Let Them Eat Cake - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1999

Channel

BBC One

Episodes

6 (1 series)

Creator

Peter Learmouth

Stars

Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Scarborough, Alison Steadman, Lucy Punch and Elizabeth Berrington

Writer

Peter Learmouth

Director

Christine Gernon

Producers

Christopher Skala, Jon Plowman, Peter Bennett-Jones, Peter Learmouth and Rachel Salter

Company

Let Them Eat Cake is set mostly in and around the Palace of Versailles in the year 1782 and follows the intrigues of Colombine, Comtesse de Vache. Regarded as one of the most dangerous women in the court of King Louis XVI she is assisted by her faithful servant, Lisette, in uncovering all the dark secrets of the aristocracy. Meanwhile, her couturier, Bouffant struggles to keep the Comtesse and her Rubenesque figure at the forefront of 18th century French fashion.

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Production

Studio

Picture

Colour