This is a series about a social-climbing woman named Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet") and her long-suffering husband and neighbors. The show's humor is based on how Hyacinth goes into temper tantrums, or is oblivious to other people's feelings, or puffs herself up about important she is, or soon will be.
Patricia Loughridge is a talented actress, but her role is awful. She is artificial and extremely annoying, and I could imagine anyone around her wanting to avoid her like the plague. One could compare her with Lucille Ball of the "I Love Lucy" show, but Ball wasn't quite so irritating, and her family and neighbors had quirks of their own. Here everyone's character is simply a reaction to how Hyacinth is and what she does.
Some people may find "annoying protagonist" sitcoms funny; this wasn't the case for me.
Patricia Loughridge is a talented actress, but her role is awful. She is artificial and extremely annoying, and I could imagine anyone around her wanting to avoid her like the plague. One could compare her with Lucille Ball of the "I Love Lucy" show, but Ball wasn't quite so irritating, and her family and neighbors had quirks of their own. Here everyone's character is simply a reaction to how Hyacinth is and what she does.
Some people may find "annoying protagonist" sitcoms funny; this wasn't the case for me.