Hyacinth has always considered herself to be a cut above everyone else in both culture and taste. Her home, her appearance and everything about her are a testament to this belief. Knowing herself to be especially skilled in the area of entertaining and throwing soirees and partiest etc., she places an ad in the local paper advertising her exclusive services as a hostess and is convinced that people will be falling all over themselves to hire her.
Hyacinth is very excited when a customer books an appointment for her to play hostess at a gathering. With all of her knowledge and expertise, she sets forth confidently, only to be totally gobsmacked to learn that the kind of 'hostess' required is for services a little more intimate than those she is offering ...moreless
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In the last ever regular episode, Hyacinth puts an advertisement in the local newspaper, offering her services as an "experienced hostess". She doesn't get the response she expected.
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Jeremy Gittins
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Patricia Routledge
Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "Bouquet")
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Josephine Tewson
Elizabeth Hawksworth Warden
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David Griffin
Emmet Hawksworth
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Judy Cornwell
Daisy
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Hyacinth: Richard, to whom did Rose get engaged in a green suit? Richard: I don't think I've ever seen Rose in a green suit... Hyacinth: Not her, him! Or should that be, not she, he?
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Hyacinth: What shall I wear to answer the telephone?
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(Emmett is on his way out) Hyacinth: Off to work then? Emmett: No, I thought I'd just pop out and begin strangling overpowering ladies!
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On the DVDs, this episode is titled "Scintillating Socializing."
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