This British comedy highlights the antics of a middle-aged woman, Hyacinth Bucket (self-pronounced as "bouquet"), as she goes to many lengths to pursue her higher aspirations. Hyacinth is played by Patricia Routledge; her husband Richard Bucket by Clive Swift.
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Episode # 133
Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realizes that he has forgotten their anniversary and that Hyacinth is beaming in anticipation of a gift which he has not bought her. (33)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 134
While walking by an idyllic riverbank with Richard, Hyacinth comes up with one of her most ambitious plans. "I shall hold a riverside picnic equally as graceful as one of my candlelight suppers." (34)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 135
Hyacinth has decided instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers that he should received skis instead. When Richard protests that he has not intention of taking up the sport, Hyacinth responds that he can cultivate the correct image by strapping them atop the car and drive about with them occasionally. (35)
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 136
Hyacinth is most excited about attending a country house sale and " mingling with the aristocracy." Richard immediately loses sleep at the prospect of Hyacinth in a position to easily go well beyond their spending limits. (36)
Friday, May 17, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 132
Hyacinth is concerned that her invitation to the Mayor's fancy dress ball hasn't yet dropped though her letter box. Richard is even more concerned that Hyacinth intends him to attend costumed as Louis XIV in silk trousers. (32)
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 137
Convinced that Emmet is too overawed by her personality to invite her to join the cast of a musical, Hyacinth invites Elizabeth and him for coffee. She then bursts into impromptu snatches of 1920s musicals. ( 37)
Monday, May 20, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 138
Although the musical for which she had auditioned is already fully cast, Hyacinth is convinced that Emmet is only too shy to offer her a part. Hyacinth evolves a plan to pluck up his courage by inviting him to Violet's home for a "bon vivant buffet." (38)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 139
Hyacinth is stung to lose first prize at the local craft fair for " free style floral decoration of a table centerpiece." To make matters worse, the winner is one Lydia Hawksworth, a lady who one was objectionable at one of Hyacinth's candlelight suppers. (39)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 140
Hyacinth may yet become the Barbara Cortland of the West Midland social scene. She aims to advise and educate the nation on gracious living, lit incandescently by their own candlelight suppers. (40)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 141
Hyacinth roars into the Christmas season. She manages to get poor Richard into a Father Christmas outfit but then has to confront with a very drunken "Daddy" who is making passes at the parish ladies in the church rectory. To make matters worse, there is a case of mistaken identity that culminates with her kissing under the mistletoe with a most unexpected partner.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 133
Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realizes that he has forgotten their anniversary and that Hyacinth is beaming in anticipation of a gift which he has not bought her. (33)
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT2
Episode # 144
Hyacinth decides to organize and direct a local pageant titled "Our Town in the Civil War." She also, naturally, casts herself in the starring role of Queen Henrietta Maria and coerces various members of her family to play assorted Cavaliers and Roundheads. The Church Hall is soon in pandemonium.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 101
Hyacinth Bucket (she pronounces it 'bouquet') will go to manic lengths to ensure that even the most routine of daily events is just so, much to the chagrin of husband Richard and neighbor Liz.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 102
Hyacinth has asked the new vicar to tea and, in her usual meticulous fashion, she has organized the event down to the last lump of sugar. But things go awry.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 103
Hyacinth looks forward to soaking up a little culture at her favorite stately home.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Length : 29 min
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Episode # 104
Hyacinth is at her wit's end, what with the charity shop, Councilor Nugent, Rose's love life and her Daddy! Can she cope?
