarrassing situations with women (Onslow describes him as "barmy").
Two relatives of whom Hyacinth is not ashamed are her wealthy sister Violet (Anna Dawson) and her unseen
son Sheridan. Violet frequently telephones Hyacinth for advice, allowing her to loudly announce to anyone in
earshot, "It's my sister Violet – the one with a Mercedes, swimming pool/sauna and room for a pony".
However, Violet's social acceptability is damaged by the eccentric behaviour of her cross-dressing, equestrian-
loving turf accountant husband Bruce, whom she violently attacks because of his behaviour.

Hyacinth also tries to impress people with the intellectual prowess of her beloved son Sheridan (who actually
only takes a course in needlework at a polytechnic). Hyacinth boasts about the "psychic" closeness of their
relationship and how often he writes and phones her, although he never writes and only phones his mother to
ask for money (much to the despair of Richard).[8] Hyacinth is blissfully oblivious of the seemingly obvious
hints that Sheridan, who lives with a man named Tarquin (who makes his own curtains, wears silk pyjamas,
and has won prizes for embroidery), is gay.[9] It is at one point implied that Sheridan has come out to his
father.

Hyacinth's neighbour Elizabeth Warden (Josephine Tewson) is frequently invited round to the Buckets' for
coffee. Though she is ordinarily calm, Elizabeth's nerves go to pieces in Hyacinth's house, causing her to
smash Hyacinth's china and spill coffee and biscuits on Hyacinth's Burmese rug.[10] She is married with a
daughter away at university, yet her husband works abroad and, like Sheridan, neither character ever appears.

Elizabeth is occasionally able to "one-up" Hyacinth herself by reminding her neighbour that her daughter is at
university, whilst Sheridan is studying at a mere polytechnic. Liz's brother Emmet (David Griffin) moves in
with her at the beginning of series 2 after a messy divorce. Hyacinth, upon learning that Emmet is a musician,
frequently and abruptly sings out-of-key at him to try to get a part in one of his productions, making him
terrified of leaving the house, lest she see him ("She'll sing at me!"). Emmet's problems are made worse by
Hyacinth's mistaken belief that his frightened reactions indicate that he is infatuated with her; which, in fact,
could not be further from the truth.

Hyacinth frequently confronts the postman with complaints, such as having to receive mail bearing second
class stamps, harassing him to the point that he will go to extreme lengths not to face her; and she often forces
workmen and other visitors to her home to remove their shoes before entering. Michael, the vicar of the local
church (Jeremy Gittins) is also loath to face the overbearing Hyacinth, to whom he refers (to others) as "the
Bucket woman". The vicar and his wife sometimes exact comic revenge on Hyacinth for her snobbishness; on
one occasion, when she was one of a group of volunteer helpers at the church, the vicar's wife saw to it that
Hyacinth's hand went up prematurely and assigned her the job of cleaning the church toilets.

Cast
Series
Character Played By
1 2 3 4 5
Main
Patricia
Hyacinth Bucket
Routledge
Richard Bucket Clive Swift
Elizabeth 'Liz' Josephine
Warden Tewson
Daisy Judy Cornwell
Geoffrey
Onslow
Hughes The cast in 1991. Standing from left to right,
Jeremy Gittins, David Griffin, Judy Cornwell,
Shirley
Stelfox Geoffrey Hughes, and Mary Millar.
Rose
Seated from left to right, Clive Swift, Patricia
Mary Millar Routledge and Josephine Tewson.
Emmet
David Griffin
Hawksworth
Recurring
Michael (the Jeremy
vicar) Gittins
Daddy / Father George Webb
Vicar's wife Marion Barron

Michael (the Leo Dolan

postman) David Janson
Robert
Milkman
Rawles
Violet Anna Dawson
Major Wilton
Peter Cellier
Smythe
Charmian
Mrs Nugent
May
Bruce John Evitts
Episodes
Keeping Up Appearances aired for five series, four Christmas specials, and one short Children in Need special
from 29 October 1990 to 25 December 1995. 2 later specials were produced in 2004 and 2008 for PBS TV.
The series officially ended after the episode "The Pageant", because Patricia Routledge wanted to focus on
other TV and theatre work, including Hetty Wainthropp Investigates which began airing in 1996. Clive Swift,
who portrayed Richard, stated in a BBC interview that Routledge "didn't want to be remembered as simply
'Mrs. Bucket'".[11]

Series overview
Series Premiere Finale Episodes Specials
1 29 October 1990 3 December 1990 6 0
2 1 September 1991 3 November 1991 10 1
3 6 September 1992 18 October 1992 7 0
4 5 September 1993 17 October 1993 7 2
5 3 September 1995 5 November 1995 10 1

Specials

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket (1997)

In 1997, BBC America produced a one-off, one hour TV special. It was a retrospective clipshow starring the
characters of Daisy and Onslow — who were shown looking through Hyacinth's diary which had become
mixed up with some photographs she had given to them. The special replayed clips from previous episodes
and aired on PBS.

Life Lessons from Onslow (2008)

In 2008, a further clipshow special was broadcast by PBS; this time only starring the character of Onslow who
passed on "lessons for life" from within the framing device of a spoof Open University programme. This was
the only episode not written or directed by Roy Clarke and Harold Snoad. This special was written by
Michelle Street and directed by Duane Huey. Both specials have subsequently been issued on DVD.

Production

Locations

Exterior shots around Hyacinth's house were recorded at a privately owned and occupied domicile at 117
Heather Road in the village of Binley Woods, Warwickshire, east of Coventry.[12]

Exterior shots around Daisy's and Onslow's council terrace were taken in the Stoke Aldermoor district of
Coventry.[13] Other exterior street and town shots were filmed in Leamington Spa and in various towns in
Warwickshire, along with many scenes from the large town of Northampton, mainly the church hall. Some
scenes were also shot in Swindon, Lydiard Park, Oxford, and Bristol. One scene was shot in Oslo, Norway.
One episode was filmed in Great Yarmouth, mainly in the Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach Theme Park.
The opening sequence shows Hyacinth writing an invitation to one of
her trademark candlelight suppers; this invitation lists Hyacinth's
address as "Waney Edge, Blossom Avenue, Fuddleton". In the same
sequence, the invitation is eventually sent to an address in Eddleton.
Neither town actually exists. However, there are several references to
the characters being in the West Midlands throughout the series, as
when Hyacinth said that she could become the "Barbara Cartland of
the West Midlands Social Circuit Scene" in the episode "The
Hostess". In another episode, police officers wearing West Midlands
Police jumpers escort Richard home and several West Midlands The council terrace in Stoke
Travel buses are also seen throughout the series. Aldermoor occupied by Daisy and
Onslow

Vehicles

Richard's car is a Rover 200-series (SD3) saloon. Early episodes show a light blue 1987 216S bearing the
number plate D541 EXL, but later episodes feature a sky-blue 1989 216SE EFi model (with the same number
plate except for one letter, now D541 EFL).[14]

Onslow drives a 1978 Ford Cortina (number plate VSD 389S) that is in poor condition and backfires loudly
almost every time it starts or stops, embarrassing Hyacinth, and frequently crushing her hopes of creating a
perfect impression with new people. (The DVLA website shows that this vehicle's tax was not renewed once
the series finished, suggesting that it was scrapped at that point). Onslow is also the owner of the rusting
carcass of a Hillman Avenger in his front garden, in which lives Onslow's dog that always barks at Hyacinth
as she approaches.[14]

Violet and Bruce own a Mercedes-Benz W126 S-class and later a Mercedes-Benz W202 C-class.

Neighbour Elizabeth drives a white 1989 Austin Metro City hatchback with number plate F434 RLA (which,
despite being the subject of comments from Hyacinth about its age, is newer than Richard's car).[14]

After Keeping Up Appearances

Various shows related to the programs were released:

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

In March 1997, Geoffrey Hughes and Judy Cornwell reprised their roles as Onslow and Daisy for a special
compilation episode recorded for broadcast in the United States on PBS. The show sees the pair introduce
classic clips from the series.

Comedy Connections

In 2004, the documentary series featured an episode dedicated to Keeping Up Appearances. Stars Clive Swift,
Josephine Tewson, Judy Cornwell and David Griffin, along with writer Roy Clarke and producer/director
Harold Snoad, all discussed the series. Clips from an interview with Patricia Routledge from 2002 were also
included.

The episode revealed that there were serious artistic differences between Clarke and Snoad. Specifically,
Clarke refused to act as anything but a writer and rarely visited the set or location shoots, necessitating that
Snoad make minor rewrites to accommodate the realities of taping. This infuriated Clarke, who disliked any
tampering of his work, and Snoad thought Clarke was being unreasonable. The situation was mitigated in later
series by the hiring of a production assistant whose sole job was to keep Clarke apprised of Snoad's changes,
and to keep Snoad informed of Clarke's opinion of them.[11]

Life Lessons from Onslow

In early 2008, Geoffrey Hughes reprised his role as Onslow once again for a clipshow of the series; this was to
be broadcast on American television, and sees him teaching a credit course at the Open University, and has
selected "successful relationships" as his subject matter. The special was also released on Region 1 DVD.

Mind Your Manors

As described by both Roy Clarke and Geoffrey Hughes as part of a discussion of the character of Onslow in
Radio 4's Archive on 4: On Northern Men[15] broadcast in 2009, as well as referenced in in-house BBC 1997-
8 literature, when Keeping Up Appearances didn't return after Patricia Routledge announced she no longer
wished to play Hyacinth, Clarke's proposed spin-off series would have seen Onslow forced to take a
supposedly "easy" job tending the gardens of a large manor house estate owned by a doddery and rather
forgetful old Lord. When the Lord passes away suddenly, Onslow, Daisy and Rose (who it is implied was
having a fling with the Lord, causing the heart attack which led to his passing) end up 'temporarily' moving
into the manor house to mind it, due to a legal dispute with the deceased Lord's estranged brother (whom Rose
immediately starts lusting after) who wants the land.

A mislaid deeds paper left by the forgetful old Lord would supposedly clarify who has rights to the estate,
buried somewhere in the gardens that Onslow is left to ineptly try and keep in shape. Most of the conflict
would have come from the Lord's brother and the manor's snooty neighbours, the wealthy Hyde-Whytes, who
are not happy about the "commoners" who have taken up residence next door (although it later transpires that
Mr. Hyde-Whyte used to know Onslow in their youth and is indebted to him after Onslow once took the fall
for him to stop him being arrested) Su Pollard was approached to play the role of Miss Dorothy "Dotty"
Henshaw, the Lord's eccentric and easily flustered cook / house-keeper who remains with the estate, and some
preliminary location shooting was reportedly undertaken, though this may be connected with the "missing"
final episode of Series 5, "The Bishop Affair".[16] This proposed follow-up series was ultimately not
commissioned, with Geoffrey Hughes continuing with his portrayal as Onslow in the above listed specials
instead.

Merchandise

Audio

In 1998, the BBC released three episodes of the show: "A Job for Richard", "Country Retreat" and "Sea
Fever" on audio cassette. Clive Swift reprised his role as Richard recording a narrative to compensate for the
lack of images.

VHS

BBC Video released three videos featuring episodes from the series.

How to Enhance Your Husband's Retirement

This was released in 1993 and featured the episodes: "Iron Age Remains", "What to Wear when Yachting"
and "How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying".
 Sea Fever

This was released in 1994 and featured the episodes: "Sea Fever" and "A Job for Richard".

Rural Retreat

This was released in 1995 and featured the episodes: "Country Retreat", "Let There Be Light" and "Please
Mind Your Head".

DVD
United States – Region 1

My Way or the Hyacinth Way (volume 1) – released 18 March 2003 (contains the complete
series 1)
Hints from Hyacinth (volume 2) – released 18 March 2003 (contains episodes 1–5 from series
2)
Home is Where the Hyacinth Is (volume 3) – released 18 March 2003 (contains episodes 6–10
from series 2)
Deck the Halls with Hyacinth (volume 4) – released 18 March 2003 (contains all 4 Christmas
Specials from 1991, 1993, 1994 & 1995)
Hyacinth in Full Bloom – released 18 March 2003 (contains volumes 1–4)
Everything's Coming Up Hyacinth (volume 5) – released 3 February 2004 (contains the
complete series 3)
Some Like it Hyacinth (volume 6) – released 3 February 2004 (contains the complete series 4)
Living the Hyacinth Life (volume 7) – released 3 February 2004 (contains episodes 1–6 from
series 5)
Hats Off to Hyacinth (volume 8) – released 3 February 2004 (contains episodes 7–10 from
series 5 & the special "The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket")
Hyacinth Springs Eternal – released 3 February 2004 (contains volumes 5–8)
The Full Bouquet – released 7 September 2004 (complete series – contains volumes 1–8)
The Full Bouquet: Special Edition – released 9 September 2008 (complete series re-release,
everything from volumes 1–8 & special "Life Lessons from Onslow")
Life Lessons from Onslow – released 9 September 2008
Collector's Edition – 5 November 2013 (contains all 5 series and every special)

United Kingdom – Region 2

Series 1 & 2 – released 7 March 2003

Series 3 & 4 – released 16 February 2004 (includes the 1991 Christmas special)
Series 5 – released 26 December 2006 (includes Christmas Specials from 1993, 1994 & 1995)
The Essential Collection – released 8 October 2007 (complete series)
The Complete Collection – released 23 September 2013 (complete series re-release, slimmer
version)
Christmas Specials – released 3 November 2014 (contains all 4 Christmas specials)
The Complete Collection - released 22 January 2018 (HMV Exclusive)

