Hyacinth loves her father dearly however, his antics and constant requirement for attention put her social standing at risk.
Hyacinth repeatedly makes bizarre excuses as to why he can't live with her (one being that he brings Sheridan out in a rash), and Daisy herself remarks in "Angel Gabriel Blue" that to punish Daddy by making him live with Hyacinth would be inhumane. However, Violet has a troubled marriage with her eccentric, cross-dressing husband, and repeatedly phones Hyacinth to complain about Bruce's mad behavior.ĭaddy (played by George Webb) is the apparently senile, divorced father of Hyacinth, Daisy, Rose and Violet the prequel Young Hyacinth reveals his wife ran off with an American. They also have a cottage in the countryside, and a villa in Ibiza. Hyacinth often brags that Violet and her husband Bruce have a large house, Mercedes, sauna, jacuzzi, swimming pool, musical bidet, and room for a pony. Violet (played by Anna Dawson) is the third-eldest of the Walton sisters, who married a successful but eccentric turf accountant named Bruce.
She even sometimes cosies up to Richard, though Hyacinth always puts a quick stop to that. She is another family member who threatens Hyacinth's social prestige, especially as the Vicar and Emmett are two of the men she sometimes chases.
She was played by Shirley Stelfox in series one and Mary Millar (whose performance was more over-the-top than Stelfox's) in every episode after that. Her surname is also never given, though her maiden name is Walton like all the other sisters. In the episode "Early Retirement", she reveals she was once married, though it is not stated whether she is widowed or divorced. Hyacinth's youngest, lustful sister, Rose has an eye for men and a taste for short skirts and flashy, provocative outfits. Daisy is constantly trying to get her husband to show passion towards her however, she often fails to rouse any signs of affection from him save the odd compliment, and, as a result, buries herself in Mills & Boon novels. It is repeatedly mentioned that Daisy and Onslow were once very wild and passionate lovers, but Onslow has considerably cooled down with age. Daisy, Onslow and Rose are the lower-class relatives Hyacinth is ashamed of. A happy, lively character, Daisy lives with her slobbish husband Onslow, her man-crazy sister Rose and their senile father. Beneath his rough exterior he is a compassionate soul (taking pity on Richard having to live with Hyacinth) and an intelligent man (in bed with Daisy he reads books with titles such as ‘Principles of Condensed Matter Physics’).ĭaisy (played by Judy Cornwell) is the second-born of the Walton sisters. In multiple episodes, it is implied he was a bit wild in his youth, and it is suggested he may even have served time in prison, but he has considerably mellowed with age. Onslow is proudly "workshy, bone idle and out of condition", and rarely gets up before lunch or dinner time. Onslow threatens his sister-in-law's social prestige with his scruffy clothes and common, coarse ways. He is played by Geoffrey Hughes, is Hyacinth's brother-in-law, and is a tattooed, beer-guzzling, unemployed and apathetic slob intensely despised by Hyacinth. He pronounces his last name, Bucket,as the English word, and snaps to Hyacinth in one episode, "It's not "Bouquet", it's Bucket! It was always Bucket until I met you". He is usually laid back but has two great fears heights, and Hyacinth spending too much money on things.
Richard is a calm, tolerant and relaxed character who cares little for enhancing or preserving social status, and he seems content with his (barely) middle class standing. Played by Clive Swift, Richard Bucket is Hyacinth's long-suffering husband who is at her beck and call. Hyacinth's primary aims in life are to impress people, particularly of the upper and upper-middle classes, and to give the impression that she is of high social standing, despite her fairly average status. 4 December 1930), who insists that her surname is pronounced "Bouquet", as in an arrangement of flowers. The show's protagonist, played by Patricia Routledge, is the social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket (née Walton b.