BECKY SHARP (Olivia Cooke) A ruthless
social climber prepared to do anything to escape her impoverished past
"My dear Conde de Makati, would you please inform me why people in socalled society are so deprecatory about persons whom they judge as
social climbers? (My dear Carling, I do think it would come as a surprise to you if I told you that many of them heaven knows, are still social climbing and probably because they are not convinced they truly belong and that they have really 'made it.' Those, on the other hand, who are more confident about their position in society, simply want to make it more difficult for those who are just beginning to climb.
"Now, some wannabe Twitter
social climber (Tsc), desperate to collect as many followers as possible and thus to augment his high school hierarchical status, would actually follow an outcast, a boy crazy, or a clueless for a while, and after the latter has followed him back, the Tsc would sneakily unfollow keeping the number of people he follows to the lowest possible level."- HA!
Eithne Brown gave a suitably Hyacinth Bouquey-esque performance as the Margaret Thatcher loving
social climber Ann Twacky, while Suzanne Collins is an undeniably sexy presence as buxom dreamer Maggie.
JUST WRIGHT (Cert PG, 96 mins) TALENTED physical therapist Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) has always put her friends, including
social climber Morgan (Paula Patton), ahead of herself.
Outdoor shots of the Onslow family home were filmed at Mitchell Avenue in Stoke Aldermoor while camera crews filmed shots of the home of
social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) in Binley Woods.
Georg Jenatsch (1596-1639) was the most powerful man in the Swiss province Graubunden, a
social climber whose power rested on his success as a military entrepreneur, says Head (European history, U.
"And I was a little worried it might make him look a little too much of a
social climber too early on or that he appeared too ambitious.
CC de Poitiers, a loathsome and entirely self-absorbed pretentious
social climber, is electrocuted at a public curling contest.
Tommy's son Lionel is played by George Cole and his grandson is Dave Hicks (Brian Capron), village mayor, shady property developer and a
social climber who's desperate to get revenge on the Hammonds - but just because he killed in Coronation Street, will he do so again in Midsomer?
No one ever admits to being a
social climber or a snob.
Paul wholesale drummer and
social climber who missed Opportunity's calling to become partner in a wholesale firm, resolving instead to invest in the company as a committed and steadfast employee.