- His character on Keeping Up Appearances (1990) wears a hat that has the letters FH on it; they stand for Fulton Hogan, a New Zealand airport development, management, and technology company. His tattoos on KUA are fake.
- He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1996 but recovered. In 2010 the cancer returned and he had to retire from acting.
- In 2009, he was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight, making him 'the official link between the island and royalty at formal engagements'.
- Geoffrey Hughes has appeared in two short comedy films which were in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, Expresso 2007 and Waiting in Rhyme 2009.
- He was a member of The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.
- He owned a 26 ft cruiser Wayward which came in 2nd in a Rounf the Island Race (Isle of Wight) in 2000.
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