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16 December 1979 (USA) more
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Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the Queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel... more
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations more
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One of the best British series ever..... more (12 total)

Cast

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Gemma Jones ... Louisa Trotter (31 episodes, 1976-1977)
Victoria Plucknett ... Mary (26 episodes, 1976-1977)
John Welsh ... Merriman (25 episodes, 1976-1977)
John Cater ... Starr (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Richard Vernon ... Major Smith-Barton / ... (18 episodes, 1976-1977)

Mary Healey ... Mrs. Cochrane (17 episodes, 1976-1977)

Christopher Cazenove ... Charles Haslemere / ... (15 episodes, 1976-1977)
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UK:50 min (31 episodes)
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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best British series ever....., 7 July 2004
Author: Valerie Schuster (valsocool@yahoo.com) from No. Palm Beach, Florida

This show was one of the best British series ever imported to the States. I watched every episode and was the most entertained by the story, the relationships, the detail to clothing, the acting, and especially as I was a working chef at the time, the food. Seeing Gemma Jones make her character so real from her very humble beginnings at the bottom of the kitchen staff to become a renowned chef and hotel owner was probably a fantasy of mine in the 20th century. I absolutely loved this show and wish I could get it on DVD. I wish we had more good TV like this today. To me even Upstairs Downstairs which I also loved was not as good because the story was more long winded and drawn out. Would someone please bring back good drama to TV.

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