Keeping up appearances

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One of the great comic actresses. Her Alan Bennett's monologue role was superb. And let's not forget Hetty Wainthropp.

the Hyacinth character, you just can’t imagine any other actor playing it so perfectly….. the nuanced double takes, the ‘im so disgusted I’m in pain’ expressions….

I loved where people started calling her mistakenly thinking they were ringing a Chinese takeaway……

“No, you can’t have a portion of prawn balls…this is a private slimline telephone with a redial facility, not in a takeaway or any business of foreign extraction “… 🤪😂

I'm 32 and I watched this growing up and I absolutely loved it. I'd often throw it on to have a bit of background noise. May she Rest in Peace.

I’ve always loved Patricia Routledge in her many roles but my favourite was Hyacinth. She lit up the screen and brought so much joy laughter and happiness to so many people. Thank you so much for all the lovely memories Patricia and may you Rest In Peace.

Getting sentimental here, but that would be great played at her funeral. What a voice really I never knew.

Kicked the bouquet joke, anyone…?

The actress who played Daisy (Onslow's wife) is also still alive. She also played Mrs Claus in Santa Claus: The Movie.

I think the actress who played Violet (the sister with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony) is also still alive - albeit not a regular character.

You couldn't get away with making Keeping up Appearances today. Because most of the cast are dead and the writer is in his mid-90s.

Sad to hear of Patricia Routledge passing. I was a great fan of the show in the 1990s as was my dad.

keeping up appearances came up in another thread here a few months back, I had mentioned that I’d watched a few episodes recently enough. I didn’t appreciate her years ago but in rewatching her comic timing and facial expressions were phenomenally good.