Specials

(1991)

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Season 1

Episodes 25

1 The Father Christmas Suit

December 25, 1991

30m

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.

2 Sea Fever

December 26, 1993

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.

3 Angel Gabriel Blue

December 25, 1994

49m

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

4 Children In Need Special

December 24, 1995

Daddy has died, just when Hyacinth is expecting people for a candlelight supper, finger buffet and a first showing of her holiday slides.

5 Historical Pageant

December 25, 1995

30m

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.

6 Mr. Blobby meets Hyacinth Bucket

A clip from Noel's House Party where Mr. Blobby pays Hyacinth and Richard a visit.

7 The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

March 1, 1997

1h 1m

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

8 Comedy Connections - Keeping Up Appearances

July 26, 2004

30m

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.

9 Life Lessons from Onslow

November 30, 2007

59m

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.

10 Interview with Judy Cornwell

An interview with Judy Cornwell

11 Interview with Patricia Routledge

November 30, 2007

15m

An interview with Patricia Routledge

12 Pebble Mill Interview

November 30, 2007

10m

Pebble Mill interviews Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift.

13 The Kitty Monologues

19m

From the character Kitty that Patricia Routledge played on Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV.

14 Second Chance Shorts

30m