Keeping Up Appearances 33 years old
Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. Centred on the life of eccentric, social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket, the sitcom follows her obsessive and determined attempts to impress in middle class society and portray herself as more affluent than she truly is. The show stars Patricia Routledge, who received two BAFTA nominations for her performance as Hyacinth. Broadcast between 1990 and 1995 on BBC One, the sitcom spawned five series and 44 episodes—4 of which are Christmas specials. Keeping Up Appearances was a great success in the UK and also captivated a large audience in the US, Canada, and Australia, but production ceased in 1995 when Routledge wanted to move on to other projects. Since its original release, all five series—including Christmas specials—are available on DVD. In 2004, the sitcom was ranked 12th in the countdown of Britain's Best Sitcom. It is regularly repeated worldwide.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jonny Lee Miller He was 17 , now 51 years old | |
| Ian Lavender He was 44 , now 78 years old | |
| Patricia Routledge She was 61 , now 95 years old | as Hyacinth Bucket |
| Dinah Sheridan She was 70 , 92 years old when she died | |
| Angus Lennie He was 60 , 84 years old when he died | |
| Frederick Jaeger He was 62 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Gerald Sim He was 65 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Jean Anderson She was 82 , 93 years old when she died | |
| Terrence Hardiman He was 53 , now 87 years old | |
| Sue Lloyd She was 51 , 72 years old when she died | |
| Royce Mills He was 48 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Geoffrey Hughes He was 46 , 68 years old when he died | as Onslow |
| Gretchen Franklin She was 79 , 94 years old when she died | |
| Dicken Ashworth He was 44 , now 77 years old | |
| Timothy Carlton He was 51 , now 85 years old | |
| Jennifer Daniel She was 54 , 81 years old when she died | |
| Michael Bilton He was 70 , 73 years old when he died | |
| Nigel Davenport He was 62 , 85 years old when he died | |
| Anna Bolt She was 37 , now 71 years old | |
| Jack Smethurst He was 58 , now 92 years old | |
| Judy Cornwell She was 50 , now 84 years old | as Daisy |
| Bernard Archard He was 74 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Clive Swift He was 54 , 82 years old when he died | as Richard Bucket |
| Peter Cellier He was 62 , now 96 years old | |
| Charmian May She was 53 , 65 years old when she died | |
| John Arnatt He was 73 , 82 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
Keeping Up Appearances (33 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1990-10-29
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 44
