Keeping Up Appearances The Complete Collection

This is a classic British TV show. I do find it very funny and amusing. Although, some scenes can be seen as repeating themselves, it is the humor that makes the scenes different. The entire concept is about a social climber Mrs Bucket who found her way from up from low to middle class. She can be described as obnoxious and annoying, but in my point of view, there is no malicious bone in her body. Back to the set - as English is not my mother tongue, and the language the characters speak is rather "old-fashioned", sometime it was difficult for me to understand. Although, there are subtitles available, those are US ones, which means they don't match with dialogues. Also, it seems to me that these DVDs are not remastered. The quality of video is not as clear as I would have expected. Nevertheless, I do recommend this, if you are into sort of comedy.

We saw an episode on TV and, as a result, decided to purchase the box set. Watched by a 15 year old male and 40 year old female- we haven't laughed so much in years. Love the satire, easy to follow, consistent characters and multiple settings.

She likes the set

I used to watch this on Sunday afternoons with my gran, we used to sit and laugh out loud at Hyacinth and her permanently stunned and bewildered circle of friends and family. Dear Emmet, he's very fond of her you know. The writing and acting is so good, every character is loveable regardless of their flaws. The 'keeping up appearances' seems to work on two levels. On the one hand, Hyacinth struggles to maintain social standing, and on the other, those around her don't seem to have the heart to burst her bubble. Hyacinth may be a snob, but she's no monster. She's kind-hearted and, despite the veneer of social status, there's a genuiness about her; she might like to pretend to Lydia Hawksworth that she owns a Rolls-Royce, but she'd never deliberately or maliciously tell a lie. Long-suffering Richard is her perfect foil and you really feel for him. Early retirement? Poor devil. Layabout Onslow, sex-starved Daisy and maneating Rose are equally loveable and believable. Poor Elizabeth lives in terror of coffee at eleven, and Emmet of being sung at. What makes it funny is that it finds its seam of humour in that peculiarly British trait of being too polite to say anything in the myriad awkward situations that arise. It looks at human flaws and frailties with warmth and compassion, never judging or criticising, just gently nudging and acknowledging them. Hard to believe it's almost thirty years since this show began. I still laugh out loud at it, decades later.

If your a fan of Keeping Up Appearances you will enjoy this complete set of dvds.

Good value and fun

Great to have this series in my collection. The awful Hyacinth Bucket, superbly played by Patricia Routledge who was born to portray Mrs. B (pronounced Bouquet). The series is just hilarious. Arrived in perfect condition, well packaged and secure. An excellent service, thank you.

I purchased this set as backup as I already have the complete series when released by BBC/Universal. This seems to be a re-release except discs 1-6 have a very basic menu system, which was disappointing at first but it works OK, discs (7 & 8) have the same comprehensive menu system as the original release. The Christmas Specials (1993-95) are on disc 8. This is a very enjoyable series, picture quality is also very good

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A top notch British comedy series about an overbearing, self-indulgent and pretentious lady who overwhelms everyone she contacts. Watch and laugh as everyone runs in fear of the snobbish Hyacinth Bucket "Pronounced Bouquet" with her family providing the humorous supporting cast. This particular package "Keeping up Appearances: The Full Bouquet" is the one to get, as the discs play perfectly and the resolution is very good.

Für jeden der die Briten mag wärmstens zu empfehlen!!

Nothing better than older British comedy for a good laugh

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