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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Keeping Up Appearances Season 5 Episode 5 - Skis
    7.4/10(276 votes)

    S5:E5

    For Richard’s birthday Hyacinth buys some skis as she believes they "will look good on the car". However needing Violet and Bruce’s roof rack the Buckets head off to Violet's luxury home, picking two neighbours up along the way. Hyacinth is thrown into a panic when arriving as Violet and Bruce are arguing.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  2. Keeping Up Appearances Season 2 Episode 5 - Problems with Relatives
    7.5/10(352 votes)

    S2:E5

    Hyacinth's brother-in-law Bruce is stuck up a tree, Daddy goes to the register office to be married and Emmett meets Daisy, Onslow and Rose, throwing Hyacinth into dismay. Liz offers to drive Daddy back to Daisy's, but to avoid herself and Emmett seeing how Daisy and Onslow live, Hyacinth insists they stop off at Violet's.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  3. Keeping Up Appearances Season 1 Episode 1 - Daddy's Accident
    7.6/10(514 votes)

    S1:E1

    Hyacinth's "Daddy" is put into an ambulance and taken to hospital, after getting injured chasing after the milk woman naked on her bike. After visiting him, Hyacinth returns home and is visited by the gas man, whose life she makes difficult.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  4. Keeping Up Appearances Season 1 Episode 5 - Daisy's Toyboy
    7.6/10(402 votes)

    S1:E5

    In an attempt to make Onslow jealous, Daisy finds herself a toyboy. However the plan fails and Daisy sends Onslow to the Church hall to meet Richard, in a final ploy to get him to notice her antics.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  5. Keeping Up Appearances Season 2 Episode 8 - The Toy Store
    7.6/10(341 votes)

    S2:E8

    Daddy has ended up at the toy store and is "improving" a few toys with the help of a screw driver. This results in Hyacinth and Richard having to go into town to solve the problem, where Hyacinth fears for her status when meeting Mrs. Counsellor Nugent.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  6. Keeping Up Appearances Season 3 Episode 1 - Early Retirement
    7.6/10(331 votes)

    S3:E1

    Richard has had to take early retirement. Sadly for him, Hyacinth has many plans for his future.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Keeping Up Appearances Season 3 Episode 6 - The Art Exhibition
    7.6/10(307 votes)

    S3:E6

    Daddy runs off to join the Foreign Legion. Hyacinth and Richard manage to find him, but he escapes again and runs riot at an art gallery - The same art gallery that Hyacinth and Richard have been invited to!

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Keeping Up Appearances Season 4 Episode 4 - The Commodore
    7.6/10(306 votes)

    S4:E4

    Hyacinth switches on her sailing persona when volunteering to collect a guest speaking Commodore from a train station, however Richard gets clamped and they cannot find the man. When Hyacinth does finally meet the Commodore, she is unprepared for his attempts at seduction.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  9. Keeping Up Appearances Season 5 Episode 2 - The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball
    7.6/10(288 votes)

    S5:E2

    Hyacinth prepares for the Mayor's fancy dress ball and is also on a mission to impress the new neighbours, a few streets away.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  10. Keeping Up Appearances Season 2 Episode 3 - The Candlelight Supper
    7.7/10(354 votes)

    S2:E3

    Hyacinth wants to impress Emmet with her musical talents at an elaborate musical supper. However her plans backfire when a short-skirted Rose turns up, followed by two aggressive men who begin fighting on Hyacinth's doorstep.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  11. Keeping Up Appearances Season 1 Episode 2 - The New Vicar
    7.8/10(436 votes)

    S1:E2

    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

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  12. Keeping Up Appearances Season 1 Episode 3 - Stately Home
    7.8/10(409 votes)

    S1:E3

    Hyacinth and Richard visit a stately home where the leading lady hopes to meet a member of the aristocratic family. However she fears her social status will be sabotaged by Onslow, Daisy and Rose, who turn up unexpectedly. Thus Hyacinth drags Richard through the ground's private gardens to hide from the lower-class clan.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  13. Keeping Up Appearances Season 1 Episode 6 - The Christening
    7.8/10(391 votes)

    S1:E6

    Daisy and Onslow’s granddaughter Kylie is getting christened, but Hyacinth is unimpressed because there has not been a wedding first. The day does not get any better for Hyacinth when she and Richard are forced to come to the rescue of the baby's mother Stephanie, whose transport has broken down. The leading lady then learns the baby's mother is a hippie, who is unaware of the baby’s father.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  14. Keeping Up Appearances Season 2 Episode 7 - Singing For Emmet
    7.8/10(352 votes)

    S2:E7

    Richard is offered early retirement and so ponders over the possibility of having to spend all day everyday with Hyacinth. Emmett is enraged when Hyacinth ends up rehearsing a performance for the old people at the Church Hall with him, and a tranquilised Rose arrives at the scene wanting to become a nun.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  15. Keeping Up Appearances Season 3 Episode 2 - Iron Age Remains
    7.8/10(321 votes)

    S3:E2

    Hyacinth drags Richard off into the countryside in search of the remains of an Iron Age settlement.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Keeping Up Appearances Season 2 Episode 4 - Hyacinth Tees Off
    7.9/10(389 votes)

    S2:E4

    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

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  17. Keeping Up Appearances Season 2 Episode 6 - Onslow's Birthday
    7.9/10(354 votes)

    S2:E6

    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

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  18. Keeping Up Appearances Season 2 Episode 10 - A Picnic For Daddy
    7.9/10(340 votes)

    S2:E10

    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

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  19. Keeping Up Appearances Season 4 Episode 1 - A Job For Richard
    7.9/10(326 votes)

    S4:E1

    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

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  20. Keeping Up Appearances Season 4 Episode 3 - A Celebrity for the Barbecue
    7.9/10(308 votes)

    S4:E3

    For her summer entertaining, Hyacinth Bucket has decided to host an elaborate indoors barbecue. In an attempt to compete with the Barker-Finchess, she is determined to get a celebrity to attend. Meanwhile Rose gives Daisy a make-over.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  21. Keeping Up Appearances Season 4 Episode 5 - Looking At Properties
    7.9/10(296 votes)

    S4:E5

    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

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  22. Keeping Up Appearances Season 5 Episode 1 - The Senior Citizen's Outing
    7.9/10(319 votes)

    S5:E1

    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

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  23. Keeping Up Appearances Season 5 Episode 7 - The Boy Friend
    7.9/10(269 votes)

    S5:E7

    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

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  24. Keeping Up Appearances Season 5 Episode 9 - New Car
    7.9/10(281 votes)

    S5:E9

    Hyacinth is completely insulted when she is awarded second prize at the local craft fair, and over Lydia Hawksworth. Scandalized even further when she and Richard are overtaken by Lydia's new car, it isn't long before Richard's worst fears are realized and Hyacinth sets her sights on a newer, more expensive Rolls Royce.

    Director:Harold Snoad
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  25. Keeping Up Appearances Season 1 Episode 4 - The Charity Shop
    8.0/10(419 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Skis" is the worst rated episode of "Keeping Up Appearances". It scored 7.4/10 based on 276 votes. Directed by Harold Snoad and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 10/1/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Problems with Relatives".