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The following is a '''complete list of episodes''' for the [[British sitcom]] ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''. The programme premiered on [[BBC One]] on 29 October 1990 and ran for five series, with its final episode airing on 25 December 1995. The programme consists of 44 episodes, including four Christmas specials.

==Overview==
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==Episodes==
===Series 1 (1990)===
The first series was broadcast on Monday nights at 8:30 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=series 1 | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/1/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

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| Title = Daddy's Accident
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1990|10|29|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| ShortSummary =We are introduced to the prim and proper Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet), Hyacinth’s long-suffering husband Richard and her less-than-socially-acceptable extended family. This episode sees Hyacinth learn that her Daddy is in hospital after falling off his bicycle (nude, chasing the milkwoman).

Guest starring [[Peter Cellier]] as Major Wilton-Smythe, Leo Dolan as the postman, [[Bruce Alexander (actor)|Bruce Alexander]] (Superintendent Mullett in [[A Touch of Frost]]) as the doctor, James Ottaway as Mr Oxley, Paul Toothill as the meterman and [[George Webb (actor)|George Webb]] as Daddy (uncredited).
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| Title = The New Vicar
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1990|11|5|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth’s sister Daisy and her husband Onslow drop in - while Hyacinth has the vicar and his wife to tea - to announce that Daddy has run away with a gypsy! To make matters worse, a lovelorn Rose arrives to talk to the vicar about her own funeral.

''Note:'' First appearance of [[Jeremy Gittins]] as the vicar and [[Marion Barron]] as his wife.

Guest-starring Eileen Davies as the gypsy and Jill O'Hare as the passerby.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Stately Home
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1990|11|12|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| ShortSummary = Hyacinth drags Richard off to a day at Carldon Hall, their local country stately home — but decides to visit her father first. When she arrives it turns out that he has 'escaped' from Daisy and Onslow’s house by climbing down a drainpipe dressed as "[[Captain Midnight]]"! Apparently, he’s gone to save the woman at the [[Post Office]] from a "fate worse than death" at the hands of aliens. Hyacinth and Richard then visit the stately home. Hyacinth insists on hanging around the family staircase hoping to meet nobility. To her dismay, Onslow, Daisy and Rose turn up, forcing them to make a hasty exit.

Guest starring [[Michael Bilton]] as His Lordship, Eric Carte as the car-park attendant, [[Liz Gebhardt]] as the angry woman, Les Clack and Stella Kemball as Stately Home visitors and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Charity Shop
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1990|11|19|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| ShortSummary = Hyacinth does her weekly volunteering shift at the local charity shop with Elizabeth and the formidable, anti-romance-tirading Mrs Councillor Nugent; meanwhile, a woman claiming to be Hyacinth's father's fiancée has moved herself into his bedroom and Hyacinth is called to manage the situation. Councillor Nugent arrives to return some unsuitable underwear donations to the donor: Rose.

''Note:'' Also known as "A Fate Worse than Senility"

Guest-starring [[Gretchen Franklin]] as Daddy's fiancée, [[Charmian May]] as Mrs Councillor Nugent, Leo Dolan as the postman, Norman Lovett as Mr Duxberry, Denis Bond as his mate and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = Daisy's Toyboy
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1990|11|26|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| ShortSummary = In an attempt to make Onslow jealous, Daisy tries to convince him that she’s found herself a 17-year-old "toyboy," but he doesn’t seem to notice. The Ladies’ Circle is expecting a guest speaker at the church hall and Hyacinth decides to take charge of the arrangements.

Guest-starring [[Jonny Lee Miller]] as the youth, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Robert Rawles as the milkman, Jeanne Mockford as Mrs East, Tricia Thorns as Mrs Dobson, Linda James and Pamela Abbott as ladies at church and Ian Burford as the neighbour.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Christening
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1990|12|3|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| ShortSummary = On Daisy and Onslow's new granddaughter Kylie's christening day, Great-Auntie Hyacinth is most displeased that the baby's mother, Daisy and Onslow's daughter Stephanie, isn't married, but Richard encourages Hyacinth to attend the christening with an open mind. Then the mother and child don't turn up and Hyacinth and Richard go searching for them.

''Note:'' Final appearance of [[Shirley Stelfox]] as Rose. Bruce and Violet make a cameo first appearance, although they're played by uncredited actors.

Guest-starring [[Gerald Sim]] as the vicar, Laura Shavin as Stephanie, Richard Ashton and Rick Friend as the hippies, Jonathan Fryer as Dennis, Bruce Bennett as Reg, Patricia Leach as Mrs Midgeley and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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===Series 2 (1991)===
The second series was broadcast on Sunday nights at 7:15 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=Series 2 | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/2/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref> The 1991 Christmas special was broadcast on Wednesday night at 8:50 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=Series 2 - The Father Christmas Suit| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/2/11/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

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| Title = A Strange Man
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|9|1|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth is shocked to see a strange man wearing only a towel emerge from Elizabeth’s house to get the newly-delivered milk, sending her into a tiz at what she perceives as the moral degradation of the neighbourhood. The man turns out to be Elizabeth’s brother Emmet, who lost his home in a messy divorce and has moved in with his sister. Once she finds out that he's a musician, Hyacinth sings at him at every opportunity and soon he is completely terrified of her. Meanwhile, Daddy has gone missing again.

''Note:'' First appearance of [[David Griffin (actor)|David Griffin]] as Emmet and [[Mary Millar]] in the role of Rose.

Guest starring Robert Rawles as the milkman and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = Driving Mrs Fortescue
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|9|8|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth and Richard drive the wealthy Mrs Fortescue, a brash and sharp-tongued woman "whose sister married a baronet", into town. Hyacinth’s plans to impress her are crushed when Daisy and Rose flag down the Buckets for a lift and they all wind up in a local pub, where Mrs Fortescue has more fun with Daisy and Rose than with Hyacinth.

Guest-starring [[Jean Anderson]] as Mrs Fortescue, Leonard Lowe as the pub customer and Michael Burrell as the neighbour.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Candlelight Supper
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|9|15|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| ShortSummary = Hyacinth wants to impress Emmet with her musical talents at an elaborate musical candlelight supper. Her plans backfire when a short-skirted Rose turns up followed by two aggressive men who fight on the doorstep.

