Category Archives: Keeping Up Appearances

Quick TV Reviews – ‘Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Keeping Up Appearances’ & ‘Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Hetty Wainthropp Investigates’

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This year, we sadly lost Dame Patricia Routledge, well-known for playing Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced ‘Bouquet’ 😀 ) in ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ and has played Hetty Wainthropp in ‘Hetty Wainthropp Investigates’. I will cherish very fond memories of watching her. 🙂 Continue reading

Ian Lavender (1946-2024) & Michael Jayston (1935-2024)

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I’m saddened by the news that two actors, who I’ve enjoyed watching in two of my favourite TV shows, have passed away recently – Ian Lavender and Michael Jayston. Ian Lavender played Private Pike in ‘Dad’s Army’ and Michael Jayston played the Valeyard in ‘Doctor Who’. It’s sad to think they’re no longer with us. Continue reading

‘Young Hyacinth’ RE-REVEIWED

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Having revisited ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ on DVD lately, I decided to revisit the prequel to the BBC sitcom series called ‘Young Hyacinth’.  This was originally shown on BBC One as part of the BBC Landmark Sitcom Season in September 2016. After over five years since seeing this prequel, has my opinion changed much? Continue reading

Revisiting ‘Keeping Up Appearances’

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Throughout 2021, I’ve been revisiting ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, another one of my favourite BBC TV sitcom shows from the 1990s. I’ve updated my reviews on each of the episodes featured in the five seasons, including the Christmas Specials, with some extra new thoughts and some brand-new photos. I hope to do a brand-new in-depth review on the prequel ‘Young Hyacinth’ sometime soon. Continue reading

‘Keeping Up Appearances’, Series 5 REVIEWED

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‘Keeping Up Appearances’ is now complete on my ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog! Apologies that this has taken a while for me to complete. But I’ve now added my reviews on Series 5 of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’. This also includes the Christmas Specials from 1993, 1994 and 1995 of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’. Continue reading

‘Keeping Up Appearances’, Series 3 & 4 REVIEWED

 

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I’ve now added my reviews on Series 3 & 4 of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’. This also includes the Christmas Special from 1991 of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’.

I’m looking forward to watch Series 5, the last season of this TV comedy series, next! Continue reading

‘Keeping Up Appearances’, Series 1 & 2 REVIEWED

keeping up appearances series 1&2

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I’ve now added my reviews on Series 1 & 2 of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’.

I’m looking forward to watching the rest of this TV comedy series as I go through watching Series 3 & 4 next. Continue reading

New Page – ‘Keeping Up Appearances’

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I’ve now added a new comedy page to my ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog. This is on the BBC TV comedy series, ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, starring Patricia Routledge with Clive Swift, Josephine Tewson, David Griffin, Judy Cornwell and Geoffrey Hughes. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Young Hyacinth’

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Yesterday, I saw the prequel to the BBC TV sitcom ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ called ‘Young Hyacinth’. It was shown on BBC One in the UK as part of the BBC Landmark Sitcom Season. Because I loved seeing ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ as a series, I naturally wanted to watch this prequel on TV. Continue reading