Keeping Up Appearances - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Genre
Broadcast
Channel
Episodes
44 (5 series), plus 1 Children In Need special
Stars
Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell, Josephine Tewson, David Griffin, Mary Millar, Shirley Stelfox and more
Writer
Director
Producer
Company
Suburban snob Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouquet') aims to impress. A rare, principled bastion standing against slovenly behaviour, lowering standards, and anything deemed cheap or common, this very middle-class woman has aspirations - and delusions - of splendid grandeur.
Hyacinth's hen-pecked husband, Richard, keeps his head down and does his best to cope with her highly-strung, demanding ways, whilst next-door neighbour brother-and-sister duo Elizabeth and Emmet frequently find themselves on the receiving end of her uncompromising approach to the finer things in life.
As far as Hyacinth is concerned, the less said about her 'wayward' sisters Rose and Daisy - and particularly the latter's slobbish husband, Onslow - the better! She loves them dearly, but they're not really her sort of people...
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Additional details
Also known as
- KUA (Acronym)
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Website links
- BBC Comedy Guide
A guide to the show from the BBC. - KUAcentral
A fansite devoted to the programme. - Keeping Up Appearances site
A fan site offering episode guides and more. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
First broadcast
Monday 29th October 1990 at 8:30pm on BBC One
Most recent repeats
- Thursday 12th September 2024 at 6:20pm on Gold - Series 5, Episode 10
- Thursday 12th September 2024 at 1:40pm on Gold - Series 5, Episode 10
- Thursday 12th September 2024 at 9:00am on Gold - Series 5, Episode 10
Recording details
- Coventry
- BBC Television Centre