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List of Keeping Up Appearances Characters

Below is a list of the show's main and reoccuring characters; to return to the main article click: Keeping Up Appearances

Main Characters

Hyacinth Bucket The central character of the show whose main aim in life is to climb the social ladder. Hyacinth is a kind, caring and cheerful character, despite being incredibly snobbish. Hyacinth loves her family (if ashamed of them), however creating the right impression is so paramount to her, she’ll do everything she can to avoid them.

Hyacinth goes to extreme measures in her attempt at social superiority. Quite often, this’ll mean creating lies or hiding from her lower-class relatives, who often turn up when she least expects them to, ore wants to. Unfortunately for Hyacinth, her actions taken to avoid her social image being sabotaged, along with attempting to climb the social ladder, often backfire and her plans descend into disaster. Hyacinth is one of four sisters; herself, Daisy, Violet and Rose. Her snobbery causes her to be despised by those around her.

Richard Bucket The “Foil” as Roy Clarke said, to show Hyacinth’s character. Richard is always there to follow out Hyacinth’s instruction; however eccentric, trivial or outrageous they are; to saviour Hyacinth’s image from collapse, or to heighten her profile. He has an undiminished level of confidence and tolerance, the characters around him are amazed how he manages to live with Hyacinth. Richard is only human after all, so on rare occasions he understandable losses his temper.

Elisabeth Warden Hyacinth’s next door neighbour, who regularly gets invited round for coffee at the Bucket residence. Liz is terrified of marking Hyacinth’s home, but her best efforts always cause her to spill coffee, to her house proud neighbours dread. Liz has adjusted to life next door to Hyacinth, and doesn’t go to the lengths her brother does to avoid her. Elizabeth understands how difficult Hyacinth is to live with.

Emmett Hawksworth Elisabeth’s brother Emmett lives with his sister. A classically trained musician, Emmett hence finds Hyacinth giving broad hints that he should include her in his work. Hence, Emmett is terrified of coming into contact with Hyacinth, and will do all he can to avoid her; from hiding to simply not leaving the house.

Daisy Happy and cheerful; Daisy chases romance with her husband, who always deprives her of it. As a result she buries herself in romantic novels, and like her husband Onslow is a slob. Together with her husband, Daisy lives I a shabby squalor downing council house; and if Hyacinth is going to successful impress those higher up the social scale, she has to do all she can to avoid daisy, along with Onslow and her youngest sister Rose. Like Rose and Violet, Daisy turns to Hyacinth for help, when problems rise.

Onslow A gentle, relaxed character of whom indulges in crisps and beer and nothing else. Onslow where’s a scruffy old vest and importance is contrastingly unimportant to him, in comparison to Hyacinth. He’s simply another member of Hyacinth’s lower-class clan who jeopardises the leading ladies image.

Rose Lost in love and tangled in romance, Rose waddles after married men for long relationships with short skirts. Despite her numerous male friends, and presenting her self, as she puts it, “cheep and common” Rose is a gentle, harmless sole.

Like Hyacinth, Rose’s appearances is paramount to her, however her appearance is completely different to Hyacinth’s, and her social aims are very different. Unfortunately, Cupid’s arrow never hits Rose.

Other Characters

The Vicar Another character who does his up most to avoid Hyacinth. The Vicar is a hit with the ladies, causing rifts in his relationship with his envious wife.

Violet A character who is virtually invisible until series five, Violet has all the money in the world, ironically however, she is very unhappy. Her marriage is argue roaring battleground, and her husbands perverse medical condition doesn’t help matters either.

Although Violet is a character Hyacinth enjoys to boast about, who certainly falls in line with her standards; Violet’s corrupt relationship with the eccentric Bruce pollutes Hyacinth’s efforts to use Violet to impress.

BruceA transvestite, a turf accountant and fiery tempered; Bruce is a medically troubled man, and he might have a Mercedes sauna and room for a pony, however he causes equal embarrassment as the beer guzzling Onslow does.

The Major The Major only starred in the first two series, and is the only character to be incredibly attracted to Hyacinth. Hyacinth semi-enjoys her association with the man, however his flirtatious advances to her causes Hyacinth many problems.

Councillor Nugent Another upper-class character Hyacinth tries to impress. Mrs. Nugent is high up the social ladder but low down the charismatic ladder; a dull, ill mannered character.