Inspired by the true story of rosa lewis, who held court at her renowned cavendish hotel, the duchess of duke street is the video equivalent of a good read. The body of an indian man washed up on the riverbanks, inconveniently near the docks worked by some union guys. Lottie has become quite the young lady, having learned the rules of. Blossom time from season 2 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. For her role in the bbc television film marvellous 2014, she won the 2015 bafta tv award for best. The duchess of duke street online full episodes of season 2. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. It was created by john hawkesworth, previously the producer of the itv period drama upstairs, downstairs. With charlie tyrell now in residence as the first guest, the hotel is now officially open to the public. She is looking for a job and ends up talking her way into the kitchen of a lords townhouse. However when louisa and charlie find out the reason for his visit, he is treated like a visiting dignitary.
Duchess of duke street s2e5 1976 bbc drama series youtube. This series duchess of duke st reflects societal behavior with much more clarity and accuracy. Rent the duchess of duke street 1976 on dvd and bluray. When a kindly, but modest man asks for a room at the bentinck hotel, he is given the short shrift. The duchess of duke street is a bbc television drama series set in london between 1900 and 1925. Season 2 guide for the duchess of duke street tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The resulting article puts louisa into trouble with the hotels. Any international shipping and import charges are paid in part to pitney bowes inc. Track the duchess of duke street season 1 episodes. The duchess of duke street season 2 episode 10 shadows. Find out when the duchess of duke street is on tv, including series 1 episode 6. The entire series originally aired in britain in 1977. Series 2 is available on dvd on its own or in the complete collection.
It starred gemma jones as louisa leytontrotter, the eponymous duchess who works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietrix of the upperclass bentinck hotel in duke street, st. Watch the duchess of duke street season 1, episode 4 the bargain. The duchess of duke street tv show season 1 episodes. Airing on masterpiece theatre from december 1979 to april 1980, the 16 part duchess of duke street, series ii was the continuation of the 15 part drama that ran on the pbs showcase a year earlier. The duchess of duke street tv series 19761977 imdb. Jul 01, 2017 duchess of duke street is everything that mr. Watch the duchess of duke street episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
These are the final 4 episodes of the last seriesedited to give a constant viewing time of. Louisas employer for part of the first series, beginning in the first episode. Based on a true story, seen on masterpiece theatre in the mid1970s, this emmynominated bbc series follows a cockney servant girl as she rises from the scullery to manage edwardian londons most elegant hotel. The duchess of duke street season 2 episode 16 aint we got fun. A young girl named louisa leyton arrives at an upperclass house, to take up the position of assistant cook. The duchess of duke street online full episodes of. Rent the duchess of duke street 1976 starring gemma jones and christopher cazenove on dvd and bluray. The duchess of duke street tv show season 2 episodes. But, that handsome devil and consoling angel, charlie tyrrell, devises a plan to save her hotel. She is much in demand as a society cook and builds up a flourishing business. Gemma jones, victoria plucknett, john welsh, john cater, richard vernon, mary healey, christopher cazenove.
The duchess of duke street season 1 episode 4 the bargain. There she discovers that the childless marriage has run into tr. Find out when the duchess of duke street is on tv, including series 1 episode 1. He comes to believe that a patient on the bus had a lifethreat. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. The duchess of duke street a present sovereign tv episode. See more ideas about movies to watch, movies, youtube movies. Watch the duchess of duke street season 2 episode 4. Winter lament from season 2 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. We thought it a perfect time to look back on the period dramas that have aired on masterpiece, season by season, one post at a time. Judging where one episode ended and the next started meant that we ended up watching a whole disc in a single. The duchess of duke street is an exscullery maid who becomes hostess to the highestplaced personages in town in the new series starring gemma jones on masterpiece theatre sunday evenings on pbs. There are 15 episodes in series 1 that are about 50 minutes long each.
The second episode has the sublime freddie jones playing the lovesick swain, as an oxford academic, who finds himself the victim of a practical joke, in which two of his students have concoted love letters to louisa claiming to be from him. Season 2 trailer popular edwardian drama about a scullery maid who becomes proprietor of an exclusive london hotel, with close ties to the royal family. Episode info with the bentinck closed for repairs, louisa gemma jones goes to france in part 9 of the duchess of duke street ii. Its a fair little mini series but it suffers from a common 1970s malady manipulation of historical fact to make it more sympathetic to the modern viewer. Apr 20, 2020 series starred gemma jones as louisa leytontrotter, the eponymous duchess who works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietrix of the upperclass bentinck hotel in duke street, st. Louisa has set a high standard for herself and is relying on word of mouth among the right kind of people to bring in the clientele. The duchess of duke street season 2 episode 14 blossom time. Watch the duchess of duke street season 1, episode 11 no lawyers, no letters. Series starred gemma jones as louisa leytontrotter, the eponymous duchess who works her way. The duchess of duke street 197677 charlies last cigarette. Watch the duchess of duke street season 2, episode 4 winter lament. A feisty, determined, kind hearted young woman embarks on her career to be the best cook in england, when shes employed in the london home of a well connected aristocrat. Born into the servant class, louisa leyton makes good on her vow to become the finest cook in turnofthecentury london. Augustus is not so lucky and she looks around for a means of getting him employment.