Australia – Region 4

Series 1 & 2 – released 1 September 2003[17]

 Series 3 & 4 – released 8 July 2004[18]
Series 5 – released 3 November 2005[19]
Christmas Specials – released 11 November 2005[20]
The Complete Collection – released 1 October 2005[21]
Life Lessons from Onslow – released 15 April 2010[22]
The Full Bouquet – released 3 November 2011[23]

Streaming

In the United States, the complete series was available via streaming through Netflix and Amazon Video, but
is no longer available to stream on either platform.[24] However, it is available for streaming on BritBox. In
Australia the complete series is available for streaming on Stan as of 2018.

Books

Three books related to the series have been released in the UK. Two were written by Jonathan Rice and
published by BBC Books and the other one was written by Harold Snoad (the director of Keeping Up
Appearances) and was published by Book Guild Publishing.

Hyacinth Bucket's book of etiquette for the socially less fortunate

This was first published in 1993, and is a light-hearted guide to manners, as seen through Hyacinth Bucket's
eyes. It is based on the TV series' scripts and contains many black-and-white photos of scenes from the show.

Hyacinth Bucket's Hectic Social Calendar

This was published in 1995 and is presented in a diary format chronicling a year in Hyacinth Bucket's life,
with typical comments about her relations and neighbours.

It's Bouquet – Not Bucket

This was published in late 2009, the book includes rare photos which were taken during the filming of
Keeping Up Appearances. The book contains full plot synopses for all episodes, main cast details, filming
locations for all episodes which used outside shots, and stories of some entertaining events which happened
during filming.

Overseas books

Due to the popularity of Keeping Up Appearances in the United States, books about the series have also been
published across the Atlantic.

Keeping Up Appearances: A Companion to the Series

This comical series guidebook was published in the late 1990s by WLIW21. It was co-authored by mother-
and-daughter writers Georgene and Mary Lee Costa. It features summary descriptions of each episode, cast
and crew biographies, series photographs and an interview with Harold Snoad.

Since it was written during the filming of the final series of episodes, Snoad included the co-authors of the
guide as extras in the episode "The Fancy Dress Ball".
Theatre adaptation
In 2010, the television show was adapted into a play entitled Keeping Up Appearances that toured theatres in
the UK.[25] The cast included Rachel Bell as Hyacinth, Kim Hartman as Elizabeth, Gareth Hale as Onslow,
Steven Pinder as Emmet, Debbie Arnold as Rose, David Janson (who had previously appeared in the TV
show as the postman) as Mr Edward Milson, a new character created for the stage show,[26] Christine Moore
as Daisy and Sarah Whitlock as Mrs Debden.[27]

Main character Richard Bucket, Hyacinth's husband, does not appear in the production, but is frequently
referred to: Hyacinth addresses him off-stage and talks to him on the phone. The main plot of the show
revolves around Emmet directing a play at the local village hall, but when Hyacinth is cast in the play's leading
role disaster is in the making.

This adaptation, directed by playwright Johnny Culver, made its American premiere in New York City in
March 2015, at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Theater Fellowship/Jones Auditorium. Culver directed
an additional production of this adaptation with performances on 5 August 2017 and 6 August 2017 at Saint
Luke's Episcopal Church in Forest Hills, Queens.

Prequel
In 2015, it was announced that a prequel to the series entitled Young Hyacinth would be made, following a 19-
year-old Hyacinth Bucket during the early postwar years and set some forty years before the events of
Keeping Up Appearances.[28] The cast were announced on 11 April 2016.[29] Hyacinth was played by Kerry
Howard; Rose by Katie Redford; Daisy by Katherine Pearce; Violet by Tamla Kari and Daddy by Mark
Addy. It was broadcast on BBC One on 2 September 2016.[30]

The prequel sees Hyacinth working as a maid and attempting to manage her family so they appear well above
their means. In the special, Hyacinth is in a relationship with a Mr. William Hitchcock, whom Hyacinth forces
to dress up and wear a hat when they walk. The special ends with her drunken Daddy falling into the canal,
which Hyacinth's employers see, causing her great embarrassment. However, she blames Daddy's behaviour
on "an old war injury".[31][32]

Approximately 4.14 million viewers watched the show within seven days of its broadcast, making it the 22nd
most watched BBC One show for the week ending 4 September. A total of 4.39 million viewers watched the
show within 28 days of its initial broadcast.[33]

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