Mrs Emmeline Lucas (Lucia) has just moved to the small English town of Tilling where she comes into conflict with the social ambitions of Miss Elizabeth Mapp. Until now, Miss Mapp has led (and controlled) the social life of Tilling, but that was before they met Lucia.

Lucia discovers why Georgie is hiding himself away - he has shingles,so she lets him stay at Grebe,where he grows a beard to mask the marks on his neck but has to dye it as the hairs are grey. Lucia dabbles in the stock market and her shares in the South African gold mine Siriami pay dividends,inspiring other Tilling residents to follow her example. When the shares peak everybody sells at a profit - except Mapp and new husband Benjy,who are less fortunate with their pay-out. At the same time both Mapp and Lucia decide to stand against each other for seats on the local council.

A film based on Townshend's album "White City: A Novel". The story is based on the area where Townshend was raised. The drama is directed by Richard Lowenstein.

《表演》是西蒙·柯蒂斯（Simon Curtis）为英国广播公司（BBC）制作的英国电视剧集。于1991年10月5日至1998年3月21日期间，BBC2台共播出26集，几乎全部是经典/当代戏剧，包括安东·契诃夫的《万尼亚舅舅》、亨利克·易卜生的《玩偶之家》和《赫达·盖布勒》、路易吉·皮兰德罗的《寻找作者的六个角色》、威廉·莎士比亚的《李尔王》和特伦斯·拉蒂根的《深蓝之海》。

As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.