Keeping Up Appearances
originally aired on PBS
Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. It originally aired on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995. The central character is an eccentric and snobbish middle class social climber, Hyacinth Bucket. The show consisted of five series and 44 episodes, four of which were Christmas specials.
Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) is an overbearing, social-climbing snob, originally from a lower-class background. She is terrified that her background will be revealed, and goes to great lengths to hide it. Her attempts to impress makes the lives of those around her difficult.