The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street
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The Duchess of Duke Street

8.0 / 10
1976
2 seasons
31 episodes
Drama

The Duchess of Duke Street is a British television period drama created and written by John Hawkesworth, loosely based on the real-life career of Rosa Lewis, and produced by the BBC and Time-Life Television Productions for BBC One. The programme ran for two series from 1976 to 1977. In Victorian London, Louisa Leyton works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St James's.

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  • Ep 1

    1.A Present Sovereign

    04-09-197650m

    Wanting to become an excellent cook, outspoken and ambitious Louisa Leyton persuades Monsieur Alex, a French chef working in the London home of Lord Henry Norton, to take her on as...

  • Ep 2

    2.Honour and Obey

    11-09-197650m

    Hardly flattered and severely compromised, Louisa has caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and is pressed into marrying Augustus Trotter.

  • Ep 3

    3.A Nice Class of Premises

    18-09-197650m

    All bets are off when HRH becomes His Majesty, King Edward VII and Louisa and Augustus must plan what lies ahead for them.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Bargain

    25-09-197650m

    Heavily in debt, Louisa is on a juggernaut that lands in her in the hospital, after she collapses from exhaustion. But, that handsome devil and consoling angel, Charlie Tyrrell, de...

  • Ep 5

    5.A Bed of Roses

    02-10-197650m

    With Charlie Tyrell now in residence as the first guest, the hotel is now officially open to the public. Louisa has set a high standard for herself and is relying on word of mouth...

  • Ep 6

    6.For Love or Money

    09-10-197650m

    A con artist, posing as a Baron, dupes a greedy American guest and seduces a lonely young bride, as a vigilant and intrigued Louisa monitors his every move.

  • Ep 7

    7.A Lady of Virtue

    16-10-197650m

    A Liberal politician convinces a colleague that he can seduce a married lady of impeccable virtue.

  • Ep 8

    8.Trouble and Strife

    23-10-197650m

    A woman from Starr's past, down on her luck, begs him to use his influence to obtain a job for her at the Bentinck.

  • Ep 9

    9.The Outsiders

    30-10-197650m

    When a kindly, but modest man asks for a room at the Bentinck Hotel, he is given the short shrift. However when Louisa and Charlie find out the reason for his visit, he is treated...

  • Ep 10

    10.Lottie's Boy

    06-11-197650m

    A handsome young guest creates a rift between Mary and Louisa and persuades the Major to invest the remainder of his inheritance in a very risky venture.

  • Ep 11

    11.No Letters, No Lawyers

    13-11-197650m

    A wily journalist poses as a temporary porter and gathers information on Louisa that could destroy her personal and professional life.

  • Ep 12

    12.A Matter of Honour

    20-11-197650m

    Charlie is shocked to learn that one of his closest friends, Lord Elleston, arranged for his horse to lose at Ascot.

  • Ep 13

    13.One Night's Grace

    27-11-197650m

    All are intrigued when an attractive young lady asks to see Lord Haslemere -- who is she, what does she want, and more to the point, what is she after?

  • Ep 14

    14.Plain Sailing

    04-12-197650m

    Louisa turns the air blue, but hardly a sedate navy, when she buys a summer resort adjacent to a posh private club at Cowes.

  • Ep 15

    15.A Test of Love

    11-12-197650m

    With the death of His Majesty, King Edward VII, an era ends for Britain and for Louisa Trotter. Pressing forward, however, Charlie Tyrell (Lord Haslemere) has proposed to lovely Ma...

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