Keeping Up Appearances has been given a viewer discretion warning after the classic BBC series arrives on streaming service BritBox in 2021.

Created by Roy Clarke, the family comedy starred Patricia Routledge as the unforgettable social climber Hyacinth Bucket and Clive Swift as her husband Richard.

The series, which first appeared on screens in 1990, told the story of Hyacinth’s comedic efforts to climb the social ladder. Almost three decades after the show ended in 1995, all five seasons continue to be enjoyed by fans on BritBox.

However, because the series contained many jokes that contradict today’s channel bosses, the broadcast platform had to warn viewers with a content warning about the series.

BritBox has warned viewers that the hit ’90s hit “contains offensive language and attitudes of the period.”

A BritBox spokesperson said at the time: “We are constantly reviewing and refreshing BritBox’s program catalogue.”

“Since our launch in November 2019, programming on the service that contains potentially sensitive language or period attitudes has carried appropriate warnings to ensure the correct guidance is available for viewers who choose to watch on demand.”

In one episode of the show, Hyacinth and Richard retreat to the country house of her wealthy sister and brother-in-law.

When encountering a well-spoken man, Hyacinth tells Richard that the gentleman is “quent,” meaning eloquent, and “as polite as a £4 note.”

Another episode sees various characters mock the surname of a Polish person and cast doubt on his right to reside in the UK.

Many British sitcoms have faced new cautionary notes in recent years; Classic ’80s sitcom Terry and June has become the latest TV show to be hit with a trigger warning for “discriminatory language.”

BBC The show, which first aired from 1979 to 1987, starred Terry Scott and Dame June Whitfield as Terry and June Medford, a middle-aged, middle-class couple.

After watching ITVX in April, the broadcaster advised viewers on the streaming service that the iconic sitcom had “discriminatory language of the period”.

ITV did not comment on the specific language used, but one fan claimed about X: “There’s an episode where Terry is at a business conference and accidentally puts on June’s perfume.

“The whole episode is about how his boss hates gays and how he’s afraid of Terry being thought of as gay. There’s every ’70s homophobic comedy trope.”