Keeping Up Appearances

Hyacinth has decided that Richard will gain a high executive position with a local firm. Richard fancies neither the prospect of the job nor the plan Hyacinth has evolved for him meeting The Big Boss.

Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall.

Hyacinth volunteers Richard's services to help out the Church Hall where there is a problem with the lights. However, his contributions only add to the mayhem.

Hyacinth volunteers to meet a special guest for the ladies' luncheon club, a retired commodore. It is a task that puts Hyacinth in a compromising position.

Much to Richard's horror, Hyacinth decides to make another attempt at finding a weekend country home. When a sudden problem involving Daddy demands Richard's attention, Hyacinth asks Elizabeth to help her find a suitable property.

Hyacinth and Richard are spending their first day in their new country retreat. It may be a grand address, but the accommodation they have secured for themselves is not so much small as microscopic.

Hyacinth decides to host a barbecue and invites CP Benedict, an acquaintance who has appeared on a television gardening show. Meanwhile, she stocks up on greenery and turns her house into a jungle.

Hyacinth's plans to hobnob with a better class of people on the QE2 take an unexpected turn thanks to Richard driving the scenic route to the boat and Onslow's good fortune.

Hyacinth prefers to let everyone think Richard has gout instead of a foot fungus because it's a more aristocratic ailment. Daddy disappears again. And Hyacinth seeks spiritual advice on colors for her new kitchen.