‘DRIVING MRS. FORTESCUE’

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This is probably my favourite episode out of Series 2 of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’! In this episode, Hyacinth and Richard get to take a wealthy old lady called Mrs. Fortescue into town in their car. But things start to go wrong for Hyacinth when they bump into Onslow, Daisy and Rose going into town.

The trip eventually ends up in a pub. Hyacinth is too embarrassed to go into pubs (or public houses as she calls them). She tells Richard to go in and rescue Mrs. Fortescue, but the old lady is engrossed in having conversations with Daisy and Rose. This doesn’t meet to Hyacinth’s high standards at all. 😀

Jean Anderson guest stars as Mrs. Fortescue in the episode. She’s a funny old lady and Richard is afraid of her, since she keeps attacking him with her walking stick. Even when Richard is nice to her, she still attacks him. It was pretty funny when Mrs. Fortescue is in the car with Hyacinth and Richard.

When Richard is about to take the next left according to Hyacinth in the car, Mrs. Fortescue says, “No! Not left! Go straight on!” Hyacinth tries to persuade Mrs. Fortescue about going left instead but it’s pretty clear: “Go straight on!” Even Hyacinth repeats her words to Richard: “Go straight on!”

It was so funny when they eventually run into Onslow, Daisy and Rose in the episode. I laughed when Richard saw Onslow’s bicycle parked outside the pub and he asks, “Isn’t this Onslow’s bicycle?” Hyacinth’s reaction to Onslow’s bicycle is brilliant before she sends Richard to rescue Mrs. Fortescue.

Hyacinth sounds the car horn for Richard to hurry up as she waits. It was very funny when the man carrying the tray of drinks drops it and insults Hyacinth. Hyacinth says “Butterfingers!” to him in response. It was also funny when Hyacinth looked in through the pub window when on the ladder. 🙂

She tries to avoid being seen once she spots some old ladies she knows walking by. It all ends hilariously and disastrously for Hyacinth when she’s on a lorry and it drives off with her on board. Meanwhile, Mrs. Fortescue is being entertained by Hyacinth’s family as she plays darts in the pub. 😀

By the way, I found it funny when Daisy asked Onslow in bed, “Why don’t you grow a moustache?” Onslow’s response is superb! “You want a moustache? Why don’t you go grow a moustache?!” Also when Rose enters their bedroom and demands a ‘fag’ from Onslow, she screams her head off in this.

‘Driving Mrs. Fortescue’ rating – 9/10