Harold Snoad, who has died aged 88, was a prolific sitcom producer and director for the BBC whose greatest personal success was his swansong, Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95).
When Roy Clarke created it, he had no one in mind to star as the suburban super-snob Hyacinth Bucket, who insists her name is pronounced “Bouquet” and attempts to impress her middle-class neighbours – but is brought down a few pegs by her longsuffering husband, Richard (played by Clive Swift), and her working-class sisters, who turn up despite her best efforts to keep them away.
