Do you think Sheridan and his friend Tarquin ever completed their sewing studies at University and moved to San Francisco? Hyacinth must be so proud.

When you are traveling from London, be sure to mind the pedestrians.

To the vicar - stay away from the ladies! And if you see a man wearing a dress up in a tree say hello to Bruce.
Or as Onslow would say " Oh, NICE!!"

Could someone fix me up with the Major. Hyacinth doesn't want his advances.
Myriam, can I borrow Violet's drag clothes for the meeting?

Daisy "Do you remember when you tore my dress off?"

Onslow "It must have been on fire."

One of my favorites and no matter how many times I see one episode or another, and know perfectly well what' going to happen I still have to laugh. I guess I'm either demented, or it's a terribly funny series!

Some friends wanted to buy a Royal Doulton cup and saucer with the handpainted perrywinkles for another friend, because she was so fond of the program. They contacted Royal Doulton and were told the pattern was made specifically for Keeping Up Appearances and was not available for sale.

It is well known that virtually every successful British play written in the last 100 years involved "class struggle" to some extent and apparently this carried over into the so-called "British comedy" offerings as well.

I guess that's why they aren't trying to live it down.

I saw the woman who played Hyacinth recently on TV and they were showing how the show stemmed from a TV sketch she used to do of a snobby lady. Each show her chair and suroundings would get grander as well as her topics of speech. It was hilarious to see this. IN real life she is an absolute Lady and she said she hammed it up because she detests snobbery.

It should be noted that Patricia Routledege (Mrs Bucket) is a fantastic actress and has appeard in countless stage and screen plays. Mrs Bucket was not the defining moment of her career in any way shape or form!

No, indeed. If you didn't already know, she not only sings very well (you'd have to, to be able to sing as badly as Hyacinth) and starred in Carousel for the National, she has also done some brilliant Alan Bennett monologues which would move anyone to tears. And her description on a chat show of how she creates a character was one of the most absorbing and persuausive I've ever heard (and the audience felt the same way too). Definitely worth the honours she has been given.

Oh, and P_M, Onslow and Daisy have a privet hedge, like thousands of other people in the UK: but now you mention it, I'm surprised to see that it's usually quite well-trimmed. Must be the neighbours.

Carousel was absolutely fantastic!

I remember seeing Patricia Routledge most recently in The Importance Of Being Earnest - a superb Lady Bracknell - this production was originally based in Chichester, but such was its critcal acclaim that it moved to London.

In fact Patricia R won a Tony award in the late 60s-early 70s for her work in a short-lived Broadway musical called
"Darling of the Day." The cast album is out of print, occasionally a new copy shows up on ebay. The show was based on an old Arnold Bennett novel called "Buried Alive."
Pretty good trivia, no?

Ah, now Arnold Bennett is overdue for a revival....

Patricia Routeledge is a wonderful actress. Remember her recent stint as that dowdy but determined detective Hetty Wainthrop ? And she handles the physical demands of the Hyacinth role superbly - falling off boats, climbing walls, (bwahahahah !) The gentleman that plays Onslow is also in lots of BBC stuff.

I liked seeing her in the detective show as it was the complete opposite of Hyacinth. More granny than Grand. I have seen her singing some time ago on TV as well as dancing...both surprised and impressed me. She seems vey warm in any interview I have seen her in. Someone who would be fun to have a drink with!

the boy that was Hetty's sidekick is in one of the Harry potter films.

As SiobhanP notes Hetty is the exact opposite of Hyacinth. She is a superb actress. I hope she does more stage work in London. A couple of years ago I got to see Judi Dench and Maggie Smith in a play. The script wasn't that good but they both were excellent.

It has always been my fantasy to have Hyacinth appear on an episode of ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. Hyacinth would come to London to visit Sheridan, who would live next door to Patsy's bedsit above ODD BINS. Imagine Hyacinth inviting Patsy over for coffee!!!!!!!!!!

"Oi, don't you have any Stoli, babe?"

Cheers.

I laughed out loud when I read that last post - that would be too perfect!

Thin it would be perfect!

I just read an interview with Jennifer Saunders. It was great as she said the only time Patsy ate on the show (I think it was a single crisp) they had to film it for hours as they cracked up laughing.