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(173 posts) Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:36 AM Friday

What is one of your favorite Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet!) catch phrases or memorable quotes? (RIP Dame Patricia Routledge)

My favorite will always be: "The Bouka-a-ay-y-y Residence... the lady of the house speaking! --- No this is NOT the Chinese takeaway!"

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What is one of your favorite Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet!) catch phrases or memorable quotes? (RIP Dame Patricia Routledge) (Original Post) QueerDuck Friday OP

Too many to list. I also liked her in the Hetty Wainthropp Investigates series. niyad Friday #1

I watched a few episodes. It was funny that I could never get Hyacinth out of my mind, though. QueerDuck Friday #3

Iiked the Hetty Wainthropp series very much. But I nicknamed it Hetty/Hyacinth. sueh 19 hrs ago #13

You must please join me at one of my candlelight suppers! Endlessmike56 Friday #2

So many. "Join me at 11:00 for coffee, Elizabeth." Polly Hennessey Friday #4

Too many, almost any that started with Richard. RIP to a wonderful actress. 58Sunliner Friday #5

Richard... mind the pavement! Richard... mind the cows, dear! QueerDuck Friday #6

"It's my sister, Violet! The one with a Mercedes, a sauna and room for a pony!" QueerDuck Friday #7

Bruce is up a tree wearing what? House of Roberts Friday #8

Ha! Classic! QueerDuck Friday #9

When one of my sisters informed me that Routledge "really is a really good singer in real life" Rocknation Friday #10

Poor, Emmett... she was the bane of his existence. QueerDuck Friday #11

I did watch it a dair amount, soldierant Friday #12

Made me laugh and then cry. So much so funny has just vanished. efhmc 17 hrs ago #14

🥰❤️😢🫂💕 QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #15

niyad

(127,696 posts)

1. Too many to list. I also liked her in the Hetty Wainthropp Investigates series.

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:51 AM

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QueerDuck

(173 posts)

3. I watched a few episodes. It was funny that I could never get Hyacinth out of my mind, though.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:56 AM

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It was as though Hyacinth had moved and found a new career. Or the credits should have read "Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket as Hatty Wainthropp" ... I always adored her though and she was a perfect match for the cozy-mystery genre.

sueh

(1,921 posts)

13. Iiked the Hetty Wainthropp series very much. But I nicknamed it Hetty/Hyacinth.

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Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:06 PM

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Endlessmike56

(43 posts)

2. You must please join me at one of my candlelight suppers!

Reply to QueerDuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:52 AM

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RIP Hyacinth

Polly Hennessey

(8,214 posts)

4. So many. "Join me at 11:00 for coffee, Elizabeth."

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:03 AM

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“This is the lady of the house speaking.” And of course, B-u-c-k-e-t, pronounced Bouquet. Loved Hyacinth.

58Sunliner

(6,131 posts)

5. Too many, almost any that started with Richard. RIP to a wonderful actress.

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:03 AM

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QueerDuck

(173 posts)

6. Richard... mind the pavement! Richard... mind the cows, dear!

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:22 AM

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QueerDuck

(173 posts)

7. "It's my sister, Violet! The one with a Mercedes, a sauna and room for a pony!"

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:23 AM

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House of Roberts

(6,262 posts)

8. Bruce is up a tree wearing what?

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:59 AM

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QueerDuck

(173 posts)

9. Ha! Classic!

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 12:22 PM

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Rocknation

(44,935 posts)

10. When one of my sisters informed me that Routledge "really is a really good singer in real life"

Reply to QueerDuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 05:44 PM

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I said, "You wasted your breath telling me that -- you HAVE to be a really good singer to sing as BADLY as she does as WELL as she does!"

Rocknation

QueerDuck

(173 posts)

11. Poor, Emmett... she was the bane of his existence.

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Fri Oct 3, 2025, 05:46 PM

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soldierant

(8,999 posts)

12. I did watch it a dair amount,

Reply to QueerDuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:46 PM

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but I don't really have any phrases to share. Nor do I have any phrases from the special she did on the life of Hildegarde von Bingen - but oh boy, that was magnificent. I'm sad to lose her.

efhmc

(15,821 posts)

14. Made me laugh and then cry. So much so funny has just vanished.

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Sat Oct 4, 2025, 04:07 PM

17 hrs ago

QueerDuck

(173 posts)

15. 🥰❤️😢🫂💕

Reply to efhmc (Reply #14)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 04:09 PM

17 hrs ago

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