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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.

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Series 5, Episode 9

Having lost out in a floral display competition, Hyacinth sets her sights on a new car and soon has Richard on a Rolls-Royce test drive.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 29th October 1995
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Upcoming repeats

  1. Saturday 16th November 2024 at 3:00am on 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
George Webb Daddy
Guest cast
Timothy Carlton Salesman
John Pennington Sergeant
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
Sara Hawden Production Designer
Kay Bilk Make-up Designer

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