| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Director: | Sandy Johnson |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 1 |
| Executive Producer: | Gareth Edwards |
| Producer: | Sarah Hitchcock |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | BBC Studios |
| Related: | Keeping Up Appearances |
| Channel: | BBC One |
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]
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.
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]