Keeping Up Appearances

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.Keeping Up Appearances featuring Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift has one or more episodes streaming on BritBox, available for purchase on iTunes, available for purchase on Google Play, and 3 others. It's a comedy show with 58 episodes over 6 seasons. Keeping Up Appearances is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons. It has a high IMDb audience rating of 7.8 (15,794 votes).