Hyacinth is in the full Christmas spirit with 112 Christmas cards, and counting. She's also forced Richard to dress up as Father Christmas to distribute presents to the old folk. But the journey to the church hall to hand out the gifts is filled with many surprises including a drunk Richard, a disguised Elizabeth and o…

A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin o f her long suffering husband.

Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom starring Patricia Routledge as eccentric, social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket (bou-quet). Created and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995 — spanning five seasons and 44 episodes — four of which are Christmas specials.In 2004 the show came 12th in the Bri…

A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin o f her long suffering husband.

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.

A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin o f her long suffering husband.