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11 Episodes 1991 - 1991
Episode 1
29 mins
Hyacinth is appalled when she spots a strange man wrapped in only a towel exiting Elizabeth's house next door. Convinced that it is her moral duty to save her friend from this scandalous behavior, Hyacinth begins to plot ways of flushing the man out.

Episode 2
30 mins
After Hyacinth subjected Elizabeth to her strict standards of appropriate garment length and instructing Richard how to smile, the spouses pick up hard-of-hearing old Mrs. Fortescue to go for a drive. Hyacinth would have ignored her sisters hitching a lift, but the old lady, who declined a seat in the front, insists they squeeze the common pair in at the back seat with her. They stop for Daisy at a pub where Hyacinth is horrified to discovers Onslow is playing darts. She goes to perilous lengths to avoid being seen even peeping in, but Mrs. Fortescue proves rather more sociable...

Episode 3
30 mins
After a haughty complaint about passing garbage bins, Hyacinth inspects the garden and issues command-invitations for another widely feared candlelight supper. It's a nightmarish first for Emmet, who still harbors futile illusions of resistance, soon squashed by experienced Elizabeth, who somehow survives another coffee visit. Meanwhile Rose arrives, followed by her present rival suitors, who flee when they hear the racket (even from outdoors) while inside musician Emmet endures the hosts' toneless recital.

Episode 4
30 mins
Hyacinth and Richard head off to a country golf hotel for a weekend with the Major and his wife. But the weekend takes a turn for the worse when Hyacinth discovers that Rose and her current boyfriend are spending some time at the hotel as well, not golfing.

Episode 5
30 mins
When Daisy and Onslow inform Hyacinth that Daddy has disappeared, Hyacinth is most upset. She heads out in a search to find her father, who has decided to get married.

Episode 6
30 mins
Hyacinth is less than pleased when she and Richard are invited to Onslow's birthday party. But matters improve for Hyacinth when she discovers that they will be picked up by Rose's new wealthy boyfriend.

Episode 7
29 mins
Richard is shocked when he is offered the prospect of early retirement. But shock soon turns to worry when he realizes that this proposition would mean spending all his time with Hyacinth. Hyacinth of course is oblivious to Richard's worry and focuses her attention on impressing Emmet with her singing.

Episode 8
30 mins
Hyacinth is torn away from her daily duties when she learns that Daddy has escaped from home to the toy store, where he has run up a bill that he cannot pay.

Episode 9
30 mins
Hyacinth is very excited at the prospect of having her new three piece suite, an exact replica of the one at Sandringham House, delivered. She will also give Daisy and Onslow her old suite, provided they pick it up themselves. But of course these two events are likely to collide at some point, creating an insurmountable disaster.

Episode 10
29 mins
Hyacinth is worried that she has been neglecting Daddy lately and decides to take him on a picnic. But when Hyacinth goes to collect Daddy from Daisy's, Daddy escapes in Richard's car, speeding around town on his own.

Episode 11
Wed, Dec 25, 199130 mins
Hyacinth is in the full Christmas spirit with 112 Christmas cards, and counting. She's also forced Richard to dress up as Father Christmas to distribute presents to the old folk. But the journey to the church hall to hand out the gifts is filled with many surprises including a drunk Richard, a disguised Elizabeth and of course a mishap with Daddy.