Christmas may come but once a year, but for arch-snob Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet, if you please), disaster, drama and humiliation – all obstacles on the ladder to social-climbing success – are far more frequent. In these Christmas Specials we see a delightful cruise on the QE2 start in a less-than-delightful muddy field. We see a glorious English Civil War pageant, with Hyacinth as Queen Henrietta Maria, go royally wrong when the cast fails to turn up and her unsavoury relatives step into the breach. And we see that even The Season of Good Will isn’t immune from woe, as a sherry-fuelled Richard, dressed as Santa, brings Hyacinth tidings devoid of any comfort and joy.
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The Father Christmas Suit
Hyacinth has bought Richard a Father Christmas outfit for him to wear when distributing gifts to the old people at the Church Hall. Against his will, Richard puts on the outfit, but after having one too many sherries with Emmett, he is unable to fulfil the deed, hence Elizabeth puts on the outfit and pretends to be Richard.
Sea Fever
Hyacinth and Richard prepare for their luxury stay on the QE2. Yet traffic, a muddy field and too much luggage result in a disastrous start to a holiday that only gets much worse for Hyacinth when she has reason to believe Onslow and Daisy have stowed-away and are also onboard the luxury cruise.
Angel Gabriel Blue
Hyacinth is in search for her dream kitchen while Richard has developed a fungus infection, not to his wife's approval. As a result, Hyacinth claims it is gout, a disease supposedly caught by "good living". Meanwhile Daddy has gone missing again and there is a stranger in his place
Historical Pageant
Hyacinth and Richard arrive at the Church hall as Hyacinth organises a Pageant based on the English Civil War, with herself as Queen Henrietta Maria and Richard as 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 and Rose along with Bruce and Violet to participate. Later in rehearsals however, Hyacinth falls foul of a stage accident.
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV special are clips from previous episodes.
Mr. Blobby meets Hyacinth Bucket
A clip from Noel's House Party where Mr. Blobby pays Hyacinth and Richard a visit.
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes
Comedy Connections - Keeping Up Appearances
The documentary series Comedy Connections 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.
Life Lessons from Onslow
You'll laugh too hard to take notes when Hyacinth's beer-drinking and philosophizing brother-in-law, Onslow, gives a lecture on successful human relationships, using examples from Keeping Up Appearances.
Pebble Mill Interview
Pebble Mill interviews Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift
Interview with Patricia Routledge
An interview with Patricia Routledge
Pebble Mill Interview
Pebble Mill interviews Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift.
The Kitty Monologues
From the character Kitty that Patricia Routledge played on Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV.
Second Chance Shorts
Funny Women
Outtakes 1
Outtakes 2
Outtakes 3
Outtakes 4
Outtakes 5
Outtakes 6
Young Hyacinth
Set in the late 1950s, a young Hyacinth will be seen desperately trying to force her family to climb the social ladder.
The History Of
Hyacinth Revealed - Newly Recorded Interviews
Young Hyacinth
Mr. Blobby meets Hyacinth Bucket
A clip from the Noel's House Party David Gower Gotcha episode where Mr Blobby meets Hyacinth Bucket on Keeping Up Appearances.
Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years Of Laughs
Documentary paying tribute to the iconic 1990s' BBC comedy Keeping Up Appearances. Features Patricia Routledge, Judy Cornwell, Jeremy Gittins and David Janson.
Roy Clarke Remembers... Keeping up Appearances
Acclaimed comedy writer Roy Clarke looks back on Keeping Up Appearances, his creation that introduced the world to the extraordinary Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced, of course, ‘Bouquet’).
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers... Keeping up Apperances
Dame Patricia Routledge recalls how the character of Hyacinth Bucket first entered her life and looks back on the part she played in bringing to life one of TV’s most formidable comedy characters.
Keeping Up Appearances
Specials
Christmas may come but once a year, but for arch-snob Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet, if you please), disaster, drama and humiliation – all obstacles on the ladder to social-climbing success – are far more frequent. In these Christmas Specials we see a delightful cruise on the QE2 start in a less-than-delightful muddy field. We see a glorious English Civil War pageant, with Hyacinth as Queen Henrietta Maria, go royally wrong when the cast fails to turn up and her unsavoury relatives step into the breach. And we see that even The Season of Good Will isn’t immune from woe, as a sherry-fuelled Richard, dressed as Santa, brings Hyacinth tidings devoid of any comfort and joy.
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Sign In to Track ProgressThe Father Christmas Suit
Hyacinth has bought Richard a Father Christmas outfit for him to wear when distributing gifts to the old people at the Church Hall. Against his will, Richard puts on the outfit, but after having one too many sherries with Emmett, he is unable to fulfil the deed, hence Elizabeth puts on the outfit and pretends to be Richard.
Sea Fever
Hyacinth and Richard prepare for their luxury stay on the QE2. Yet traffic, a muddy field and too much luggage result in a disastrous start to a holiday that only gets much worse for Hyacinth when she has reason to believe Onslow and Daisy have stowed-away and are also onboard the luxury cruise.
Angel Gabriel Blue
Hyacinth is in search for her dream kitchen while Richard has developed a fungus infection, not to his wife's approval. As a result, Hyacinth claims it is gout, a disease supposedly caught by "good living". Meanwhile Daddy has gone missing again and there is a stranger in his place
Historical Pageant
Hyacinth and Richard arrive at the Church hall as Hyacinth organises a Pageant based on the English Civil War, with herself as Queen Henrietta Maria and Richard as 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 and Rose along with Bruce and Violet to participate. Later in rehearsals however, Hyacinth falls foul of a stage accident.
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV special are clips from previous episodes.
Mr. Blobby meets Hyacinth Bucket
A clip from Noel's House Party where Mr. Blobby pays Hyacinth and Richard a visit.
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes
Comedy Connections - Keeping Up Appearances
The documentary series Comedy Connections 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.
Life Lessons from Onslow
You'll laugh too hard to take notes when Hyacinth's beer-drinking and philosophizing brother-in-law, Onslow, gives a lecture on successful human relationships, using examples from Keeping Up Appearances.
Pebble Mill Interview
Pebble Mill interviews Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift
Interview with Patricia Routledge
An interview with Patricia Routledge
Pebble Mill Interview
Pebble Mill interviews Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift.
The Kitty Monologues
From the character Kitty that Patricia Routledge played on Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV.
Second Chance Shorts
Funny Women
Outtakes 1
Outtakes 2
Outtakes 3
Outtakes 4
Outtakes 5
Outtakes 6
Young Hyacinth
Set in the late 1950s, a young Hyacinth will be seen desperately trying to force her family to climb the social ladder.
The History Of
Hyacinth Revealed - Newly Recorded Interviews
Young Hyacinth
Mr. Blobby meets Hyacinth Bucket
A clip from the Noel's House Party David Gower Gotcha episode where Mr Blobby meets Hyacinth Bucket on Keeping Up Appearances.
Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years Of Laughs
Documentary paying tribute to the iconic 1990s' BBC comedy Keeping Up Appearances. Features Patricia Routledge, Judy Cornwell, Jeremy Gittins and David Janson.
Roy Clarke Remembers... Keeping up Appearances
Acclaimed comedy writer Roy Clarke looks back on Keeping Up Appearances, his creation that introduced the world to the extraordinary Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced, of course, ‘Bouquet’).
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers... Keeping up Apperances
Dame Patricia Routledge recalls how the character of Hyacinth Bucket first entered her life and looks back on the part she played in bringing to life one of TV’s most formidable comedy characters.