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1986: How to Spot the Upper Class — BBC Archive

August 12, 2026January 1, 1986 by ManOnTheStreet

BBC man-on-the-street interviews asking ordinary people how to identify someone from the upper class, United Kingdom, 1986. Featuring British public in 1986. 2.4M views — a brilliantly British examination of class signifiers, still painfully accurate.

Who: British public in 1986

What: BBC man-on-the-street interviews asking ordinary people how to identify someone from the upper class

Where: United Kingdom

When: 1986

Why: 2.4M views — a brilliantly British examination of class signifiers, still painfully accurate

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK6w6MzMDhk

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