Social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) puts her best foot forward in this high-class comedy. She performs selfless acts of charity for the lower classes (her sisters), doles out invaluable advice to her husband Richard, acts the part of adoring eldest daughter to her incapacitated Daddy, and still finds time to keep the neighbors on edge with her morning coffees and candlelight dinner parties.

Originally broadcast as episodes of the BBC-TV television program from 1990 to 1995. Special features: outtakes; "funny women" profile of patricia Routledge; the Kitty monologues; Second Chance short: exclusive UK commercial featuring Hyacinth and Elizabeth; Pebble Mill interview with Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift; memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket; interviews with Patricia Routledge and Judy Cornwell; comedy connections: Keeping up appearances; cast bios.

disc 1My way or the Hyacinth way -- disc 2 Hints from Hyacinth -- disc 3 Home is where the Hyacinth is -- disc 4 Deck the halls with Hyacinth -- disc 5 Everything's coming up Hyacinth -- disc 6 Some like it Hyacinth -- disc 7 Living the Hyacinth life -- disc 8 Hats off to Hyacinth -- disc 9. Life lessons from Onslow / produced/director, Duane Huey ; writer, Michelle Street ; produced by Iowa Public Television.