Guest-starring Dicken Ashworth as Boris, Gregory Cox as Mr Helliwell and Stuart Sherwin as man with dog.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Golfing with the Major
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|9|22|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| ShortSummary =The Major invites the Buckets to a [[golf]]ing weekend at The Chesford Grange Hotel. All is well until Onslow and Daisy turn up unexpectedly to collect Rose, who has spent an amorous weekend with a Mr Smith in Room 210. When Hyacinth realises that her family is there, she fears for her social standing. Adding to her dilemma are the amorous intentions of the Major.

''Note:'' Elizabeth and Emmet do not appear in this episode.

''Alternative title:'' "Hyacinth Tees Off"

Guest starring [[Peter Cellier]] as Major Wilton-Smythe, [[Bernard Archard]] and [[Dinah Sheridan]] as the hotel guests, Sally Hughes as the receptionist, Christopher Mitchell and Eamonn Clarke as the porters and Sharon White as the chambermaid.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Problems with Relatives
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|9|29|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth’s brother-in-law Bruce is stuck up a tree and Daddy goes to the [[register office]] to be married. Liz offers to drive Daddy back to Daisy’s, but to avoid them seeing how Daisy and Onslow live, Hyacinth insists they stop off at Violet’s.

''Note:'' On some DVDs, this episode is titled "The Googley-Eyed Registrar."<ref name="TV">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/keeping-up-appearances/problems-with-relatives/episode/8449/trivia.html|title=''Keeping Up Appearances: Problems with Relatives Trivia and Quotes on TV.com''|accessdate=2011-01-02|author=|year=|publisher=[[TV.com]]}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Guest starring Brendan O'Hea as the missionary, Simon Merrick as the committee chairman, Robert Bain as the committee member, Helen Christie as the registrar and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = Onslow's Birthday
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|10|6|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth is dreading an invite to Onslow’s birthday party, but changes her mind when Rose says her wealthy Greek boyfriend will pick up Hyacinth and Richard in one of his 'big cars'. So she decides to hold 'pre-lunch cocktails' at her home to impress the neighbours as she departs in the luxury vehicle. Her hopes disintegrate when a [[hearse]] arrives.

Guest starring [[Peter Cellier]] as Major Wilton-Smythe, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife, [[Anthony Dawes]] as the jeweller, Ivan Santos as Mr Marinopolous, Simon Merrick as the committee chairman and Robert Bain as the committee member.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Singing for Emmet
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|10|13|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| ShortSummary =Richard is offered early retirement and ponders a future spending all day every day with Hyacinth. Emmet is enraged when Hyacinth ends up rehearsing a performance for the old people at the Church Hall with him and a tranquilised Rose arrives at the scene wanting to become a nun.

Guest starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife and Nigel Williams as Mr Penworthy.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Toy Store
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|10|20|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| ShortSummary =Daddy has ended up at the [[toy store]] dressed as an [[astronaut]] and is "improving" a few toys with the help of a screwdriver: total cost 235 [[Pound sterling|quid]]. Hyacinth’s social status is nearly ruined when she encounters Mrs [[Councillor]] Nugent in town while attempting to retrieve Daddy.

Guest-starring [[Charmian May]] as Mrs Councillor Nugent, John Pennington as the store official, David Warwick as his assistant, Juliet Douglas as the salesgirl, John Owens as the insurance salesman, Robert Bain as Frank and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Three-Piece Suite
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|10|27|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth excitedly anticipates the arrival of her new three-piece suite ("an exact replica of the one at [[Sandringham House]]!") delivered (and making Mrs Barker-Finch jealous. She's giving Daisy and Onslow her old suite, provided that they pick it up themselves. These two events will likely collide at some point, creating another social disaster.

Guest-starring Nick Burnell as the driver and David Keller as his mate.
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{{Episode list
| Title = A Picnic for Daddy
| DirectedBy =Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy = Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|11|3|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2= 10
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth arranges a special picnic for Daddy, but things go awry when the senile old man decides to drive the Buckets’ car away, resulting in a car chase between him and the rest of the family. Onslow’s car breaks down, so the [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|vicar]] and his wife pick up Hyacinth and her family.

Guest-starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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| Title = The Father Christmas Suit
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1991|12|25|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2= S
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth hires a [[Father Christmas]] outfit for Richard to wear when distributing gifts to the old people at the Church Hall. Against his will, Richard puts it on, but after one too many [[sherry|sherries]] with Emmet, Elizabeth must don the outfit and pretend to be him, but as usual, disaster strikes.

Guest starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Tony Kemp as Mr Sudbury, Mark Brackenbury as Mr Thorgunby, Anett Peters as Mrs Thorgunby, Robert Packham as the postman and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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===Series 3 (1992)===
The third series was broadcast on Sunday nights at 7:15 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=Series 3 | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/3/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

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| Title = Early Retirement
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1992|9|6|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2= 1
| ShortSummary = Turning up for his final day at work, Richard finally faces the prospect of early retirement; meanwhile, Hyacinth telephones the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[John Major]] asking if anything's on the honours list for Richard. Later the house-proud lady prepares for a guest, but Rose’s latest boyfriend’s [[dog]] parks itself on her driveway.

Guest starring Ivor Danvers as Richard's boss, Robert Rawles as the milkman and [[Jon Glover]] as Roger.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Iron Age Remains
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1992|9|13|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2= 2
| ShortSummary =Now that Richard is retired, Hyacinth decides to expand their knowledge of local history. The pair head off into the country in search of Iron Age remains. Meanwhile, a freshly-dumped Rose locks herself in her room and calls for the vicar.

Guest-starring [[David Janson]] as the postman and Jeremy Gittins as the vicar.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Violet's Country Cottage
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1992|9|20|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2= 3
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth borrows Violet and Bruce’s luxury cottage for the weekend and prepares a [[barbecue]]. In an attempt to impress Bunty, the lady from the manor house, Hyacinth drinks a bit too much and gets carried away with the summer spirit while Richard searches for Bunty’s dog and encounters her husband Dorian. Meanwhile, Daddy has a new Polish girlfriend, "Mrs Thing".

Guest-starring Marcia Warren as Bunty, Royce Mills as Dorian, Ian Burford as the neighbour and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1992|9|27|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2= 4
| ShortSummary =Jealous over hearing about a neighbour's luxury holiday, Hyacinth decides to impress the neighbours by pretending to go on an expensive vacation herself. Meanwhile, Onslow decides to take Richard away to help him discover "the joys of irresponsibility." Hyacinth has a humbling experience volunteering for church cleaning.

