Keeping Up Appearances - Season 3

Some people look forward to retiring early, however for Richard, early retirement may be a nightmare. 24 hours a day at home with Hyacinth could be enough to drive the strongest man out of his mind.

Hyacinth starts making plans for Richard's retirement, one of them involving searching the countryside for iron age remains; meanwhile Rose goes off the deep end and interrupts Hyacinths plans for Richard.

Richard and Hyacinth go to stay for a few days at a country cottage. Things take a interesting turn when Richard has to chase down a dog and Hyacinth worries about impressing the local aristocracy.

Hyacinth and Richard visit a local travel agent so she can one-up Delia Wheelright.Onslow tries to figure out how to save Richard from Hyacinth during his early retirement.

Deciding that he needs a new hobby to occupy his time during retirement, Hyacinth pushes the video camera onto him that was given by his employer as a retirement gift and forces him to go out and use it resulting in a fiasco of epic proportions when she starts telling people that he is a film producer.

Hyacinth decides that she must become a art expert in order to become more of a part of the "In" high society crowd after she and Richard are invited to a art exhibition. Meanwhile, Daddy goes off on a adventure of his own.

Hyacinth and Richard learn they don't know much about sailing when Hyacinth makes plans to spend the weekend aboard a ship.