| Young Hyacinth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Roy Clarke |
| Directed by | Sandy Johnson |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gareth Edwards |
| Producer | Sarah Hitchcock |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 2 September 2016 |
| Related | |
| Keeping Up Appearances | |
Young Hyacinth is a prequel to the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, written by original writer Roy Clarke. Keeping Up Appearances ran for 44 episodes in five series from 1990 to 1995 and two TV specials in 1997 and 2008, created and written by Roy Clarke. The one-off special, set some forty years before the events of Keeping Up Appearances, follows the early life of Hyacinth Walton (later Bucket), as she desperately attempts to better her sisters and dad.[1] The special premiered on 2 September 2016 on BBC One as part of the BBC Landmark Sitcom Season.[1]
In the late 1950s, a 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 and 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.
The show was broadcast on 2 September 2016 on BBC One in the United Kingdom[1] and 4.14 million viewers watched the show within seven days of its broadcast, making it the 22nd most watched BBC One show for the week ending 4 September. 4.39 million viewers watched the show within 28 days of its initial broadcast.[2]