''Note:'' Also known as "Travel Brochure"

Guest-starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife and Karen Chatwin as the waitress.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Richard's New Hobby
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1992|10|4|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2= 5
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth gets Richard started filming with the videocamera he was awarded for his retirement and boasts to the neighbours that he is a [[Film director|film maker]], which impresses Councillor Mrs Nugent, who is coming for afternoon tea. Then Onslow's car breaks down outside her house and Richard is brought home in a police car.

Guest-starring [[Charmian May]] as Mrs Councillor Nugent and Matthew Long and Jonathan Stratt as the policemen.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Art Exhibition
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1992|10|11|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2= 6
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth’s preparations to visit an [[art exhibition]] are thrown off-course when Daddy goes off to join the [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]]. Rose and her latest boyfriend help hunt for him, not realising that their suggestive conversation is being broadcast throughout the neighbourhood. When Hyacinth finally finds Daddy he’s holding a sign that reads "If you love me let me know" outside the home of his latest romantic interest.

Guest-starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Nicholas Bennett as Mr Finchley, Jennifer Daniel as Mrs Lennox and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = What to Wear When Yachting
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1992|10|18|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2= 7
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth and Richard head off on a [[yacht]]ing weekend, only to discover that the boat is a small, dilapidated, moored-up vessel. Their attempts to move it downstream, away from a more-impressive yacht, end in disaster.

Guest-starring Tony Aitken as the TV repairman, Nicholas Boyce as the youth and [[Ian Collier]] as the sales assistant.
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===Series 4 (1993–94)===
The fourth series and the 1993 Christmas special (Boxing Day) was broadcast on Sunday nights at 7:00 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=Series 4| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/4/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Series 4 - Christmas Special| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/4/8/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref> The 1994 Christmas special was broadcast on Sunday evening at 5:25 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=1994 Christmas Special| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/1994/1/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

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| Title = A Job for Richard
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|9|5|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2= 1
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth’s attempts to keep Richard's retirement interesting continue with her finding him a potential executive job in Frosticle’s [[frozen food]]s; to impress the manager of the company she has contrived a plot involving Onslow and golf. Meanwhile Hyacinth’s Daddy is a [[naturist]].

Guest-starring David Janson as the postman, [[Frederick Jaeger]] as Mr Millburn, Joe Dunlop as his companion and Michael L. Blair as the pillion rider.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Country Retreat
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|9|12|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2= 2
| ShortSummary =The Buckets search for "a little place in the country", but what Hyacinth really wants is something large and impressive. During their search an old farmer with a speech impediment takes a liking to her, but his wife isn’t so friendly. While checking out property Richard gets stuck in an attic and Hyacinth is chased by some sheep.

Guest-starring Denis Bond as the estate agent, Barrie Gosney as the yokel and Liz Daniels as his wife.
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{{Episode list
| Title = A Celebrity for the Barbecue
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|9|19|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2= 3
| ShortSummary =For her summer entertaining, Hyacinth has decided to host an elaborate indoors-outdoors luxury barbecue with finger buffet and she's determined to get a local celebrity as a guest, hoping to one-up those Barker-Finch neighbours! Richard reveals to Hyacinth that he sees C.P. Benedict, the manager of the local garden centre, walking his dog in the park; upon hearing this, Hyacinth is ecstatic and realises that she has seen C.P. Benedict on the television several times, so tries to make him come to her barbecue. Meanwhile, Daisy is convinced that Onslow is seeing another woman, so Rose gives Daisy a makeover to make her look more attractive for Onslow.

Guest starring Clovissa Newcombe as the cashier and Paul Williamson as C.P. Benedict.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Commodore
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|9|26|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2= 4
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth switches on her sailing persona when volunteering to collect a guest-speaker [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] from a railway station. Unfortunately Richard’s car gets clamped and they cannot find the man they are to escort. When Hyacinth does finally meet the Commodore, she is unprepared for his attempts at seduction.

Guest-starring [[Nigel Davenport]] as the commodore, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Donald T. Allen as the stationmaster, Geraldine Newman as the chairlady, Linda James and Liz Edmiston as committee members, Ann Davies as the lady at the luncheon, Irene Sharp as the lady at the station, [[Gordon Peters]] as the ticket clerk, Leonard Lowe as a passenger and [[John Barrard]] as the homeowner.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Looking at Properties
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|10|3|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2= 5
| ShortSummary = A policeman arrives to inform Hyacinth that her senile Daddy has been kept at the police station for patrolling the town hall with a bayonet. She sends Richard (heavily disguised) to retrieve him while she goes to look at country properties with Elizabeth, but Richard is terrified that she'll get carried away and buy something they cannot afford.

''Note:'' This and the following episode are sequels to #26.

Guest-starring John Phythian as the Constable, [[Terrence Hardiman]] as Eric, Jennifer Clulow as the estate agent, John Arnatt as Sir Edward, Eric Carte as Sergeant Watkins, Stuart Fell as the driver and the first credited appearance of [[George Webb (actor)|George Webb]] as Daddy.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Please Mind Your Head
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|10|10|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2= 6
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth and Richard spend time in their very small apartment in the countryside. Hyacinth invites Elizabeth and Emmet for afternoon cucumber sandwiches, but bump into them on their way there and Hyacinth tries to give the impression that she can ride a horse. Later Emmet’s head gets stuck in the ceiling after Elizabeth spills her ice-cold lemonade on him, as Hyacinth’s other invited guests arrive.

Guest-starring David Janson as the postman, Robert Rawles as the milkman, Helen Dorward as the visitor and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = Let There Be Light
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|10|17|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2= 7
| ShortSummary = Hyacinth has volunteered Richard to fix the church-hall electrics in time for the [[Jumble sale|bring and buy]] sale, despite his lack of electrical capabilities. Meanwhile Onslow, Daisy and Rose turn up with Daddy, who believes he is back in the [[World War II|war]] and he takes command when Richard's repair efforts end in disaster.

Guest-starring David Janson as the postman, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife, Sue Lloyd as Mrs Drummond, Pamela Abbott as the driver and George Webb as Daddy.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Sea Fever
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1993|12|26|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2= S
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth and Richard prepare for their luxury stay on the ''[[Queen Elizabeth 2|QE2]]''. Traffic problems, a muddy field and too much luggage result in a disastrous start to the holiday: they are too late to board the ship at Southampton and it leaves without them. But they finally board the ship by flying to meet it at [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. Once on the ship, Hyacinth believes that Onslow and Daisy are also on board the luxury liner — as stowaways.

