▁with ▁his ▁grand d augh ter ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁her ▁wed ding , ▁not with standing ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁not ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁any ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁Serge ant ▁Wilson ▁ ▁Main w aring ' s ▁class ▁pret ensions ▁stand ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁his ▁Serge ant , ▁who ▁is ▁genu in ely ▁upper ▁middle ▁class . ▁Main w aring ▁is ▁often ▁bitter ▁about ▁Wilson ' s ▁wealth y ▁up br ing ing ; ▁being ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁n anny , ▁a ▁father ▁who ▁held ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁" the ▁City ", ▁and ▁having ▁attended ▁public ▁school , ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁made ▁him ▁" w et ", ▁while ▁his ▁own ▁grammar ▁school ▁background ▁is ▁a ▁positive ▁attribute ▁( Main w aring ▁went ▁to ▁East bourne ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁Wilson ▁went ▁to ▁M ead ow ▁Bridge ▁public ▁school ). ▁Main w aring ▁is ▁an ▁invert ed ▁sn ob ▁who ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁class ▁system ▁that ▁prevents ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁e ch el ons ▁of ▁the ▁Bank . ▁By ▁contrast , ▁Wilson ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁no ▁social ▁amb itions ▁at ▁all , ▁is ▁down ▁to ▁earth ▁and ▁easy ▁going ▁and ▁seems ▁am used ▁by ▁Main w aring ' s ▁host ility . ▁Iron ically , ▁when ▁Main w aring ▁tries ▁to ▁ing r ati ate ▁himself ▁with ▁local ▁pot ent ates ▁and ▁dign itar ies , ▁they ▁often ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁far ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁talking