8.5/10339 votesLoading...#1 - What To Wear When Yachting
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/1992
Hyacinth and Richard spend the weekend on a yacht.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: N/A
8.3/10370 votesLoading...#2 - Driving Mrs. Fortescue
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/1991
Hyacinth and Richard drive a wealthy Mrs Fortescue into town, however Hyacinth's plans to impress are crushed by her family when Daisy and Rose flag down the Buckets for a lift. Eventually to Hyacinth's dismay, this leads to Mrs Fortescue playing darts with Onslow in a public house.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.3/10290 votesLoading...#3 - Please Mind Your Head
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1993
Hyacinth and Richard are settling into their new country apartment, but Richard is less than enthused with its diminutive size. It's already cramped enough as it is for two, but when Hyacinth invites friends over, it becomes unbearably tiny!
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.3/10285 votesLoading...#4 - A Riverside Picnic
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/1995
Hyacinth organises a riverside picnic, much to the despair of those invited. Despite Emett's and the Vicar's best efforts to tell Hyacinth they are unable to attend, they find getting out of Hyacinth's function impossible. As always, Hyacinth's plans of perfection are shattered when a digger dumps dirt in her chosen location for the picnic.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.2/10284 votesLoading...#5 - How to Go on Holiday without Really Trying
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1992
Hyacinth takes a trip to the travel agents for some "quality" holiday brochures. Afterwards, Onslow decides to take Richard in hand and show him how to 'enjoy' life.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: N/A
8.2/10289 votesLoading...#6 - Hyacinth is Alarmed
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1995
Richard is terrified to wake up to see Hyacinth smiling at him; he later realises he has forgotten his and Hyacinth's wedding anniversary. Richard then decides to have an alarm system installed, claiming it is Hyacinth's "surprise" anniversary present.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.0/10303 votesLoading...#7 - The Three-Piece Suite
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/1991
Hyacinth is very excited at the prospect of having her new three piece suite, an exact replica of the one at Sandringham House, delivered. She will also give Daisy and Onslow her old suite, provided they pick it up themselves. But of course these two events are likely to collide at some point, creating an insurmountable disaster.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.0/10273 votesLoading...#8 - Country Retreat
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1993
Hyacinth wants “a little place in the country”, however her heart is not set on little. An old farmer with a speech impediment causes much difficulty for Hyacinth when out looking at property, and seems to take a liking to her.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.0/10249 votesLoading...#9 - Country Estate Sale
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/1995
Richard is not looking forward to going to a country house sale with Hyacinth as he believes she will spend beyond their limit. Liz and brother Emmett are also going to the sale, and are devastated when they realise Hyacinth is there. Meanwhile, a Mrs Braddock has commandeered Onslow’s car and is impersonating his dog, which has gone missing.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.0/10239 votesLoading...#10 - The Hostess
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/5/1995
Hyacinth has put an advert in the local newspaper to teach people social etiquette, however an excited Hyacinth does not quite get what she expected.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10368 votesLoading...#11 - The Charity Shop
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/1990
It is Liz and Hyacinth's day to help Mrs Nugent at the charity shop, and on their way there, Hyacinth has to make a visit to Onslow and Daisy's to remove a woman (played by Gretchen Franklin) from Daddy's room, refusing to leave. Meanwhile Rose intends to give up men, and arrives at the charity shop to donate her raunchy underwear.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10341 votesLoading...#12 - A Strange Man
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1991
Hyacinth is shocked to see a strange man wearing only a towel emerge from Elizabeth's house, thus she tells Richard they will have to move house. However her opinions change when discovering who the man really is. Meanwhile Daddy has gone missing.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10330 votesLoading...#13 - Hyacinth Tees Off
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/1991
The Major invites the Buckets for a golfing weekend at a luxury hotel. All is well until Onslow and Daisy turn up unexpectedly to collect Rose after she has spent a raunchy weekend away with a Mr Smith. Inevitably, when Hyacinth realises her family are there, she fears for her social standing. Adding to her dilemma is the amorous intentions of the Major.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10293 votesLoading...#14 - Violet's Country Cottage
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1992
Hyacinth gets a chance to try some social climbing while borrowing her sister Violet's cottage for the weekend.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: N/A
7.9/10268 votesLoading...#15 - Richard's New Hobby
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1992
Hyacinth decides that Richard should get a new hobby... and so insists he uses the camera that his boss presented to him when he retired!