''Note:'' This is the only episode that takes place in another country, as one scene takes place in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], though the scene was actually filmed in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0619150/goofs|title=''Keeping Up Appearances goofs at IMDb.com''|accessdate=24 May 2017|author=|year=|publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>

Guest-starring [[Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield|Lord Lichfield]] as himself, Lyndsay Frost as himself, Alice Macdonald as the check-in girl, Mark Brignal as the port official, Bernard Holley as the restaurant manager, David Janson as the postman, Barry Bethell as the holidaymaker, The Band of the Welsh Fusiliers as themselves, The Mark Joyce Showband as themselves and Michael Cochrane as the ship officer.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Angel Gabriel Blue
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1994|12|25|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2= S
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth searches for her dream kitchen worktop, while Richard has developed [[athlete's foot]], a lower-class ailment Hyacinth doesn’t approve of. As a result, she insists they call it [[gout]], a disease supposedly caused by "an excess of good living". Meanwhile, Daddy has gone missing again and a stranger has taken over his bed.

Guest-starring [[Trevor Bannister]] as the salesman, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, George Webb as Daddy, [[Preston Lockwood]] as Mr Mawsby and Andrew Bicknell and Caroline Strong as the customers.
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===Series 5 (1995)===
The fifth series was broadcast on Sunday nights at 8:30 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=Series 5| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/5/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref> The 1995 Christmas special was broadcast on Monday night at 8:00 pm.<ref>{{cite web| title=Series 5 - Christmas Special| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/5/12/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

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{{Episode list
| Title = The Senior Citizens' Outing
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|9|3|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2= 1
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth volunteers to look after some senior citizens on a church outing to [[Great Yarmouth]]. She gets more than she bargained for when the mischievous vicar assigns her an amorous old Italian and a motion-sickness-prone woman, as well as the long-suffering Elizabeth and Richard who is driving the minibus.

Guest-starring [[Angus Lennie]] as Mr Farrini, [[Derek Waring]] as Mr Cooper-Bassett, Rita Davies as Mrs Lomax, Eric Carte as the Sergeant, John Darrell as the Inspector, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife and Sheila Rennie as the lady helper.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|9|10|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2= 2
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth prepares for the Mayor’s [[Costume party|fancy dress ball]] and is also on a mission to impress the new neighbours, a few streets away, but she’s greatly displeased with the costumes Richard hires for them. After deciding on a better idea, Hyacinth finds that most of the female guests have exactly the same costume she has. Meanwhile Rose is engaged to a [[Poles|Polish]] man whose name she can’t pronounce.

Guest-starring David Janson as the postman, Kyle Wicks as the boy, Ivor Danvers as the Town Hall official and Jean Harvey as Mrs Donaghue.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Hyacinth Is Alarmed
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|9|17|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2= 3
| ShortSummary =Richard is terrified to wake up to Hyacinth smiling at him and even more terrified when he realises he's forgotten their wedding anniversary. He saves the day when he decides to have an alarm system installed, claiming it is Hyacinth’s "surprise" anniversary present and Hyacinth verbally harasses the representative and his employees as she wants an alarm in 'dusky pink'.

Guest-starring [[Ian Lavender]] as the security representative, Graham Root and Ben de Winter as the engineers, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, David Janson as the postman, Margaret Towner as the elderly lady and George Webb as Daddy.
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{{Episode list
| Title = A Riverside Picnic
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|9|24|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2= 4
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth organises a 'waterside supper with [[riparian]] entertainment', much to the despair of those she invites, which consists of Elizabeth, Emmet, the vicar and his wife. Despite Emmet’s and the vicar’s best efforts they find getting out of Hyacinth’s function impossible. As usual her plans of perfection are shattered, this time because a dredger dumps dirt in her chosen location.

''Note:'' First major appearance of Violet.

Guest-starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife, [[Anna Dawson]] as Violet, David Janson as the postman, Steve Morley as the lock keeper and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = Skis
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|10|1|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2= 5
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth has bought Richard skis for his birthday because they "will look good on the car". Needing Violet and Bruce’s roof-rack, the Buckets head off to Violet’s luxury home, picking up two neighbours along the way and arriving to find Violet and Bruce arguing.

Guest-starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife, Anna Dawson as Violet, John Evitts as Bruce and Lois Penson and Clare Kelly as the Misses Pilsworth.
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{{Episode list
| Title = Country Estate Sale
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|10|8|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2= 6
| ShortSummary =Richard tries to save his wallet from losing some weight when he and Hyacinth attend an estate auction in the country and Liz and Emmet dodge Hyacinth in the manor halls. Meanwhile, a Mrs Braddock has commandeered Onslow’s car and is impersonating his dog, which has gone missing. In the end Hyacinth comes away with several bottles of "the Dowager Lady Ursula's homemade gooseberry wine" and gets drunk.

Guest-starring Bruce Montague as His Lordship, David Simeon as the auctioneer, David Ashford as his assistant, Jessica James as Mrs Braddock and Colin Stepney as His Lordship's servant.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Boy Friend
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|10|15|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2= 7
| ShortSummary =Hyacinth sings to her heart’s content when discovering Emmet’s latest musical ''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'' is in production. Meanwhile Daddy is once again thinking that he is back in the war and guarding Onslow’s house with a [[bayonet]], while Daisy hopes to have Onslow to herself for the day.

Guest-starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title = A Barbecue At Violet's
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|10|22|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber2= 8
| ShortSummary =When Bruce and Violet’s constant arguing threatens Hyacinth’s luxury barbecue, she resorts to desperate musical measures to keep her family scandals from public exposure. Things go even more wrong when Hyacinth’s father throws a bucket of horse manure on the buffet after it catches fire.

Guest starring Jeremy Gittins as the vicar, Marion Barron as the vicar's wife, [[Jack Smethurst]] as the man in the phonebox, Anna Dawson as Violet, John Evitts as Bruce, Jenny Morton, Alexandra Howard and Anna Bolt as the dancers and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title =The Rolls Royce
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|10|29|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 42
| EpisodeNumber2= 9
| ShortSummary = Hyacinth urges Richard to "borrow" a [[Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls Royce]] from a dealership to impress one of her society rivals and a test drive of a luxury vehicle leads them to a country hotel in [[Wiltshire]] (near [[Swindon]]), where Hyacinth gets attention for the wrong reasons. Meanwhile, Daddy thinks he is hunting elephants in Africa with Onslow.

''Note:'' Emmet does not appear in this episode.

