15 Weird Facts About Keeping Up Appearances (1990) You Never Knew

Behind the perfectly pressed tablecloths and meticulously arranged Royal Worcester china, Keeping Up Appearances harbored secrets that would make even Hyacinth blush. From a New Zealand construction company hat that became iconic to Patricia Routledge's scathing criticism of her own show's 2016 prequel, this beloved British sitcom was filled with more surprises than one of Hyacinth's candlelight suppers. The show's success spawned nearly a thousand international sales, making it BBC Worldwide's most exported television programme ever, but the behind-the-scenes stories reveal a production as chaotic as any Bucket family gathering. Here are the 15 weird facts you didn't know about Keeping Up Appearances (Nineteen ninety).