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Keeping Up Appearances

TV·1990–1995·5 seasons, 40 episodes·BBC One·Comedy·30m·8.0·Created by Roy Clarke

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Played with aplomb by Patricia Routledge, Hyacinth is a character with few, if any, saving graces. Her pompous, self-serving attitude makes life miserable for all around her.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Keeping Up Appearances S01E02The New VicarS01E02 · 9.5When Hyacinth invites the new Vicar to tea, she organizes the event down to the last sugar cube, However, Daisy, Onslow and Rose seem bent on interfering with her special welcome event. Richard has problems trying to get his yard work done.
  2. 02Keeping Up Appearances S02E02Driving Mrs FortescueS02E02 · 9.5Hyacinth is thrilled when wealthy Mrs. Fortescue asks her for a ride into town, until, that is, they have a run in with Onslow, Daisy and Rose.
  3. 03Keeping Up Appearances S03E07What to Wear When YachtingS03E07 · 9.5Hyacinth and Richard learn they don't know much about sailing when Hyacinth makes plans to spend the weekend aboard a ship.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1990Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Keeping Up Appearances S01E01Daddy's AccidentOctober 29, 1990 7.0Hyacinth's father has an accident on his bicycle while chasing the milkwoman which upsets Hyacinth.
  2. S01E02Keeping Up Appearances S01E02Season's bestThe New VicarNovember 5, 1990 9.5When Hyacinth invites the new Vicar to tea, she organizes the event down to the last sugar cube, However, Daisy, Onslow and Rose seem bent o
  3. S01E03Keeping Up Appearances S01E03Stately HomeNovember 12, 1990 7.0Hyacinth anticipates soaking up a little culture at her favorite stately home.
  4. S01E04Keeping Up Appearances S01E04The Charity ShopNovember 19, 1990 9.0Hyacinth is at her wits end with the charity shop, Roses love life and Daddy's problems.
  5. S01E05Keeping Up Appearances S01E05Daisy's ToyboyNovember 26, 1990 8.5Hyacinth's social standing is jeopardized at a church function when Daisy tries to make Onslow jealous.
  6. S01E06Keeping Up Appearances S01E06The ChristeningDecember 3, 1990 9.0Daisy and Onslow's grand daughter is supposed to be christened, they are late and Richard and Hyacinth go to pick them up.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes1991Aired 8.7Season avg
  1. S02E01Keeping Up Appearances S02E01A Strange ManSeptember 1, 1991 9.0Hyacinth sees a strange man coming out of Elizabeth's house wearing nothing but a towel to get the morning milk and she goes nuts until she
  2. S02E02Keeping Up Appearances S02E02Season's bestDriving Mrs FortescueSeptember 8, 1991 9.5Hyacinth is thrilled when wealthy Mrs. Fortescue asks her for a ride into town, until, that is, they have a run in with Onslow, Daisy and Ro
  3. S02E03Keeping Up Appearances S02E03The Candlelight SupperSeptember 15, 1991 9.0
  4. S02E04Keeping Up Appearances S02E04Hyacinth Tees OffSeptember 22, 1991Hyacinth and Richard spend the weekend at a gold resort where Hyacinth thinks she can increase her social standing by being involved with th
  5. S02E05Problems with RelativesSeptember 29, 1991Hyacinth's quest for perfection is somewhat hampered by the dubious antics of the rest of her family.
  6. S02E06Onslow's BirthdayOctober 6, 1991 8.5Hyacinth is invited to Onslow's birthday party so she plans a pre-party cocktail. She also gets excited when she hears about Rose's new boyf
  7. S02E07Singing for EmmetOctober 13, 1991Hyacinth finds herself with an ideal opportunity to impress Emmet with her singing when she discovers that he is involved in a concert at th
  8. S02E08Keeping Up Appearances S02E08The Toy StoreOctober 20, 1991 8.0Daddy disappears from Onslow and Daisy's again and runs amok in a toy store. He is then held hostage by the owners until Hyacinth comes in t
  9. S02E09Keeping Up Appearances S02E09The Three-Piece SuiteOctober 27, 1991 8.5Hyacinth is anxiously awaiting the delivery of her new three piece suite, a exact replica of Sandrigham House's. She does her best to make s
  10. S02E10Keeping Up Appearances S02E10A Picnic for DaddyNovember 3, 1991 8.5Hyacinth plans a picnic for her father but things go horribly awry when Daddy takes off.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes1992Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S03E01Early RetirementSeptember 6, 1992 8.0Some people look forward to retiring early, however for Richard, early retirement may be a nightmare. 24 hours a day at home with Hyacinth c
  2. S03E02Keeping Up Appearances S03E02Iron Age RemainsSeptember 13, 1992 8.0Hyacinth starts making plans for Richard's retirement, one of them involving searching the countryside for iron age remains; meanwhile Rose
  3. S03E03Keeping Up Appearances S03E03Violet's Country CottageSeptember 20, 1992 9.0Richard and Hyacinth go to stay for a few days at a country cottage. Things take a interesting turn when Richard has to chase down a dog and
  4. S03E04Keeping Up Appearances S03E04How to Go on Holiday Without Really TryingSeptember 27, 1992 8.5Hyacinth and Richard visit a local travel agent so she can one-up Delia Wheelright.Onslow tries to figure out how to save Richard from Hyaci
  5. S03E05Keeping Up Appearances S03E05Richard's New HobbyOctober 4, 1992 9.0Deciding that he needs a new hobby to occupy his time during retirement, Hyacinth pushes the video camera onto him that was given by his emp
  6. S03E06Keeping Up Appearances S03E06The Art ExhibitionOctober 11, 1992 8.0Hyacinth decides that she must become a art expert in order to become more of a part of the "In" high society crowd after she and Richard ar
  7. S03E07Keeping Up Appearances S03E07Season's bestWhat to Wear When YachtingOctober 18, 1992 9.5Hyacinth and Richard learn they don't know much about sailing when Hyacinth makes plans to spend the weekend aboard a ship.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes1993Aired 8.9Season avg
  1. S04E01Keeping Up Appearances S04E01Season's bestA Job for RichardSeptember 5, 1993 9.5Richard is unhappy with Hyacinths plan for him to get a executive position with a local company. Hyacinth gets Onslow involved and asks him
  2. S04E02Keeping Up Appearances S04E02Country RetreatSeptember 12, 1993 9.0Hyacinth decides that they need a Cottage in the country to spend part of their time at.
  3. S04E03Keeping Up Appearances S04E03A Celebrity for the BarbecueSeptember 19, 1993 8.0Hyacinth decides to have a Indoor Outdoor party featuring a tv personality and goes to the local nursery/garden shop and fills up her living
  4. S04E04Keeping Up Appearances S04E04The CommodoreSeptember 26, 1993 8.5Hyacinth bulls her way into picking up the Commodore at the train station who is to be the special guest for the Ladies Luncheon club. The u
  5. S04E05Looking at PropertiesOctober 3, 1993Hyacinth's Daddy gets picked up by the police so she sends Richard to get him while she goes to look at another weekend home in the country
  6. S04E06Keeping Up Appearances S04E06Please Mind Your HeadOctober 10, 1993 9.5Hyacinth and Richard spend their first night at their new country retreat that Hyacinth picked out, then Hyacinth invites everyone there for
  7. S04E07Keeping Up Appearances S04E07Let There Be LightOctober 17, 1993 9.0Hyacinth tells the Vicar that Richard knows how to work on electrical systems much to Richards distress. Richard keeps telling her he does n

