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*Young Hyacinth*
Young Hyacinth
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Roy Clarke
Directed by	Sandy Johnson
Starring	Kerry Howard; Mark Addy; Tamla Kari; Katherine Pearce; Katie Redford; Oliver Stokes; Dan Wilkes; Sam Strike;
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. 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]

Cast

Kerry Howard as Hyacinth Walton
Mark Addy as Daddy
Tamla Kari as Violet Walton
Katherine Pearce as Daisy Walton
Katie Redford as Rose Walton
Tony Gardner as Claude
Debra Stephenson as Dulcie
Tim Downie as Freddy
James Wrighton as William

Summary

In the late 1950s, young-adult Hyacinth Walton spends her days working as a domestic servant for the wealthy but troubled Cooper-Smiths by day, then returns to the small canal cottage that is home to her, her three younger sisters (Daisy, Violet, and Rose), and their alcoholic father. Impressed by her eccentric employers, Hyacinth vows to escape her poor background and enter the elegant upper-class world.

Broadcast

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]