''Alternative title:'' "A Crafts-Woman Scorned"

Guest-starring [[Timothy Carlton]] as the car salesman, John Pennington(the vicar in [[Only Fools and Horses]]) as the sergeant and George Webb as Daddy (uncredited).
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{{Episode list
| Title =The Hostess
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|11|5|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 43
| EpisodeNumber2= 10
| ShortSummary =An excited Hyacinth has put an advert in the local newspaper to teach people social etiquette, but the clientele proves far different from what she expected. It turns out they wanted a striptease dancer as a result of misreading her advert. Before leaving, she has to send Richard to get Daddy out.

Guest-starring Robert Rawles as the milkman, John Waterhouse as his assistant and Ian Burford as the neighbour.
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Pageant
| DirectedBy = Harold Snoad
| WrittenBy =Roy Clarke
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1995|12|25|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 44
| EpisodeNumber2= S
| ShortSummary =Final episode. Hyacinth and Richard arrive at the church hall as Hyacinth organises a pageant based on the [[English Civil War]], with herself as [[Henrietta Maria of France|Queen Henrietta Maria]] and Richard as [[Charles I of England|Charles I]]. However, all of the volunteers supposedly taking part are unable to make it. At a last-minute attempt to get the show off the ground, Hyacinth invites Onslow, Daisy, Rose, Bruce and Violet to participate. Later in rehearsals, however, Hyacinth falls foul of a stage accident, after accident prone Liz pulls the wrong rope. Meanwhile, Daddy is dancing the tango with a man.

''Note:'' Final episode of the series.

''Note:'' This episode was watched by 16.73 million viewers.

Guest starring [[Una Stubbs]] as Mrs Moody, Tony Stuart as Mr Crabtree, John Evitts as Bruce, Anna Dawson as Violet, Miranda Kingsley as the shop assistant, George Webb as Daddy, Jeremy Gittins as the vicar and Marion Barron as the vicar's wife.
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==Other media==
===Children in Need===
A short special was produced for [[Children in Need]] and broadcast on 24 November 1995.<ref>{{cite web| title=Children In Need Special| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keeping_up_appearances/episodes/5/11/| website=Comedy.co.uk| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

===Compilation===
Two compilation specials were produced; the first, "The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket", was broadcast on 20 March 1997<ref>{{cite news|title=What's On|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1997/0313/031397.feat.tv.2.html|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Christian Science Monitor|date=13 March 1997}}</ref> and sees Daisy discovers a manuscript of Hyacinth's memoirs amongst some things she loaned her, prompting Daisy and Onslow to look back at some of the funniest moments from the show. The second, "Life Lessons from Onslow", was released exclusively on DVD in the United States via BBC Video on 9 September 2008. It sees Onslow present lessons for life when hosting an Open University programme, by showing various moments from the Keeping Up Appearances show. All the favourites are here in an hour-long retrospective.<ref>{{cite web| title=Keeping Up Appearances: Life Lessons from Onslow DVD| url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Keeping-Up-Appearances-Life-Lessons-from-Onslow-DVD/13239/| website=Blu-ray.com| accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

===Young Hyacinth===
{{Main article|Young Hyacinth}}
A prequel episode was broadcast on BBC One on 2 September 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5628334/|accessdate=2 September 2016|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> in which it is set in the early 1950s and a young Hyacinth Walton ([[Kerry Howard]]) is seen desperately trying to force her family to climb the ever-expanding social ladder. It was watched by 4.39 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/|title=Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB|website=www.barb.co.uk|accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>

==Notes==
The Warner Home Video 10 disc Collector's Edition DVD box set mislabels series 5 episodes 6-10 as series 6 episodes in the United States.

1The ''Series Three and Four'' Boxset did not include the 1993 and 1994 Christmas specials. These were released with the 2006 boxset. A complete collection was released on 8 October 2007.<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000SLVWIK|title=''Keeping Up Appearances - The Complete Collection''|accessdate=2009-11-11|author=|year=|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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| image = Keeping Up Appearances screenshot.jpg
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| writer = Roy Clarke Michelle Street (2008 special)
| director = [[Harold Snoad]] Duane Huey (2008 special)
| creator = [[Roy Clarke]]
| producer = Harold Snoad
| starring = [[Patricia Routledge]] [[Clive Swift]] [[Josephine Tewson]] [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]] [[Judy Cornwell]] [[Shirley Stelfox]] [[Mary Millar]] [[David Griffin (actor)|David Griffin]]
| country = United Kingdom
| company = [[BBC]]
| distributor = [[BBC Worldwide]] [[2entertain]] [[Universal Pictures]] [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] (Australia, home video) [[Warner Home Video]] (US, home video) [[Iowa Public Television]] (US, television)<ref>{{cite book|title=Keeping up appearances. / Life Lessons from Onslow|oclc=313473236}}</ref>
| location = [[BBC Television Centre]] 
[[Binley Woods]], [[Warwickshire]], England; (Hyacinth's Home) [[Stoke Aldermoor]], [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], England; (Daisy and Onslow's Council Estates House) [[Leamington Spa]], England (Towns and various locations) [[Northampton]], England; (Church, Church Hall and Vicarage) [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], England; [[Oxford]], England; [[Bristol]], England; [[Great Yarmouth]] [[Norfolk]], England; [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]; (location scenes)
| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]] [[Multi-Camera]]
| network = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| picture_format = [[PAL]]
| audio_format = {{unbulleted list|Monaural {{small|(series 1)}}|[[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]] {{small|(series 2–5)}}}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1990|10|29|df=y}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Nick Ingman]]
| last_aired = {{End date|1995|12|25|df=y}} 1997, 2008 (TV specials)
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 44 + 2 shorts and 2 specials
| runtime = 30 minutes 50 minutes (1994 Christmas special) 60 minutes (1993 Christmas special) 60 minutes (1997 & 2008 TV specials)
| list_episodes = List of Keeping Up Appearances episodes
| related = ''[[Young Hyacinth]]''
| language = English
}}

'''''Keeping Up Appearances''''' is a [[British sitcom]] created and written by [[Roy Clarke]]. It originally aired on [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 1990 to 1995 with two specials airing in 1997 and 2008 on PBS. The central character is an eccentric and snobbish [[middle class]] social climber, [[Hyacinth Bucket]] ([[Patricia Routledge]]), who insists that her surname is pronounced "Bouquet".<ref>The device of a humorously affected pronunciation of Bucket as Bouquet was used previously in the 1944 British comedy film ''[[Don't Take It to Heart]]''.</ref> The show comprised five series and 44 episodes, four of which are Christmas specials. Production ended in 1995 after Routledge decided 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 class]]. Her attempts are constantly hampered by her [[Underclass|lower class]] extended family, whom she is desperate to hide. Much of the humour comes from the conflict between Hyacinth's vision of herself and the reality of her underclass background. In each episode, she lands in a farcical situation as she battles to protect her social credibility.