Friday, May 31, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 132
Hyacinth is concerned that her invitation to the Mayor's fancy dress ball hasn't yet dropped though her letter box. Richard is even more concerned that Hyacinth intends him to attend costumed as Louis XIV in silk trousers. (32)
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Length : 29 min
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06:30 PM
Episode # 131
Hyacinth is seaside experiencing all the fun of the fair at a pleasure beach. In her distinctive blazer and hat she looks after a travel weary elderly lady and deals with an amorous Italian pensioner. (31)
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 131
Hyacinth is seaside experiencing all the fun of the fair at a pleasure beach. In her distinctive blazer and hat she looks after a travel weary elderly lady and deals with an amorous Italian pensioner. (31)
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 130
Hyacinth is desperate to keep up with the Barker-Finches, who have a bit of local fame at barbecue. She plans a super barbecue special complete with her own "celebrity," leaving Richard far from keen on the idea. (30)
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Length : 28 min
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02:00 PM
Episode # 129
Hyacinth and Richard are spending their first day in their new country "retreat." It may be a grand address, but the accommodation they have secured for themselves is not so much "small" as "minute." (29)
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Length : 28 min
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02:06 PM
Episode # 128
Much to Richard's horror, Hyacinth decides to make another attempt at finding a weekend country home. When a sudden problem involving " Daddy" demands Richard's attention, Hyacinth asks Elizabeth to help her find a suitable property. (28)
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Length : 28 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 127
The bee in Hyacinth's bonnet is about buying a small cottage in the country as a weekend retreat. Richard learns that her idea of small does not match his. Hyacinth learns that the Country Life is not quite as she thought. (27)
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Monday, May 06, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:03 PM
Episode # 126
Hyacinth volunteers Richard's services to help out the Church Hall where there is a problem with the lights. However, since his forte is strictly not in the direction of DIY, Richard's contributions only add to the mayhem. (26)
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Friday, May 03, 2013
Length : 28 min
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02:05 PM
Episode # 125
Hyacinth has volunteered to escort a retired Commodore from the train station to the Ladies' Luncheon. She believes she will have just what it takes to ingratiate herself with such an old sea dog. (25)
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:02 PM
Episode # 124
Hyacinth has decided that Richard will gain a high executive position with a local firm that has developed a vacancy in their ranks. Richard fancies neither the prospect of the job nor the plan Hyacinth has evolved for him meeting The Big Boss. (24)
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 123
The opportunity of spending the weekend on a cruiser thrills Hyacinth. She can occupy herself with purchasing the correct yachting gear for Richard and herself and in preparing a "nautical light buffet" for her family and friends on board. (23)
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 122
Hyacinth and Richard have been invited to a showing at an art gallery, and she hones up by reading books on art. Her polish stands to be stripped, however, when her father sneaks into the exhibit and begins mingling with the art lovers. (22)
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Length : 29 min
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06:30 PM
Episode # 130
Hyacinth is desperate to keep up with the Barker-Finches, who have a bit of local fame at barbecue. She plans a super barbecue special complete with her own "celebrity," leaving Richard far from keen on the idea. (30)
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2
09:00 PM
Episode # 101
Hyacinth Bucket (she pronounces it 'bouquet') will go to manic lengths to ensure that even the most routine of daily events is just so, much to the chagrin of husband Richard and neighbor Liz.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT
02:04 PM
Episode # 121
Hyacinth has determined that Richard needs a hobby and plunks down a video camera before him. She admonishes him to go off and "be artistic," an instruction she will soon live to regret.
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:03 PM
Episode # 120
According to Hyacinth, the one thing she cannot stand is snobbery, people trying to pretend they are superior. As she logically concludes, "That only makes it so much harder for those of us who really are." (20)
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Length : 29 min
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01:59 PM
Episode # 119
Hyacinth borrows a holiday cottage in the country for the weekend and plans a small barbecue. Small, that is, only by comparison with the planning efforts used by Churchill in the last war. (19)
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 118
Hyacinth has forced Richard to participate in a trip to the countryside to look for Iron Age remains. But further cultural excursions are curtailed when Daisy and Onslow report that Rose is behaving in outrageous fashion. (18)
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:03 PM
Episode # 117
Richard has no hiding place from Hyacinth now that early retirement has been thrust upon him. He finds the thought of all the extra time that the two of them will be able to spend together rather daunting. (17)
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Length : 29 min
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06:30 PM
Episode # 129
Hyacinth and Richard are spending their first day in their new country "retreat." It may be a grand address, but the accommodation they have secured for themselves is not so much "small" as "minute." (29)
Rebroadcast
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2
09:00 PM
Episode # 144
Hyacinth decides to organize and direct a local pageant titled "Our Town in the Civil War." She also, naturally, casts herself in the starring role of Queen Henrietta Maria and coerces various members of her family to play assorted Cavaliers and Roundheads. The Church Hall is soon in pandemonium.
