The Duchess of Duke Street

Drama197631 episodes2 seasonsScripted

First aired: 1976-09-04

Synopsis

Set in London between 1900 and 1925, the story follows Louisa Leyton/Trotter, the eponymous "Duchess", who works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St. James's.

Creators

John Hawkesworth

Casting

  • Gemma Jones
    Louisa Trotter
  • Holly De Jong
  • Mary Healey
    Mrs. Cochrane
  • Joanna David
  • Richard Vernon
    Major Smith-Barton
  • Lalla Ward
  • Alan MacNaughtan
  • Thorley Walters
  • John Welsh
    Merriman
  • Christopher Cazenove
    Charles Tyrrell