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Interesting Facts About Keeping Up Appearances

Deepa Kartha
A successful British sitcom of the 90s, Keeping Up Appearances did capture the minds of people in several parts of Europe, North America, and Australia. Check out whether you can ace this quiz to become the No.1 fan of the show.
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Hyacinth Bucket is the main character of Keeping Up Appearances. A social-climbing snob, Hyacinth was constantly trying to prove her social superiority, though having an average status.
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As Hyacinth was always trying to impress the people of the upper-middle class, she insisted that her surname was pronounced as Bouquet, instead of Bucket.
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Patricia Roulette played the role of Hyacinth Bucket. She was awarded the British Comedy Award for the same. The series ended when Patricia moved on to other projects.
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Keeping Up Appearances was created and written by Roy Clarke and was aired on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995.
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Sheridan is the only son of Hyacinth and Richard but is never seen in the show. He is not attached to his parents and only calls Hyacinth when he needs money. He is also suspected to be gay by Richard, although Hyacinth is oblivious of it.
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Sheridan is never seen on the show but constantly talked about by Hyacinth, who is very fond as well as proud of her son. He is away at college (polytechnic), where is doing a course on tapestry design and advanced needlework.
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Hyacinth has three sisters, Daisy, Rose, and Violet: all named after flowers. Hyacinth is the eldest of the four sisters.
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Violet was an unseen character in Keeping Up Appearances till Season 5, where Anna Dawson appears as Violet. She often calls Hyacinth for advice, and Hyacinth refers to her as, "It's my sister Violet - the one with a Mercedes, swimming pool/sauna and room for a pony".
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Elizabeth (Liz) is a friendly and good-natured neighbor of Hyacinth. Although exasperated with Hyacinth like the others, Liz is the only one who is sympathetic towards her and is also the only true friend of Hyacinth.
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Emmet Hawksworth is a music producer, and Hyacinth often sings in front of him to get a chance to work in one of his productions. But Hyacinth is a terrible singer and Emmet tries to avoid her as much as possible because "she sings at me".
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Onslow is an easygoing, unemployed, tattooed, beer-guzzling, and slob of a person, who is married to Daisy. Hyacinth loathes him, and they are often seen to be at loggerheads in the show. Onslow is played by Geoffrey Hughes.
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Although Hyacinth is proud of being connected to her wealthy sister Violet, she is embarrassed by her husband Bruce, because of his cross-dressing and eccentric behavior. She even attacks him violently once, because of his behavior.
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BBC1 aired a 30-minute prequel of Keeping Up Appearances in 2016 named Young Hyacinth, where Kerry Howard plays the role of the 19-year old Hyacinth, a maid in 1950s Britain.
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