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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
Season 1
8.5/1043 votesA Test of Love
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/1976
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 Margaret Rosslyn and the newlyweds leave the Bentinck to live in a suitable house and start a family.
Director: Bill Bain
Writer: John Hawkesworth
- 8.3/1084 votes
A Present Sovereign
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1976
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 an assistant. Resented by other kitchen staff, Louisa bonds with Mary–target of their frequent malice–forms a friendship with butler Gus Trotter, and fends off attentions of the aristocratic Charlie Tyrrell. When Lord Henry unexpectedly returns during Monsieur Alex's holiday, Louisa must cook for a group that includes the Prince of Wales.
Director: Bill Bain
Writer: John Hawkesworth
- 8.3/1063 votes
A Nice Class of Premises
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1976
All bets are off when HRH becomes His Majesty, King Edward VII and Louisa and Augustus must plan what lies ahead for them.
Director: Bill Bain
Writer: David Butler
- 8.3/1058 votes
The Bargain
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1976
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, devises a plan to save her hotel.
Director: Cyril Coke
Writer: Jack Rosenthal
- 8.2/1056 votes
A Bed of Roses
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1976
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 among the right kind of people to bring in the clientèle. Charlie invites an attractive, but married, woman for dinner in his rooms only to have her leave when she realizes she is the only guest. He invites Louisa to join him and unexpectedly, they soon are lovers. When Charlie must leave for America, Louisa is heartbroken but she also is pregnant. At the appropriate time, she leaves the hotel with Mary in charge to go and give birth. Soon Charlie is back and completely unaware of what has been going on, tracks her down. He also has a proposition on how to care for their child
Director: Bill Bain
Writer: John Hawkesworth
- 8.2/1053 votes
The Outsiders
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1976
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 like a visiting dignitary.
Director: Simon Langton
Writer: Rosemary Anne Sisson
- 8.1/1066 votes
Honour and Obey
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/1976
Hardly flattered and severely compromised, Louisa has caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and is pressed into marrying Augustus Trotter.
Director: Cyril Coke
Writer: Jeremy Paul
- 8.1/1041 votes
A Matter of Honour
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1976
Charlie is shocked to learn that one of his closest friends, Lord Elleston, arranged for his horse to lose at Ascot.
Director: Bill Bain
Writer: Julian Bond
- 8.0/1047 votes
No Letters, No Lawyers
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/1976
A wily journalist poses as a temporary porter and gathers information on Louisa that could destroy her personal and professional life.
Director: Simon Langton
Writer: Bill Craig
- 7.8/1039 votes
One Night's Grace
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1976
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?
Director: Cyril Coke
Writer: Ken Taylor
- 7.7/1045 votes
Plain Sailing
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/4/1976
Louisa turns the air blue, but hardly a sedate navy, when she buys a summer resort adjacent to a posh private club at Cowes.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: Jeremy Paul
- 7.6/1061 votes
For Love or Money
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1976
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.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: John Hawkesworth
- 7.6/1049 votes
A Lady of Virtue
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1976
A Liberal politician convinces a colleague that he can seduce a married lady of impeccable virtue.
Director: Cyril Coke
Writer: Jeremy Paul
- 7.6/1047 votes
Lottie's Boy
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/1976
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.
Director: Cyril Coke
Writer: Julia Jones
- 7.5/1043 votes
Trouble and Strife
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/1976
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.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: Jeremy Paul