Find out when the duchess of duke street is on tv, including series 1 episode 11. Rosa also lived into the 1950s, meaning that when the duchess of duke street first aired there were many viewers whod actually known the inspiration for the show personally. Her mother pressures louisa into offering him a job at the bentinck, running the risk of alienating the rest of her staff. The duchess of duke street tv series 19761977 full.
Watch masterpiece theatre season 8, episode 9 the duchess of duke street. Watch the duchess of duke street season 2 episode 10. Its not just the characters in the duchess of duke street who have gilded backgrounds. Immerse yourself in this lavishly mounted bbc production that impeccably recreates a bygone era at the turn of the century and captivates viewers with the tragedies and triumphs of louisa.
Heavily in debt, louisa is on a juggernaut that lands in her in the hospital, after she collapses from exhaustion. Watch the duchess of duke street season 2 episode 14. Along the way, her beauty and high spirits capture the attention of. Duke and duchess of cambridge arrive at duke of westminsters memorial. When it becomes clear that his injury is far worse.
Her film appearances include sense and sensibility 1995, bridget joness diary 2001, the harry potter series 200211, and woody allens you will meet a tall dark stranger 2010. Louisa gemma jones is enjoying newfound career success as a burgeoning cook. Contains episodes 10 12 from series 1 of the duchess of duke street. The duchess of duke street season 1 episode 9 the outsiders. Watch the duchess of duke street season 1, episode 1 a present sovereign. Watch the duchess of duke street season 1 episode 9.
Change is in the air at the hotel and in the lives of its many residents. Charlie haslemere returns from the front a wounded hero. Original release, 4 september 1976 24 december 1977. The duchess of duke street season 1 episode 1 a present sovereign. The kitchen and dining scenes are really well done. Find out when the duchess of duke street is on tv, including series 1 episode 15. The strangers home, part 2 previously on ripper street. Watch the duchess of duke street season 2, episode 10 shadows. Louisa is an ordinary girl living in victorian london. Season 1 guide for the duchess of duke street tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Lottie returns to the bentinck from finishing school in switzerland for a bit of a holiday and has her art teacher, miss olive bradford, in tow.
Series starred gemma jones as louisa leytontrotter, the eponymous duchess who works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietrix of the upperclass bentinck hotel in duke street, st. Louisas only brother, neer do well arthur, returns to london after a decade. With gemma jones, victoria plucknett, john welsh, john cater. The duchess of duke street tv series 19761977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An american writer, sophie applegate, would like to pen a book about louisas life, successes and failures. Season 9 episode 6 miss fishers murder mysteries season 2, episode 5 recap. Series starred gemma jones as louisa leytontrotter, the eponymous duchess who works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietrix of the upperclass bentinck hotel in duke street. Series 1 is available on dvd either in the complete collection with both of the shows seasons or on its own. Jennifer gemma jones born 4 december 1942 is an english character actress on both stage and screen. Season 2, episode 4 winter lament louisa gemma jones tries to resolve marital problems between charlie christopher cazenove and margaret joanna david in part 4. Jodie comer, martin freeman and more to headline talking heads remake baptiste season 1 episode 4 recap.
Charlie returns to london and the bentinck when hes been wounded and puts on a cheerful and brave face, but his situation is far more serious, as louisa and the major suspected. Series 1 episode from the show masterpiece theatre, created by john hawkesworth, is based on a true story about the life of rosa lewis. The duchess of duke street tv series 19761977 full cast. The lord has a rather snooty french chef, louisa quickly develops a strong desire to become a top cook, women back then couldnt be chefs. Their rep, teague, was not happy and accused a rival, croker, of planting the body so croker could steal the business of unloading ships while the dock was. After his disastrous mismanagement of the hotel, augustus is thrown out by louisa. The first part where our lady of duke street starts here career as a gourmet cook is superb. Track the duchess of duke street season 2 episodes. The duchess of duke street purports to be a biographical mini series about louisa trotter, the cockney proprietor of a swank hotel in st. Her relation to the french cook and her experience of, unknowingly, cooking for the prince of wales and the start, demise and reconstitution of her own hotel are all well done and very entertaining. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the duchess of duke street. Find out when the duchess of duke street is on tv, including series 1 episode 4. The duchess of duke street is a bbc television drama series set in london between 1900 and.
Duchess of duke street complete collection dvd set series. The duchess of duke street the complete collection dvd. See more ideas about duke, gemma jones and period dramas. The duchess of duke street attracted 12 million viewers a week, primarily because of gemma joness portrayal of the bustling heroine louisa. Period drama series about a cook who becomes a successful businesswoman.