Rebroadcast
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT
02:03 PM
Episode # 116
Onslow's birthday celebrations may only come around once a year, but that is far too often as far as Hyacinth is concerned. (11)
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 115
Hyacinth suddenly decides to take Daddy out for a picnic in the country, but Daddy equally suddenly decides that he will take her car! (12)
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Length : 29 min
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01:59 PM
Episode # 114
Hyacinth has to intervene when she learns from her relatives "on the other side of town" that Daddy has slipped out and run up a toy store bill that he cannot pay. (14)
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 113
Hyacinth is still eager to impress Emmet with her prowess as a singer, especially now that he is divorced and has moved in next door with his sister Liz. (13)
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Length : 28 min
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02:02 PM
Episode # 112
Hyacinth is fearful that the tumultuous lives of her family members will cast a pall on the carefully polished image she tries so hard to maintain. (10)
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Length : 29 min
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06:30 PM
Episode # 128
Much to Richard's horror, Hyacinth decides to make another attempt at finding a weekend country home. When a sudden problem involving " Daddy" demands Richard's attention, Hyacinth asks Elizabeth to help her find a suitable property. (28)
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Length : 28 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 111
Hyacinth has decided that she and husband Richard should have a weekend at a golfing hotel in order that she be able to keep up with the Major and his wife. (15)
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:03 PM
Episode # 110
Hyacinth is eager to take delivery of a new suite, which she is quick to tell everyone is an exact replica of one in Sandringham House. But the delivery goes awry. (15)
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Length : 29 min
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01:59 PM
Episode # 109
Hyacinth plans to hold one of her celebrated candlelight suppers in order to impress Emmet, head of the local amateur operatic society, with her vocal talents. (9)
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:03 PM
Episode # 108
Hyacinth is very thrilled when the wealthy Mrs. Fortescue asks them to give her a lift into town. After all, she is practically aristocracy! (8)
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:05 PM
Episode # 107
Hyacinth is appalled when she sees a strange man next door at Liz's who has obviously spent the night there! What will such behavior do to the property values? (7)
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Monday, April 08, 2013
Length : 29 min
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06:30 PM
Episode # 127
The bee in Hyacinth's bonnet is about buying a small cottage in the country as a weekend retreat. Richard learns that her idea of small does not match his. Hyacinth learns that the Country Life is not quite as she thought. (27)
Rebroadcast
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT2
08:59 PM
Episode # 141
Hyacinth roars into the Christmas season. She manages to get poor Richard into a Father Christmas outfit but then has to confront with a very drunken "Daddy" who is making passes at the parish ladies in the church rectory. To make matters worse, there is a case of mistaken identity that culminates with her kissing under the mistletoe with a most unexpected partner.
Rebroadcast
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT
02:01 PM
Episode # 106
Hyacinth enjoys a quiet family christening - for a few moments at least until pandemonium breaks loose.
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Friday, April 05, 2013
Length : 29 min
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02:04 PM
Episode # 105
Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardized when Daisy tries to encourage Onslow to become more ardent.
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
Length : 28 min
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01:59 PM
Episode # 104
Hyacinth is at her wit's end, what with the charity shop, Councilor Nugent, Rose's love life and her Daddy! Can she cope?
Rebroadcast
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT
02:04 PM
Episode # 103
Hyacinth looks forward to soaking up a little culture at her favorite stately home.
Rebroadcast
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT
02:02 PM
Episode # 102
Hyacinth has asked the new vicar to tea and, in her usual meticulous fashion, she has organized the event down to the last lump of sugar. But things go awry.
Rebroadcast
Monday, April 01, 2013
Length : 29 min
MPT