''Keeping Up Appearances'' was a great success in the UK, and also captured large audiences in the [[United States|US]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Belgium]], and the [[Netherlands]]. By February 2016, it had been sold nearly a thousand times to overseas broadcasters, making it [[BBC Worldwide]]'s most exported television programme. In a 2004 BBC poll it placed 12th in ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]''. In a 2001 [[Channel 4]] poll, Hyacinth was ranked 52nd on their list of the [[100 Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest TV Characters]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531160558/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-date=31 May 2009 |title=100 Greatest TV Characters |access-date=26 May 2019 |publisher=[[Channel 4]]}}</ref> The show has been syndicated on [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]] and [[Drama (British TV channel)|Drama]] in the UK, on [[PBS]] member stations in the United States and on [[7TWO]] and [[9Gem]] in [[Australia]].

== Premise ==
Hyacinth Bucket ([[Patricia Routledge]]) – who insists her surname is pronounced ''Bouquet'' (although her husband Richard has said, "It was always 'Bucket' until I met you!")<ref>{{cite episode |series=Keeping Up Appearances |series-no=5 |number=3 |time=8:57 |quote=Yes, I'll give you my name and address. It's "Bouquet." B-u-c-k-e-t. No, it is "Bouquet."}}</ref> – is an overbearing, social-climbing snob, originally from a lower-class background, whose main mission in life is to impress others with her refinement and pretended affluence.

She is terrified that her background will be revealed, and goes to great lengths to hide it. Hyacinth likes to spend her days visiting [[English country house|stately homes]] (convinced she will meet and strike up a friendship with the upper-class owners, especially if they are aristocratic) and hosting "executive-style" candlelight suppers (with her [[Royal Worcester]] [[Ceramic glaze|double-glazed]] Avignon [[Bone china|china]] and [[Royal Doulton]] china with "the hand-painted [[Vinca|periwinkles]]").<ref>{{cite episode |series=Keeping Up Appearances |series-no=5 |number=3 |time=19:28 |quote=It houses my Royal Doulton with the hand-painted periwinkles.}}</ref>

She ostentatiously brags about her possessions, including her "white slimline telephone with automatic redial", which she always answers with "The Bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking."<ref>{{cite episode |series=Keeping Up Appearances |series-no=5 |number=1 |time=5:46}}</ref> (Frequently she receives misdialled calls asking for a Chinese take-away, making her angry.) She speaks in an exaggerated [[Received Pronunciation|RP]]-like accent with [[Northern England English|Northern]] undertones, while her relatives speak in broad Northern accents. Her neighbours speak in milder RP accents. When flustered, Hyacinth regresses to her native Northern accent for a while.

Hyacinth's attempts to impress make the lives of those around her difficult; her continual efforts to improve her social position usually involve inviting her unwitting neighbours and friends to "exclusive candlelight suppers". Although Hyacinth is not deterred by the lack of response to her attempts, her friends, neighbours, and acquaintances live in fear of being invited, and usually make frantic attempts to excuse themselves.

Her husband Richard ([[Clive Swift]]) bears the brunt of the suffering. He initially worked for the [[Local government in England|council]] but, at the beginning of series 3, reluctantly accepts early retirement. Although he loves her with a long-suffering endurance, he is notably exasperated by her plans and her habit of making extravagant and unnecessary purchases.

Although she lives to impress others, Hyacinth regularly competes with the middle-class neighbours (whom she considers snobbish show-offs) such as Sonia Barker-Finch, Delia Wheelwright and Lydia Hawksworth (who alone of Hyacinth's rivals seems to be an actual snob, as she disdains [[kiwifruit]] as "lower middle class".) 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 about those she considers her competition.

Always hindering Hyacinth's best efforts to impress, and providing an unwelcome reminder of her less-than-refined roots, are her working-class sisters [[Daisy (Keeping Up Appearances)|Daisy]] ([[Judy Cornwell]]) and [[Rose (Keeping Up Appearances)|Rose]] ([[Shirley Stelfox]] in series 1; [[Mary Millar]] thereafter), and Daisy's proudly "bone-idle" husband [[Onslow (Keeping Up Appearances)|Onslow]] ([[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]]). They, along with [[Daddy (Keeping Up Appearances)|Hyacinth's senile father]], frequently turn up inconveniently (usually in their clapped-out [[Ford Cortina#Mark IV (1976–1979)|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 [[World War II|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 character|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-Benz|Mercedes]], swimming pool/[[sauna]] and room for a pony". However, Violet's social acceptability is damaged by the eccentric behaviour of her [[cross-dressing]], [[Equestrianism|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 (United Kingdom)|polytechnic]]). Hyacinth boasts about the "psychic" closeness of their relationship and how often he writes and telephones her, although he never writes and only telephones his mother to ask for money (much to the despair of Richard).<ref>{{cite episode |series=Keeping Up Appearances |series-no=5 |number=1 |time=1:03 |quote=Do you think Sheridan's voice is getting deeper?" "It's still asking for money, I know that.}}</ref> 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 [[Pajamas|pyjamas]], and has won prizes for embroidery), is gay.<ref name="bbckua">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/keepingupappearances/|title=Keeping Up Appearances|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> It is at one point implied that Sheridan has [[Coming out|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.<ref>{{cite episode |series=Keeping Up Appearances |series-no=5 |number=3 |time=13:40}}</ref> 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 Hawksworth|Emmet]] ([[David Griffin (actor)|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; 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 ==
[[File:Keeping Up Appearances Cast.jpg|thumb|right|300px| The cast in 1991. Standing from left to right, [[Jeremy Gittins]], [[David Griffin (actor)|David Griffin]], [[Judy Cornwell]], [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]], and [[Mary Millar]]. Seated from left to right, [[Clive Swift]], [[Patricia Routledge]] and [[Josephine Tewson]].]]

