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

Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you that she is a gracious hostess, a respected citizen, and a well-connected member of high society. If you don't believe that, just ask her best friend Elizabeth, held captive in Hyacinth's kitchen; or the postmen and neighbours who bristle at the sound of her voice; or Richard, her weary and compliant husband. In fact, Hyacinth's reputation could be as perfect as her new lounge set, if not for her senile father's love of running wild in the nip. Oh, and she would prefer it if her brother-in-law was a sharper dresser. And that her husband was more ambitious. And that her sisters were more presentable. And do take your shoes off before you come in the house, dear. Mind that you don't brush against the wallpaper.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (20,157 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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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	500
2	The New Vicar	7.8	427
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	382

Season 2 (1991)

7.89 avg 11 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Strange Man	8.0	390
2	Driving Mrs Fortescue	8.4	421
3	The Candlelight Supper	7.7	348
4	Hyacinth Tees Off	7.9	382
5	Problems with Relatives	7.5	343
6	Onslow's Birthday	7.9	345
7	Singing for Emmet	7.8	343
8	The Toy Store	7.6	332
9	The Three Piece Suite	8.1	341
10	A Picnic for Daddy	7.9	329
11	The Father Christmas Suit	8.0	327

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	322
2	Iron Age Remains	7.8	314
3	Violet's Country Cottage	8.0	330
4	How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying	8.3	326
5	Richard's New Hobby	8.0	308
6	The Art Exhibition	7.6	301
7	What to Wear When Yachting	8.6	397

Season 4 (1993)

8.06 avg 9 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 35 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Job for Richard	7.9	319
2	Country Retreat	8.0	304
3	A Celebrity for the Barbecue	7.9	299
4	The Commodore	7.6	299
5	Looking at Properties	7.9	290
6	Please Mind Your Head	8.4	327
7	Let There Be Light	8.0	284
8	Sea Fever	8.7	444
9	Angel Gabriel Blue	8.1	288

Season 5 (1995)

7.96 avg 11 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Senior Citizens' Outing	7.9	313
2	The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball	7.6	284
3	Hyacinth Is Alarmed	8.2	324
4	A Riverside Picnic	8.4	322
5	Skis	7.4	273
6	The Country House Sale	8.1	279
7	The Boy Friend	8.0	264
8	A Barbecue at Violet's	8.0	271
9	A Crafts-Woman Scorned	7.9	275
10	The Hostess	8.1	265
11	The Pageant	8.0	260