Keeping Up Appearances, a British comedy about an annoying social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet") aired its first episode October 29, 1990. It ran for 5 seasons until Patricia Routledge (Hyacinth) decided to leave the show.
She tried to be a socialite, but her sister Daisy (played by Judy Cornwell) and brother-in-law Onslow were adorably white trash. Another sister Rose was always going into or coming out of a relationship. Her sister Violet, which was rarely seen until the final season, was the envy of Hyacinth. Violet had a Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony.
She terrorized her husband Richard (played by Clive Swift), her next-door neighbors Elizabeth and Emmet, and the vicar and his wife.
It's still one of the funniest television shows ever.
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