The Father Christmas Suit is the first Christmas episode of Roy Clarke's Keeping Up Appearances.
Plot[]
Hyacinth is obsessed with entertaining Mr and Mrs Thorgunby for the holiday. Meanwhile, she has bought Richard a Father Christmas outfit for him to wear when distributing gifts to the old people at the Church Hall. Against his will, Richard puts on the outfit, but after having one too many sherries with Emmett, he is unable to fulfil the deed, hence Elizabeth puts on the outfit and pretends to be Richard.
Synopsis[]
Hyacinth is in the full Christmas spirit with 112 Christmas cards, and counting. She's also forced Richard to dress up as Father Christmas to distribute presents to the old folk. But the journey to the church hall to hand out the gifts is filled with many surprises including a drunk Richard, a disguised Elizabeth and of course a mishap with Daddy.
Cast[]
| Actor/actress | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Patricia Routledge | Hyancinth Bucket |
| Clive Swift | Richard Bucket |
| Judy Cornwell | Daisy |
| Mary Millar | Rose |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Onslow |
| Josephine Tewson | Elizabeth Warden |
| David Griffin | Emmet Warden |
| George Webb | Daddy |
| Robert Packham | The Postman |
| Mark Brackenbury | Mr. Thorgunby |
| Annet Peters | Mrs. Thorgunby |
| Tony Kemp | Mr. Sudbury |