A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 40
- Latest aired
- S05E10
- Total runtime
- 19h 59min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 1990 – December 1990 6 episodes
- Season 2 September 1991 – November 1991 10 episodes
- Season 3 September 1992 – October 1992 7 episodes
- Season 4 September 1993 – October 1993 7 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 10 months
- Season 5 September 1995 – November 1995 10 episodes
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S01E01 Daddy's Accident
October 29 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Hyacinth's "Daddy" is put into an ambulance and taken to hospital, after getting injured chasing after the milk woman naked on her bike. After visiting him, Hyacinth returns home and is visited by the gas man, whose life she makes difficult.
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S01E02 The New Vicar
November 5 · 30min find the promo
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Hyacinth is determined to create the perfect impression when inviting the new Vicar for “tea and light refreshments”. However her hopes come crashing down on her when Onslow and Daisy turn up with the news Daddy has been kidnapped by a gypsy. The day gets even worse for the polish-perfecting protagonist when Rose turns up, on her way to her own funeral.
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S01E03 Stately Home
November 12 · 30min find the promo
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Hyacinth and Richard visit a stately home where the leading lady hopes to meet a member of the aristocratic family. However she fears her social status will be sabotaged by Onslow, Daisy and Rose, who turn up unexpectedly. Thus Hyacinth drags Richard through the ground's private gardens to hide from the lower-class clan.
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S01E04 The Charity Shop
November 19 · 30min find the promo
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It is Liz and Hyacinth's day to help Mrs Nugent at the charity shop, and on their way there, Hyacinth has to make a visit to Onslow and Daisy's to remove a woman (played by Gretchen Franklin) from Daddy's room, refusing to leave. Meanwhile Rose intends to give up men, and arrives at the charity shop to donate her raunchy underwear.
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S01E05 Daisy's Toyboy
November 26 · 30min find the promo
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In an attempt to make Onslow jealous, Daisy finds herself a toyboy. However the plan fails and Daisy sends Onslow to the Church hall to meet Richard, in a final ploy to get him to notice her antics.
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S01E06 The Christening
December 3 · 30min find the promo
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Daisy and Onslow’s granddaughter Kylie is getting christened, but Hyacinth is unimpressed because there has not been a wedding first. The day does not get any better for Hyacinth when she and Richard are forced to come to the rescue of the baby's mother Stephanie, whose transport has broken down. The leading lady then learns the baby's mother is a hippie, who is unaware of the baby’s father.