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: N/A
7.9/10256 votesLoading...#16 - Looking At Properties
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1993
Richard panics when leaving Hyacinth to browse country property without him, fearing she will purchase something they cannot afford, as he collects "Daddy" from a police station. Finally Hyacinth decides on a country property.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10250 votesLoading...#17 - Let There Be Light
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1993
It is the "bring and buy" sale at the Church hall and the Church goers are in for a shock because Hyacinth has volunteered Richard to fix the Church hall electrics, despite his lack of electrical capabilities. Meanwhile Onslow, Daisy, and Rose turn up with a Daddy believing he is back in the war.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10284 votesLoading...#18 - The Senior Citizen's Outing
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1995
Hyacinth volunteers to look after the old people in an outing to the funfair, however a certain old man proves to be quite a handful. As the day progresses, Hyacinth ends up in a mirror house, on some dodgems and on a ghost train.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10237 votesLoading...#19 - The Boy Friend
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/1995
Hyacinth sings to her hearts content when discovering Emmett's latest musical The Boyfriend is in production. Meanwhile Daddy is once again back in the war and guarding Onslow’s house with a sharp object.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/10244 votesLoading...#20 - A Barbecue At Violet's
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/1995
A "luxury barbecue" at Violet's house looks like being a disaster because Bruce and Violet keep having violent arguments. Hyacinth organises a sing song in an attempt to take everyone's mind off their hosts' battle. Later, Hyacinth goes along to a rehearsal of "The Boy Friend" to offer her services to Emmet.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: N/A
7.8/10382 votesLoading...#21 - The New Vicar
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/1990
Hyacinth is determined to create the perfect impression when inviting the new Vicar for “tea and light refreshments”. However her hopes come crashing down on her when Onslow and Daisy turn up with the news Daddy has been kidnapped by a gypsy. The day gets even worse for the polish-perfecting protagonist when Rose turns up, on her way to her own funeral.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.8/10305 votesLoading...#22 - Onslow's Birthday
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/1991
Hyacinth is dreading an invite to Onslow's birthday party, but changes her mind when finding out she and Richard will be picked up by Rose's wealthy Greek boyfriend. Thus Hyacinth holds a gathering at her house to impress the neighbours as she departs in the luxury vehicle. However her hopes die when a hearse arrives instead.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.8/10296 votesLoading...#23 - A Picnic For Daddy
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/3/1991
Hyacinth arranges a picnic for Daddy, but things go awry when the senile old man decides to test-drive the Buckets' car. Thus Hyacinth has to ride in Onslow's, as a car chase gets underway.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.8/10279 votesLoading...#24 - Iron Age Remains
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1992
Hyacinth drags Richard off into the countryside in search of the remains of an Iron Age settlement.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: N/A
7.8/10281 votesLoading...#25 - A Job For Richard
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/1993
Hyacinth’s attempts to keep Richard occupied in his years of retirement continue. Now she has found him an executive job in frozen foods, and to impress the manager of the company she has contrived a plot involving Onslow and golf.
Director: Harold Snoad
Writer: Roy Clarke
The Best Episodes of Keeping Up Appearances
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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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"What To Wear When Yachting" is the best rated episode of "Keeping Up Appearances". It scored 8.5/10 based on 339 votes. Directed by Harold Snoad and written by N/A, it aired on 10/18/1992. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Driving Mrs. Fortescue".