KEEPING UP APPEARANCES, VOL. 4: DECK THE HALLS WITH HYACINTH

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• Release Year: 1994
• Genre: Comedy
• Plot: When it comes to snobbery, Hyacinth Bucket is in a class of her own!; ; Tireless social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouquet' of course!) puts her best foot forward in these hilarious Holiday Specials. True to form, even during the holidays, Hyacinth keeps up a feverish pace maintaining her standing as a well-bred member of society and even playing the socially aware hostess for polite acqaintances and her less-than impeccable family.; ; 'A Very Merry Hyacinth'; Hyacinth roars into the Christmas season. She manages to get poor Richard into a Father Christmas outfit but then has to confront 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 Hyacinth kissing a most unexpected partner under the mistletoe.; ; 'Sea Fever' ; After prodding Richard into buying tickets for a holiday cruise on the QE2, Hyacinth looks forward to rubbing elbows with the better class of person that one meets in such circumstances. Hyacinth may expect a fancy cruise, exciting and new, but a surprise guest awaits her on this fateful trip.; ; 'Angel Gabriel Blue' ; Hyacinth has been very busy planning a new kitchen, a task she cannot in good conscience complete without the Vicar's advice. She becomes busier still when Daisy tells her that someone has been found in 'Daddy's' bed - and it isn't Daddy!; ; 'Historical Pageant' ; 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 join the cast. Needless to say, the Church Hall erupts into pandemonium.
• Cast: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Judy Cornwell, Geoffrey Hughes, Josephine Tewson, Mary Millar, David Griffin, Jeremy Gittins, George Webb, Marion Barron, Anna Dawson, John Evitts, Shirley Stelfox, Robert Rawles, David Janson, Peter Cellier, Robert McBain, Charmian May, Ian Burford, Eric Carte, Simon Merrick, Len Lowe, John Pennington, Pamela Abbott, Denis Bond, Linda James, Leo Dolan, Ivor Danvers, Harold Snoad
• Director: Harold Snoad
• Runtime: 2:45
• Company: Warner Home Video, BBC Video
• Media Format: Series