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0510Episodes1995AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Keeping Up Appearances S05E01The Senior Citizen's OutingSeptember 3, 1995Hyacinth volunteers at the church to help take a group of senior citizens to a boardwalk attraction on the beach for a day outing.
  2. S05E02Keeping Up Appearances S05E02The Mayor's Fancy Dress BallSeptember 10, 1995Hyacinth hassles Richard about the invitations they used to get from Richards past employer to the Mayors fancy dress ball. Richard then wra
  3. S05E03Keeping Up Appearances S05E03Hyacinth is AlarmedSeptember 17, 1995Richard discovers that he has forgotten their anniversary and because of a rash of burglary's in the ares, he decides that a home alarm syst
  4. S05E04Keeping Up Appearances S05E04A Riverside PicnicSeptember 24, 1995Hyacinth decides that a riverside picnic is the thing to have so she drags everyone to the river.
  5. S05E05Keeping Up Appearances S05E05SkisOctober 1, 1995Hyacinth gives her husband Richard a surprise birthday present that he never would have guessed.
  6. S05E06Keeping Up Appearances S05E06The Country House SaleOctober 8, 1995With Hyacinth so excited about attending a country house sale, Richard is worried that she will spend too much.
  7. S05E07Keeping Up Appearances S05E07The Boy FriendOctober 15, 1995Hyacinth plans a casual audition after learning her neighbor Emmet is rehearsing an amateur production of 'The Boyfriend'.
  8. S05E08Keeping Up Appearances S05E08A Barbecue at Violet'sOctober 22, 1995Hyacinth is determined to star in an amateur musical production and in the process, gets everyone to her sister Violet's house for a barbecu
  9. S05E09Keeping Up Appearances S05E09The Rolls RoyceOctober 29, 1995After Lydia Hawksworth beats Hyacinth out in a contest, Hyacinth cons Richard into getting them to test drive a Rolls-Royce so she can put L
  10. S05E10Keeping Up Appearances S05E10The HostessNovember 5, 1995Hyacinth puts a advertisement in the local paper to host parties for people and gets strange results. Daisy and Onslow loose Daddy again.

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