Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Name: Keeping Up Appearances
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Judy Cornwell, Geoffrey Hughes, Josephine Tewson

Comedy

A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (20,266 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

7.77 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Daddy's Accident	7.6	506
2	The New Vicar	7.8	428
3	Stately Home	7.8	401
4	The Charity Shop	8.0	412
5	Daisy's Toyboy	7.6	393
6	The Christening	7.8	384

Season 2 (1991)

7.88 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Strange Man	8.0	391
2	Driving Mrs Fortescue	8.4	421
3	The Candlelight Supper	7.7	348
4	Hyacinth Tees Off	7.9	383
5	Problems with Relatives	7.5	345
6	Onslow's Birthday	7.9	348
7	Singing for Emmet	7.8	346
8	The Toy Store	7.6	335
9	The Three Piece Suite	8.1	344
10	A Picnic for Daddy	7.9	333

Season 3 (1992)

7.99 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 8.6 30 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Early Retirement	7.6	325
2	Iron Age Remains	7.8	314
3	Violet's Country Cottage	8.0	331
4	How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying	8.3	327
5	Richard's New Hobby	8.0	308
6	The Art Exhibition	7.6	301
7	What to Wear When Yachting	8.6	399

Season 4 (1993)

7.96 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 29 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Job for Richard	7.9	320
2	Country Retreat	8.0	306
3	A Celebrity for the Barbecue	7.9	303
4	The Commodore	7.6	301
5	Looking at Properties	7.9	292
6	Please Mind Your Head	8.4	331
7	Let There Be Light	8.0	285

Season 5 (1995)

7.95 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Senior Citizens' Outing	7.9	315
2	The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball	7.6	284
3	Hyacinth Is Alarmed	8.2	325
4	A Riverside Picnic	8.4	322
5	Skis	7.4	273
6	The Country House Sale	8.1	280
7	The Boy Friend	7.9	265
8	A Barbecue at Violet's	8.0	271
9	A Crafts-Woman Scorned	7.9	277
10	The Hostess	8.1	266