Snooty comedy classic with the upwardly mobile Hyacinth Bucket

Keeping Up Appearances

Daddy has sustained an injury while chasing the milkwoman on his bicycle, and when Hyacinth goes to collect some flowers from Major Wilton-Smythe, she is taken aback by his amatory advances.

Daddy's Accident

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1 - Episode 1

1. Daddy's Accident

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EPISODE

Hyacinth asks the new vicar to tea and organises the event down to the last sugar lump.

The New Vicar

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1 - Episode 2

2. The New Vicar

Hyacinth looks forward to soaking up a little culture at her favourite stately home.

Stately Home

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1 - Episode 3

3. Stately Home

Hyacinth is at her wit's end, what with the charity shop, Councilor Nugent, Rose's love life and her Daddy. Can she cope?

The Charity Shop

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1 - Episode 4

4. The Charity Shop

Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardised when Daisy tries to encourage Onslow to become more ardent.

Daisy's Toyboy

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1 - Episode 5

5. Daisy's Toyboy

Hyacinth enjoys a quiet family christening - for a few moments at least until pandemonium breaks loose.

The Christening

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1 - Episode 6

6. The Christening

Series 1

Hyacinth is appalled when she sees a strange man next door at Elizabeth's. Meanwhile, Daddy has gone missing...again!

A Strange Man

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 1

1. A Strange Man

Hyacinth is thrilled when wealthy Mrs Fortescue asks for a lift into town, but events don't go quite as she would have wished.

Driving Mrs Fortescue

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 2

2. Driving Mrs Fortescue

Hyacinth has arranged one of her candlelight suppers at which she hopes to impress Emmet with her singing.

The Candlelight Supper

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 3

3. The Candlelight Supper

Hyacinth drags Richard off to join the Major on a golfing weekend in spite of the fact that Richard doesn't like golf.

Hyacinth Tees Off

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 4

4. Hyacinth Tees Off

Hyacinth's eternal quest for perfection is somewhat jolted by the antics of her family.

Problems with Relatives

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 5

5. Problems with Relatives

Hyacinth is invited to Onslow's birthday lunch. Her first instinct is to refuse, until she hears that Rose's wealthy Greek boyfriend has offered to collect her and Richard from their home in his limousine.

Onslow's Birthday

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 6

6. Onslow's Birthday

When Hyacinth discovers that Emmet is involved in a concert at the church hall, she seizes the opportunity to run through her Annie Oakley medley.

Singing for Emmet

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 7

7. Singing for Emmet

Hyacinth intervenes when Daddy goes on the rampage dressed as a spaceman.

The Toy Store

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 8

8. The Toy Store

Hyacinth has ordered a new three-piece suite which is an exact replica of one at Sandringham House and is determined that her neighbours see the delivery!

The Three Piece Suite

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 9

9. The Three Piece Suite

Hyacinth's plan to take Daddy on a picnic with the whole family backfires.

A Picnic for Daddy

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 2 - Episode 10

10. A Picnic for Daddy

Series 2

Richard has no hiding place from Hyacinth now that early retirement has been thrust upon him. He finds the thought of all the extra time that the two of them will be able to spend together rather daunting.

Early Retirement

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 3 - Episode 1

1. Early Retirement

Hyacinth's plans to help Richard make the most of his retirement have to be put aside when Rose starts behaving irresponsibly.

Iron Age Remains

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 3 - Episode 2

2. Iron Age Remains

Hyacinth borrows a holiday cottage in the country for the weekend and plans a small barbecue. Small, that is, only by comparison with the planning efforts used by Churchill in the last war.

Violet's Country Cottage

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 3 - Episode 3

3. Violet's Country Cottage

Having made enquiries about expensive vacations, Hyacinth discovers that voluntary church cleaning is certainly no holiday.

4. How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying

How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 3 - Episode 4

Hyacinth has determined that Richard needs a hobby and plunks down a video camera before him. She admonishes him to go off and 'be artistic', an instruction she will soon live to regret.

Richard's New Hobby

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 3 - Episode 5

5. Richard's New Hobby

Hyacinth's passion for art coincides with Daddy's desire to join the Foreign Legion. Meanwhile, Mr Finchley has desires of his own for Rose.

The Art Exhibition

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 3 - Episode 6

6. The Art Exhibition

Hyacinth plans a nautical supper when one of Sheridan's friends lends them a cruiser for the weekend.

What to Wear When Yachting

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 3 - Episode 7

7. What to Wear When Yachting

Series 3

Hyacinth has decided that Richard will gain a high executive position with a local firm that has developed a vacancy in their ranks. Richard fancies neither the prospect of the job nor the plan Hyacinth has evolved for him meeting The Big Boss.

A Job for Richard

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 4 - Episode 1

1. A Job for Richard

Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall.

Country Retreat

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 4 - Episode 2

2. Country Retreat

Hyacinth decides to host an indoor-outdoor barbecue and insists that Richard invites CP Benedict, a nodding acquaintance who has appeared on a television gardening show. Meanwhile, she stocks up on greenery and turns her house into a jungle.

A Celebrity for the Barbecue

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 4 - Episode 3

3. A Celebrity for the Barbecue

Hyacinth has volunteered to escort a retired Commodore from the train station to the Ladies' Luncheon. She believes she will have just what it takes to ingratiate herself with such an old sea dog.

The Commodore

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 4 - Episode 4

4. The Commodore

Much to Richard's horror, Hyacinth decides to make another attempt at finding a weekend country home. When a sudden problem involving Daddy demands Richard's attention, Hyacinth asks Elizabeth to help her find a suitable property.

Looking at Properties

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 4 - Episode 5

5. Looking at Properties

Hyacinth and Richard are spending their first day in their new country retreat. It may be a grand address, but the accommodation they have secured for themselves is not so much small as microscopic.

Please Mind Your Head

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 4 - Episode 6

6. Please Mind Your Head

Hyacinth volunteers Richard's services to help out the Church Hall where there is a problem with the lights. However, since his forte is strictly not in the direction of DIY, Richard's contributions only add to the mayhem.

Let There Be Light

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 4 - Episode 7

7. Let There Be Light

Series 4

To the vicar's dismay, Hyacinth volunteers to befriend a group of seniors on a day out.

The Senior Citizens' Outing

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 1

1. The Senior Citizens' Outing

Hyacinth is concerned that her invitation to the Mayor's fancy dress ball hasn't yet dropped though her letter box. Richard is even more concerned that Hyacinth intends him to attend costumed as Louis XIV in silk trousers.

The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 2

2. The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball

Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary and that Hyacinth is beaming in anticipation of a gift which he has not bought her.

Hyacinth Is Alarmed

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 3

3. Hyacinth Is Alarmed

While walking by an idyllic riverbank with Richard, Hyacinth conceives one of her most ambitious plans. 'I shall hold a riverside picnic equally as graceful as one of my candlelight suppers'.

A Riverside Picnic

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 4

4. A Riverside Picnic

Richard is given pair of skis by Hyacinth, so that he might cultivate the right image.

Skis

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 5

5. Skis

Hyacinth is excited about attending a country house auction and mingling with the aristocracy. Richard immediately loses sleep at the prospect of Hyacinth going well beyond their spending limits.

Country Estate Sale

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 6

6. Country Estate Sale

Hyacinth is determined to join the cast of Emmet's production of The Boyfriend. She invites him and Elizabeth round for coffee, then bursts into 'impromptu' snatches of 1920s songs.

The Boy Friend

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 7

7. The Boy Friend

Although the musical for which she had auditioned is already fully cast, Hyacinth is convinced that Emmet is too shy to offer her a part. She decides to boost his courage by inviting him to Violet's home for a 'bon vivant buffet'.

A Barbecue at Violet's

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 8

8. A Barbecue at Violet's

Hyacinth is stung to lose first prize at the local craft fair for 'free-style floral decoration of a table centrepiece'. To make matters worse, the winner is one Lydia Hawksworth, a lady who was objectionable at one of Hyacinth's candlelit suppers.

A Crafts-Woman Scorned

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 9

9. A Crafts-Woman Scorned

Hyacinth decides to share her talent as the perfect hostess with those keen to know more about 'gracious living' and places an advertisement in the local newspaper. But when the telephone rings, her clients have different services in mind.

The Hostess

Keeping Up Appearances - Series 5 - Episode 10

10. The Hostess

Series 5

Christmas Special 1993. Hyacinth and the long-suffering Richard are off on a grand cruise. The trouble is, Onslow has won tickets for the same trip.

Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Special 1993: Sea Fever

SPECIAL

Christmas Special 1994. While Hyacinth searches for her dream kitchen worktop in just the right colour, Daddy goes missing, and there seems to be someone in his bed.

Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Special 1994: Angel Gabriel Blue

Christmas Special 1995. Hyacinth has grand plans to hold an English Civil War pageant at the village hall, but when none of the volunteers turn up, she's forced to improvise.

Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Special 1995: The Pageant

Christmas Special 1991. Hyacinth decides that Richard should help give presents to the old folk at the church hall while dressed as Father Christmas.

Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Special 1991: The Father Christmas Suit