{{Main|List of Keeping Up Appearances characters}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character !! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Played By !! colspan="5" scope="col" | Series
|-
! scope="col" | 1 !! scope="col" | 2 !! scope="col" | 3 !! scope="col" | 4 !! scope="col" | 5
|-
! colspan="7"|Main
|-
| data-sort-value="Bucket, Hyacinth" | [[Hyacinth Bucket]] || data-sort-value="Routledge, Patricia" | [[Patricia Routledge]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Bucket, Richard" | [[Richard Bucket]] || data-sort-value="Swift, Clive" | [[Clive Swift]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Warden, Elizabeth" | [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Elizabeth 'Liz' Warden|Elizabeth 'Liz' Warden]] || data-sort-value="Tewson, Josephine" | [[Josephine Tewson]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Daisy|Daisy]] || data-sort-value="Cornwell, Judy" | [[Judy Cornwell]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Onslow|Onslow]] || data-sort-value="Hughes, Geoffrey" | [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Rose|Rose]] || data-sort-value="Stelfox, Shirley" | [[Shirley Stelfox]] || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Millar, Mary" | [[Mary Millar]] || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Hawksworth, Emmet" | [[Emmet Hawksworth]] || data-sort-value="Griffin, David" | [[David Griffin (actor)|David Griffin]] || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
! colspan="7"|Recurring
|-
| data-sort-value="Michael" | [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Michael (the vicar)|Michael]] (the vicar) || data-sort-value="Gittins, Jeremy" | [[Jeremy Gittins]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Daddy|Daddy]] / Father || data-sort-value="Webb, George" | [[George Webb (actor)|George Webb]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Vicar's Wife" | Vicar's wife || data-sort-value="Barron, Marion" |[[Marion Barron]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Michael (postman)|Michael]] (the postman) || data-sort-value="Dolan, Leo" | Leo Dolan || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Janson, David" | [[David Janson]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| Milkman || data-sort-value="Rawles, Robert" | Robert Rawles || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
|-
| [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Violet and Bruce|Violet]] || data-sort-value="Dawson, Anna" | [[Anna Dawson]] || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Smythe, Wilton" | [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Major Wilton-Smythe|Major Wilton Smythe]] || data-sort-value="Cellier, Peter" | [[Peter Cellier]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
| data-sort-value="Nugent" | [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Mrs Councillor Nugent|Mrs Councillor Nugent]] || data-sort-value="May, Charmian" | [[Charmian May]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || {{na}}
|-
| [[List of Keeping Up Appearances characters#Violet and Bruce|Bruce]] || data-sort-value="Evitts, John" | John Evitts || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}
|}

== Episodes ==
{{Main|List of Keeping Up Appearances 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'".<ref name="ComedyConn">{{cite episode |title=Comedy Connections – Keeping Up Appearances| series=Comedy Connections| series-link=Comedy Connections#Series Two (2004) |network=[[BBC]]| station=[[BBC One]]| airdate=26 July 2004}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Series overview
|-
! scope="col" | Series !! scope="col" | Premiere !! scope="col" | Finale !! scope="col" | Episodes !! scope="col" | 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 the BBC.

===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. It was one of actor [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]]' final appearances as Onslow.

== Production ==

=== Locations ===
[[File:Stoke aldermoor terrace 28n06.jpg|right|thumb|The [[council house|council terrace]] in [[Stoke Aldermoor]] occupied by Daisy and Onslow]]

Exterior shots around Hyacinth's house were recorded at a privately owned residence at 117 Heather Road, [[Binley Woods]], [[Warwickshire]], east of [[Coventry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=Binley+Woods,+Warwickshire&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Binley+Woods,+Coventry,+Warwickshire,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=52.39239,-1.415005&spn=0,0.045362&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=52.392426,-1.415177&panoid=wCoIG_7BA38pdDzSlsHPQw&cbp=12,10.34,,0,2.23 |title=Bucket's Residence Street View |publisher=Google Maps|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref>

Exterior shots around Daisy's and Onslow's [[council house|council terrace]] were taken in the [[Stoke Aldermoor]] district of Coventry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&geocode=FbyAHwMduHLp_w&split=0&sll=52.395833,-1.476824&sspn=0.007607,0.021007&hq=&hnear=Stoke+Aldermoor,+Mitchell+Close+(adj)&t=h&layer=xc&g=Stoke+Aldermoor,+Mitchell+Close+(adj),+Coventry+CV3,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.395964,-1.477758&spn=0,0.010504&z=17&cbll=52.395695,-1.478187&panoid=TJL5Bg1Q3t3m4d9enbxktg&cbp=12,84.84,,0,5 |title=Onslow and Daisy's Street View |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> 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]] market scenes, and [[Bristol]],(Bedminster). One scene was shot in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. One episode was filmed in [[Great Yarmouth]], mainly in the [[Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach|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 Elm, 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 (region)|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 "[[List of Keeping Up Appearances episodes#Episodes|The Hostess]]". In another episode, police officers wearing [[West Midlands Police]] jumpers escort Richard home and several West Midlands Travel buses are also seen throughout the series.

=== Vehicles ===
Richard's car is a [[Rover 200-series]] (SD3) [[Sedan (automobile)|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).<ref name="imcdb.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.imcdb.org/movie_98837-Keeping-Up-Appearances.html |title=Keeping Up Appearances, TV Series, 1990–1995 |work=imdcb.com |access-date=25 September 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref name="imcdb.org"/>

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).<ref name="imcdb.org"/>

== Legacy ==
Various spin-off shows related to the programme were released or planned:

* ''The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket''
In March 1997, [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|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.<ref name="ComedyConn" />

* ''Life Lessons from Onslow''
In early 2008, Geoffrey Hughes reprised his role as Onslow once again for a clipshow of the series; this was for 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.<ref>{{Citation|title=Life Lessons from Onslow: A Keeping Up Appearances Special {{!}} Life Lessons from Onslow: A Keeping Up Appearances Special|url=https://www.ket.org/program/life-lessons-from-onslow-a-keeping-up-appearances-special/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Life Lessons From Onslow: A Keeping Up Appearances Special|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/life-lessons-from-onslow-a-keeping-up-appearances-special/1000435598/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Various|title=Keeping Up Appearances: Onslow Special|date=2008-09-09|url=https://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Up-Appearances-Onslow-Special/dp/B0016RNLZW/ref=pd_sbs_6/140-5428916-7994924?pd_rd_w=q31Dr&pf_rd_p=43345e03-9e2a-47c0-9b70-a50aa5ecbd5c&pf_rd_r=1HTHAR7B985HK7PRVT9D&pd_rd_r=44f1cbb0-1011-440b-8eed-22c4f6416477&pd_rd_wg=LejND&pd_rd_i=B0016RNLZW&psc=1|publisher=BBC Home Entertainment|language=en|access-date=2021-06-01}}</ref>

* ''Mind Your Manors''
When ''Keeping Up Appearances'' did not return, after Patricia Routledge announced that she no longer wished to play Hyacinth, Roy Clarke's proposed spin-off series was called ''Mind Your Manors''. The series was referenced in BBC in-house literature during 1997 and 1998, and later described by both Clarke and Geoffrey Hughes as part of a discussion of the character of Onslow in [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]'s ''[[Archive on 4]]: On Northern Men'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93947ca7a09e480f947bf6f9834be8fa |title=BBC Radio 4 FM, 25 July 2009 |date=25 July 2009 |publisher=www.genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |access-date=14 June 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721120327/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93947ca7a09e480f947bf6f9834be8fa |archive-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref> broadcast in 2009.

