Young Hyacinth

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. The special premiered on 2 September 2016 on BBC One as part of the BBC Landmark Sitcom Season.

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, 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.

Broadcast
The show was broadcast on 2 September 2016 on BBC One in the United Kingdom 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.