Set in the late 1950s, a young Hyacinth will be seen desperately trying to force her family to climb the social ladder.Set in the late 1950s, a young Hyacinth will be seen desperately trying to force her family to climb the social ladder.Set in the late 1950s, a young Hyacinth will be seen desperately trying to force her family to climb the social ladder.
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- TriviaIn this 2016 standalone prequel episode "Young Hyacinth", which may have intended to have been a back-door pilot leading to a prequel series, we learn more about the origins of Hyacinth's mindset. The family surname is finally revealed to be the Waltons. According to this episode, in the early 1950s, young Hyacinth Walton is working as a domestic servant for the Cooper-Smiths by day while living in a small canal cottage with her alcoholic father ("Daddy") and her three sisters (Violet, Rose and Daisy). Impressed by her eccentric employers, Hyacinth vows to escape her poor background and enter a world of the elegant upper class, thus leading to her ongoing behaviour seen in Keeping up Appearances, of "trying to climb the social (classes) ladder". Presumably, if the episode had become a series, it would finally have officially revealed just exactly how and why Richard and Hyacinth met and eventually got married, which continues to cause much debate and theories, even amongst the casual viewer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs (2023)
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A brilliantly-made prequel to the much loved Keeping Up Appearances!!
Long before she became Mrs Bucket (or Bouquet, take your pick!), young Hyacinth was already dreaming of matching china and a bedroom in pastel shades. However, her desperate attempts to transform her sisters and her darling "Daddy" into an altogether better class of family are not appreciated. While Daisy goes around wearing Daddy's overalls; Rose has a new boyfriend every week. AND, if Violet continues consorting with her married manager, she could be inches away from shame and destitution!
Added notes: This brilliant cast sees Kerry Howard playing the much-loved Hyacinth, Katie Redford is Rose, Tamla Kari as Violet, Katherine Pearce plays the role of our Daisy, and audiences are sure to recogise the lovable Mark Addy as the girls' beloved "Daddy".
Definitely a prequel worth seeing!! :)
Added notes: This brilliant cast sees Kerry Howard playing the much-loved Hyacinth, Katie Redford is Rose, Tamla Kari as Violet, Katherine Pearce plays the role of our Daisy, and audiences are sure to recogise the lovable Mark Addy as the girls' beloved "Daddy".
Definitely a prequel worth seeing!! :)
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