The spin-off 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".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tv.com/shows/keeping-up-appearances/the-bishop-affair-917428/| title=Season 5 Episode 12 – "The Bishop Affair"}}</ref> This proposed follow-up series was ultimately not commissioned, with Hughes continuing with his portrayal as Onslow in the specials listed above instead.

== Merchandise ==

=== Audio ===
In 1998, the [[BBC]] released three episodes of the show: "Hyacinth tees off", "Rural 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<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/107791/keeping-up-appearances-series-1-and-2-bbc-tv-on-dvd| title=Keeping Up Appearances Series 1 And 2 on DVD| publisher=dvdorchard.com.au| access-date=22 August 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017000949/http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/107791/keeping-up-appearances-series-1-and-2-bbc-tv-on-dvd| archive-date=17 October 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Series 3 & 4'' – released 8 July 2004<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/110109/keeping-up-appearances-series-3-and-4-bbc-tv-on-dvd| title=Keeping Up Appearances Series 3 And 4 on DVD| publisher=dvdorchard.com.au| access-date=22 August 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221015/http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/110109/keeping-up-appearances-series-3-and-4-bbc-tv-on-dvd| archive-date=23 September 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Series 5'' – released 3 November 2005<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/117258/keeping-up-appearances-series-5-bbc-tv-on-dvd| title=Keeping Up Appearances Series 5 on DVD| publisher=dvdorchard.com.au| access-date=22 August 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221044/http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/117258/keeping-up-appearances-series-5-bbc-tv-on-dvd| archive-date=23 September 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Christmas Specials'' – released 11 November 2005<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/117257/keeping-up-appearances-christmas-specials-bbc-tv-on-dvd| title=Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Specials on DVD| publisher=dvdorchard.com.au| access-date=22 August 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221034/http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/117257/keeping-up-appearances-christmas-specials-bbc-tv-on-dvd| archive-date=23 September 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''The Complete Collection'' – released 1 October 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/1201250/Keeping_Up_Appearances__Boxset|title=Keeping Up Appearances {{!}} Boxset|website=Sanity|access-date=2019-01-16}}</ref>
* ''Life Lessons from Onslow'' – released 15 April 2010<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/170411/keeping-up-appearances-life-lessons-from-onslow-bbc-tv-on-dvd| title=Keeping Up Appearances Life Lessons From Onslow on DVD| publisher=dvdorchard.com.au| access-date=22 August 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221254/http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/170411/keeping-up-appearances-life-lessons-from-onslow-bbc-tv-on-dvd| archive-date=23 September 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''The Full Bouquet'' – released 3 November 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2204589/Keeping_Up_Appearances_-_Special_Edition__Boxset_-_Full_Bouquet|title=Keeping Up Appearances – Special Edition {{!}} Boxset – Full Bouquet|website=Sanity|access-date=2019-01-16}}</ref>

=== Streaming ===
In the United States, the complete series was available via [[Streaming media|streaming]] through [[Netflix]] and [[Amazon Video]], but is no longer available to stream on either platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Up-Appearances-Episode-1-1/dp/B004CEK51E |title=Keeping Up Appearances: Season 1, Episode 1 "Daddy's Accident" |access-date=3 July 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Berry |first=Kevin |title=Keeping Up Appearances |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/28457/keeping-up-appearances |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105104/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/28457/keeping-up-appearances |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2014 |work=thestage.co.uk |access-date=4 July 2013 |date=3 June 2010 }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|last=Burbridge |first=Steve |title=Theatre review: Keeping Up Appearances at Darlington Civic Theatre and touring |url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/keepingappear-rev |work=British Theatre Guide |access-date=4 July 2013}}</ref> Christine Moore as Daisy and Sarah Whitlock as Mrs Debden.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barr |first=Gordon |title=Preview: Keeping Up Appearances, Playhouse Whitley Bay |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/theatre/preview-keeping-up-appearances-playhouse-1416155 |work=[[Evening Chronicle|The Chronicle]] |access-date=4 July 2013 |date=12 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118164306/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/theatre/preview-keeping-up-appearances-playhouse-1416155 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref>

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 [[St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Queens)|Saint Luke's Episcopal Church]] in [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[Queens]].

== Prequel ==
{{Main|Young Hyacinth}}
In 2015, it was announced that a [[prequel]] to the series entitled ''[[Young Hyacinth]]'' would be made, with original writer [[Roy Clarke]] returning to pen the script, following a 19-year-old Hyacinth Bucket during the early postwar years and set some forty years before the events of ''Keeping Up Appearances''.<ref name="younghyacinth">{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Patrick |title=Keeping Up Appearances set to return as Young Hyacinth |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/11999379/Keeping-Up-Appearances-set-to-return-as-Young-Hyacinth.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/11999379/Keeping-Up-Appearances-set-to-return-as-Young-Hyacinth.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2015 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=16 November 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The cast were announced on 11 April 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/young-hyacinth |title=Kerry Howard to play Young Hyacinth in a special prequel to Keeping Up Appearances for BBC One |work=BBC |publisher=BBC |date=11 April 2016 |access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| title=Young Hyacinth| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07td567| publisher=BBC| access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a790173/keeping-up-appearances-remake-kerry-howard-will-play-a-young-hyacinth/ |title=Keeping Up Appearances remake casts Kerry Howard as a young Hyacinth |last=Warner |first=Sam |date=11 April 2016 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/coronation-street/news/a790286/katie-redford-lands-new-role-in-keeping-up-appearances-prequel/ |title=Sacked Coronation Street star Katie Redford lands a new role in the Keeping Up Appearances prequel |last=Harp |first=Justin |date=11 April 2016 |work=Digital Spy |access-date= 12 April 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web| title=Weekly top 30 programmes| url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/ |publisher=[[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board]] |access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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