
Keeping Up Appearances
The Full Bouquet
Created by Roy Clarke
On BBC One
A brisk, character-driven sitcom built on the comic collision between a social climber's pretensions and her humiliating family circumstances, sustained across 40 episodes of reliable, rewatchable embarrassment.
A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
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Questions people ask
Is Keeping Up Appearances violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Keeping Up Appearances easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Is Keeping Up Appearances scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Keeping Up Appearances sad? Barely. Less sad than 75% of series.
Does Keeping Up Appearances leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
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Familiar shape, done well.
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Like Keeping Up Appearances
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Keeping Up Appearances
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Keeping Up Appearances, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Keeping Up Appearances, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Keeping Up Appearances, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































