Keeping up Appearances was a popular British sitcom which originally aired during the early 1990s. Reruns are still shown on TV channel Gold, and all six series are available to watch on demand through Britbox. Many scenes featuring in season 5, episode 1 were filmed at Great Yarmouth, with extended scenes filmed at Pleasure Beach.
Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift, playing the two main characters Hyacinth and Richard Bucket (it’s Bouquet!), and others, descended on Pleasure Beach on 12 July 1995, along with the production crew. Over two days, a variety of scenes were filmed on rides including Gallopers, Dodgems, Fun House and Haunted Hotel, as well as various scenes using the park as backdrop. The episode, The Senior Citizens’ Outing aired on 3 September 1995.
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| Patricia Routledge with Pleasure Beach mascots Buttons and Leo. Credit: Alan Hall. |
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