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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Anyone who missed Gemma Jones' towering portrayal of Louisa has no excuse not to catch up now! The series is based on the true life story of Rosa Lewis and the Cavendish Hotel, and is fascinating in its portrayal of the struggles and triumphs of a working class girl as talent, luck and hard work take her to the top of Society. Anyone who enjoyed Upstairs, Downstairs can't fail to be hooked by this. Watch out for a recurring guest role for Eastenders' June Brown (Dot Cotton).It's a great story, beautifully written and directed, with faultless performances throughout.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This video is well worth watching."Duchess" fans will not be disappointed. Bringing the first series to an end, each episode left me looking forward to the next time I could plan an hour to myself without the usual family distractions. Much of the action is away from the hotel, reflecting Louisa's success in achieving financial and social standing (up to a point!)The final episode could have signalled the end of the story - loose ends were tied up and there were no cliffhangers. However, there is a second series -hurray! Just one word of caution - although this video could be enjoyed independently of its predecessors, I would recommend you start from the beginning to fully appreciate the developing storylines.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
It's true, as the other reviewer on this page said, series 2 is better than series 1, I think because it had all got into it's stride by now, as is often perfectly natural. In the first episode, Louisa rashly invites her family to stay at the Bentinck, and thus ends up having her mother (June Brown, better known these days as Dot Cotton in "EastEnders") queening it over her staff, and her snarling brother Arfur (Martin Shaw, excellent as always) upsetting everyone in sight. 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. Worth watching alone for the Cafe Royal dinner between him and Louisa, in which he confesses that Louisa has "cast a spell" over him. The third story is perhaps the most predictable, with a good-natured chaffeur being left a fortune by his elderly employer, much to the chagrin of her feckless nephew, and so having to be taught the ways of the nobs. This is quality vintage BBC costume drama, and Gemma Jones does a superb job as the formidable hotel-keeper.
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A brilliant batch of blindin' episodes at the Bendinck.
For me, series 2 is much better than series 1 and this particular video proves it for me. Louisa is visited by her parents and brother, who prove to be too much to handle for the... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2001 by jboy4eva@yahoo.co.uk
Comical, sad, optimistic
I enjoyed the series when I was on TV, and watching it again is a real pleasure. There is a timeless quality about the performance that has not diminshed with the years.
Published on 17 Aug 2000
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