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List Of Keeping Up Appearances Episodes
''Keeping Up Appearances'' is a British sitcom, created by Roy Clarke, and broadcast on BBC1. It stars Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket (which she insists is pronounced "Bouquet"), a social climbing snob intent on impressing the upper and upper-middle classes and striving for social perfection. The series also features Clive Swift as her long-suffering husband, Richard; Josephine Tewson as Elizabeth Warden, Hyacinth's next-door neighbour; Judy Cornwell and Shirley Stelfox as Hyacinth's sisters Daisy and Rose, respectively; and Geoffrey Hugues as Onslow, Daisy's husband. From the second series, Mary Millar replaced Shirley Stelfox as Rose, and David Griffin joined the cast as Emmet Hawksworth, Elizabeth's brother. Overview Episodes Series 1 (1990) The first series was broadcast on Mondays at 8:30 pm. Series 2 (1991) The second series was broadcast on Sundays at 7:15 pm. The 1991 Christmas special was broadcast on Wednesday night at 8:50 pm. Series 3 (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jeremy Gittins
Philip Jeremy Gittins (born 30 January 1956) is a British actor from Manchester, England, who is known for his role as Michael the 'dishy' Church of England vicar in the successful BBC One sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances'' from 1990 to 1995. Career Gittins has also appeared in many popular British sitcoms and leading television programmes. He has appeared in ''Doctor Who'' alongside Fourth Doctor Tom Baker and Lalla Ward, '' Tenko'', '' Boon'', '' A Touch of Frost'', ''New Tricks'', ''EastEnders'' (as John Charrington), '' Doctors'' and, more recently he has starred in '' Footballers' Wives'' in 2005. As well as ''Keeping Up Appearances'', he has also made appearances in several other sitcoms, namely '' Fresh Fields'', '' Terry and June'', '' Andy Capp'', ''Blackadder Goes Forth ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' is the fourth series of the BBC sitcom ''Blackadder'', written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC One, BBC1. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Archard
Bernard Joseph Archard (20 August 1916 – 1 May 2008) was an English actor who made many film and television appearances. Early life and career Archard was born in Fulham, London, where his father Alfred James Aloysius, who was born in Marylebone, was a jeweller. Bernard's paternal grandfather Alfred Charles Archard and great grandfather Henry Archard were clockmakers, watchmakers and jewellers in Mayfair, London during the 1800s. He was the maternal grandson of James Matthew Littleboy, Mayor of Fulham from 1906 to 1907. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and in summer 1939 he appeared in the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park production of ''Twelfth Night''. As a conscientious objector during the Second World War, he worked on Quaker land. At the Edinburgh Festival in 1948, in a production of the Glyndebourne Children's Theatre, he met fellow actor James Belchamber, who was his partner for nearly 60 years. Television Archard's first major television role, reprising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Anderson
Mary Jean Heriot Powell (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001), better known by her stage name Jean Anderson, was an English actress best remembered for her television roles as formidable matriarch Mary Hammond in the BBC drama ''The Brothers (1972 TV series), The Brothers'' (1972–1976) and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook in the Second World War series ''Tenko (TV series), Tenko'' (1982–1985). She also had a distinguished career on stage and appeared in 46 films. Early life and stage Anderson was born on 12 December 1907 in Eastbourne, Sussex to Scottish parents, and grew up in Guildford, Surrey. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1926–1928. Her first professional engagement was in ''Many Waters'' at the Prince's Theatre, Bristol, in 1929 with her fellow RADA student Robert Morley. In 1934 she joined the Cambridge Festival Theatre, appearing in ''The Circle'' by Somerset Maugham and ''Yahoo'' by Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Shavin
Laura Helen Shavin (born 23 December 1965, in Islington, London) is a British actress, voice over artist, presenter, narrator and comedian. Career Shavin has played minor roles on television and worked as a voice-over artist, as well as performing on Radio 4 comedy programmes. In particular, she was a regular performer on '' The Now Show'' for several years. In 1990, Shavin played Stephanie, the daughter of Daisy and Onslow, in ''Keeping Up Appearances ''Keeping Up Appearances'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. It originally aired on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995. The central character is an eccentric and snobbish middle-class social climber, Hyacinth Bucket ( Patricia Ro ...'' in the episode "The Christening". She presented a Saturday evening radio show between 17:00 and 18:00 on BBC Essex, between 10 May and 2 August 2014 and recommencing on 9 May until 1 August 2015. Shavin co-hosted Sunday breakfast on talkRADIO with Jake Yapp, presenting their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Sim
Gerald Grant Sim (4 June 1925 – 11 December 2014) was an English television and film actor who is perhaps best known for having played the Rector in '' To the Manor Born''. Early life Sim was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. He was the younger brother of the actress Sheila Sim and brother-in-law of the actor/director Richard Attenborough. Career Sim made over a hundred film and television appearances, beginning with an uncredited role in the film '' Fame Is the Spur'' (1947). Film and TV roles include '' The L-Shaped Room'' (1962), ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' (1964), '' King Rat'' (1965), '' The Avengers'' (1966), ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' (1969), '' Ryan's Daughter'' (1970), '' Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde'' (1971), '' Frenzy'' (1972), '' Young Winston'' (1972), ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (episode 7, as the Vicar - 1976), '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), '' The New Avengers'' (1977), '' Edward & Mrs. Simpson'' (1978), ''Gandhi'' (1982), as Dr George Bagster Phill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Lee Miller
Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy-drama film '' Trainspotting'' (1996) and as Dade Murphy in '' Hackers'' (1995) before earning further critical recognition for his performances in '' Afterglow'' (1997), ''Mansfield Park'' (1999), ''Mindhunters'' (2004), '' The Flying Scotsman'' (2006), '' Endgame'' (2009), and '' T2 Trainspotting'' (2017). For ''The Flying Scotsman'' he received a London Film Critics' Circle nomination for Actor of the Year. He was also part of the principal cast in the films '' Melinda and Melinda'' (2004), ''Dark Shadows'' (2012), and ''Byzantium'' (2013). He has appeared in several theatrical productions, most notably '' After Miss Julie'' and ''Frankenstein'', the latter of which earned him an Olivier Award for Best Actor. Miller starred as the title character in the ABC comedy drama ''Eli Stone'', for which he received a Satellit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Lovett
Norman Lovett (born 31 October 1946) is a British stand-up comedian and actor best known for his portrayal of Holly, the ship's computer in ''Red Dwarf''. Career Lovett became a stand-up comedian in his thirties, initially supporting punk bands in the late 1970s, before establishing himself on the alternative comedy scene during the 1980s. He played London's Comedy Store on many occasions. From 1989 to 1993, Lovett wrote and starred in his own surreal BBC2 sitcom called '' I, Lovett''. He played a version of himself who is an inventor living in a world of surrealism with his talking dog, voiced by Geoffrey Hughes; spider, voiced by Mary Riggans; and talking inanimate objects. During this time, he also wrote and starred in a one-off special called ''Lovett Goes To Town'', which was aired as part of Galaxy series ''The Last Laugh''. In 1996, Lovett played a doctor in the short-lived sitcom '' Asylum'', created by Edgar Wright, alongside Simon Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian May
Charmian Rosemary May (16 June 1937 – 24 October 2002) was an English character actress best known for her television and film roles. She appeared in the sitcoms '' The Good Life'', '' The Upper Hand'' and ''Keeping Up Appearances'', and the film '' Bridget Jones's Diary''. She appeared as Miss Pershore in episodes 6 and 7 of ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (1976). She also appeared in ''The Worst Witch'' as Miss Pentangle, in '' Weirdsister College'' as Prof. Alicia Thunderblast, and she was Miss Milton in the Yorkshire Television series, '' You're Only Young Twice''. Amongst her stage work, May was in the original production of '' 84, Charing Cross Road'' at Salisbury Playhouse, and its West End transfer, in 1981. She also toured in the 1970s in a production of ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Franklin
Gretchen Franklin (7 July 1911 – 11 July 2005) was an English actress and dancer with a career in show business spanning over 70 years. She played Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC 1 soap opera ''EastEnders'' on a regular basis from 1985 until 1988. After this she returned to the show intermittently. These appearances became briefer and more widely spaced. Her final appearance was in 2000, when her character was killed off. Early life Gretchen Gordon Franklin was born in Covent Garden, Central London, into a theatrical family, the only child of her parents Gordon and Violet Franklin. Her father had a song-and-dance act, while her grandfather was a well-known music-hall entertainer at the turn of the 20th century. Her younger cousin was the comedian Clive Dunn (1920–2012). Franklin entered show business as a teenager, making her début as a pantomime chorus girl in Bournemouth. In 1929, she took dancing lessons at the ''Theatre Girls Club'' in Soho in London's W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Gebhardt
Elisabeth Anne Gebhardt (12 April 1945 – 10 August 1996) was an English actress, best known for playing the part of form 5C pupil Maureen Bullock in the LWT sitcom '' Please Sir!'' (1968–71) and in the subsequent spin-off show, '' The Fenn Street Gang'' (1971–73). Following on from her role in the show and its spin-off, she continued working in television, starring as Doreen Bissel in '' Dear Mother...Love Albert'', and appearing in a number of supporting roles in programmes such as ''New Scotland Yard'', ''Z-Cars'', '' The Naked Civil Servant'', '' Doctor on the Go'', ''Grange Hill'', ''The Bill'', '' Love Hurts'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'' and others. Her few film roles included the movie version of '' Please Sir!'' (1971), and a brief appearance as a maid in ''Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bilton
Robert Michael Bilton (14 December 1919 – 5 November 1993) was an English actor best known for his roles in the British television sitcoms '' To the Manor Born'' (playing the gardener and sometime butler Ned) and '' Waiting for God'' (playing Basil, a septuagenarian satyr). Early life He attended Hymers College, Hull. In the Second World War, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and was wounded at the Battle of El Alamein. After his recovery he began his acting career in repertory theatre. Career He had a strong comedic bent and featured in ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''One Foot in the Grave'' and '' Grace and Favour'' (1992). He also appeared in ''Brideshead Revisited'', '' Pennies From Heaven'', '' The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', '' Quatermass II'', ''The Champions'', the doorman at a hotel in '' Terry and June'', in the ''Doctor Who'' stories, '' The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve'', '' Pyramids of Mars'' and ''The Deadly Assassin'', '' Wodeh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |