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Keeping Up Appearances - Hyacinth Springs Eternal Set (Vol. 5-8) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell, Josephine Tewson
Studio: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Category: DVD
List Price: $79.98
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 6348
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.6 x 2.5
MPN: WARDE1944D
ISBN: 0790789426
UPC: 794051194428
EAN: 9780790789422
ASIN: B0000TG49C
Release Date: February 3, 2004
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American sitcoms usually have a bland, likable central character who has to cope with obnoxious acquaintances--who usually provide most of the actual comedy. The British smartly put the comic personalities front and center, and Keeping Up Appearances has one of the best: The petty, pretentious, tyrannical Hyacinth Bucket (played by the impressive Patricia Routledge), a dowdy middle-class social climber with a piercing voice and an unshakable faith in herself. Upon learning that her mailman has seven children, she declares disapprovingly, "Quite an achievement when you have to be up so early." Whether she's scheming to invite a minor local celebrity to a garden party or scowling at an enormous dog left in her driveway, Hyacinth terrorizes all around her, particularly her long-suffering husband Richard (Clive Swift), who takes a small delight in subverting her efforts from time to time; her trembling neighbors Elizabeth and Emmett (Josephine Tewson and David Griffin), who scarcely leave their house lest they be invited in to coffee; and her sexually frustrated lower-class sisters Daisy and Rose (Judy Cornwell and Mary Millar) and Daisy's layabout husband Onslow (Geoffrey Hughes), who longs to be left in peace to eat chips and watch the races. Though Americans aren't as class-conscious as the Brits, snobbery is universal, and Keeping Up Appearances has developed an appreciative cult following on this side of the Atlantic. The boxed set Hyacinth Springs Eternal contains the third, fourth, and fifth series; but Hyacinth lives in a bizarrely unchanging universe, so you can start with any episode and soon be caught up in her titanic struggle to be the envy of her peers. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/22/2005
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
A sweet bucket, I mean 'bouquet' November 5, 2008
A. Smith (SLC, UT)
I love this program. I think their second season was the best, though all of them are wonderfully warm and absurd!
Fun with a Bucket June 20, 2008
Ophthodoc (Burlington, VT)
I absolutely love British comedy, and while I understand this is pretty much an "old person's show" in Great Britain, I think Hyacinth Bucket is fantastic (and I'm only 34). Half of the entire series included in this multi-disc collection. Brilliant cast, superb writing, and definitely rewatchable - again and again and again. Great quality picture and sound which beats the quality you get from most public television stations. A must have for the Britcom buff.
Keeping Up Appearances December 13, 2007
E. Burgeson
I really enjoyed this collection. Each DVD had 6 episodes, so there was plenty to watch. A long time favorite of mine and my family.
Love the British Humor November 17, 2007
Patrick P. Owens (Pottsville, Pa)
I don't really care for sit-coms but once in a long while something refreshing comes along. I bought the whole series right off the bat. Its one of the few things I'll watch over and over again because the show is such a lift.
Perfect Father's Day Present July 7, 2007
Ann Didion (Houston, Texas)
I Purchased this item for a Father's Day present for my husband. He loved it.
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