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Keeping Up Appearances

Network
BBC
Genre
Comedy
Premiered
29 October, 1990
Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. It originally aired on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995 with two specials airing in 1997 and 2008 on PBS. The central character is an eccentric and snobbish lower middle class social climber, Hyacinth Bucket, who insists that her surname is pronounced "Bouquet". The show comprised five series and 44 episodes, four of which are Christmas specials. Production ended when Routledge wanted to move on to other projects. All episodes and the specials have since been released on DVD. The sitcom follows Hyacinth in her attempts to prove her social superiority, and to gain standing with those she considers upper class. Her attempts are constantly hampered by her lower class extended family, whom she is desperate to hide. Much of the humour comes from the conflict between Hyacinth's vision of herself and the reality of her underclass background.

Genre Sitcom
Created by Roy Clarke
Written by Roy Clarke, Michelle Street (2008 special)
Directed by Harold Snoad, Duane Huey (2008 special)
Starring Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Josephine Tewson, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell, Shirley Stelfox, Mary Millar, David Griffin
Theme music composer Nick Ingman
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 44 + 2 shorts and 2 specials
Producer(s) Harold Snoad
Location(s) BBC Television Centre, Binley Woods, Warwickshire, England, (Hyacinth's Bungalow), Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry, West Midlands, England, (Daisy and Onslow's council house), Leamington Spa, England, (Towns and various locations), Northampton, England, (Church, Church Hall and Vicarage), Swindon, Wiltshire, England, Oxford, England, Bristol, England, Great Yarmouth Norfolk, England, Copenhagen, Denmark, (location scenes)
Camera setup Single-camera, Multi-Camera
Running time 30 minutes, 50 minutes (1994 Christmas special), 60 minutes (1993 Christmas special), 60 minutes (1997 & 2008 TV specials)
Production company(s) BBC
Distributor BBC Worldwide, 2entertain, Universal Pictures, ABC (Australia, home video), Warner Home Video (US, home video), Iowa Public Television (US, television)
Original network BBC1
Picture format 576i (4:3 SDTV), 1080i Upscale (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format Monaural (series 1), Stereo (series 2–5)
Related shows Young Hyacinth

Over Keeping Up Appearances

A snobbish housewife attempts to prove her social superiority despite her family's working class connections and the chagrin of her long-suffering husband.

Prestaties van Keeping Up Appearances

Roy Clarke wrote and created the show. The show ran for five series and included 44 episodes, four of which were Christmas specials.

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Television shows set in Warwickshire.. Television series about sisters.. BBC Radio comedy programmes.. BBC television sitcoms.

Laatste informatie over Keeping Up Appearances bijgewerkt op 28 Juli 2021.