Product Details

• Actors: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell, Josephine Tewson
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Studio: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• VHS Release Date: May 2, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305754578
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,346 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

She's pretentious without cause, loud without knowing, and thinks she's being helpful rather than domineering as she controls her husband's every move. Yes, it's Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet by no one but her) and now fans of this British comedy can enjoy her over and over again on video. In the first of these three 28-minute episodes ("The Nautical Speaker"), Hyacinth, with husband Richard ever in tow, shanghais the vicar and his vehicle in a fruitless search for a randy commodore set to speak at her ladies luncheon club. Then it's off to the seashore with a church group of senior citizens, including her befuddled daddy, a carsick dowager, and an amorous pensioner in "Seaside Fun." The trio is completed by "Historical Pageant," in which volunteers for the church play mysteriously suffer a rash of illnesses among relatives when Hyacinth takes over. Never mind, her fanciful sister Daisy, her loafer of a brother-in-law Onslow, tart of a sister Rose and the bickering sister and brother-in-law team of Violet and Bruce come to her rescue--sort of. --Kimberly Heinrichs

From the Back Cover

Episodes:
The Nautical Speaker - Hyacinth is of to the train station to pick up an internationally famous round-the-world yachtsman called the Commodore and drive him to the Ladies Luncheon Club. But all her outrageous planning on how to ingratiate herself with the old sea dog come to naught when she cannot seem to locate him.
Historical Pageant - Proudly armed with her new mobile phone, Hyacinth embarks upon the organization of her pageant entitled "Our Town in the Civil War." Whe all the volunteers mysteriously fail to show up, Hyacinght is forced to recruit her own family as the necessary Cavaliers adn Roundheads, casting herself as the Queen (of course!).
Seaside Fun - Hyacinth enthusiastically volunteers to take some senior cititzens to a seaside pleasure beach. But her pleasure betgins to wear thin as she looks afer a woman suffeing form travel sickness before their trip even begins and tries to cordially deal with an overly amorous Italian pensioner!

Customer Reviews

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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny!, June 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Keeping Up Appearances: Anybody But Hyacinth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouqet) demonstrates the unique hilarity that can only be found in British sitcoms. The process of keeping up appeearances always produces situations that leave Hyacinth completely embarassed. In spite of her mishaps, Hyacinth is quick to let one know that she 'knows her duty'.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I AM ADDICTED, May 22, 2000

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S. R. Bland "S.R. Bland" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeping Up Appearances: Anybody But Hyacinth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Anybody But Hyacinth is wounderful. No matter which Hyacinth movie you buy you can't go wrong. I love all of the videos of "Keeping Up Appearances." I have all of the releases that are out. And watch it on PBS every week. I wish they would release the older shows even on TV. I am truly addicted to Hyacinth "Buckets" AH "Bouquet.