The Duchess of Duke Street (1976 – 1977)
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Sep 04, 1976 (GB)
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Drama
london, england
gambling
hotel
culture clash
world war i
marriage of convenience
forbidden love
rags to riches
workplace
victorian england
family relationships
female protagonist
period drama
british high society
battle of the sexes
high society
costume drama
1920s
1910s
culinary arts
edwardian england
1900s
20th century
female chef
social drama
based on real person
hotelier
domestic drama
inspired by true story
social hierarchy
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.
Creator
Cast
Gemma Jones
Louise Trotter
