Let Them Eat Cake - Series 1, Episode 1 - The Pox - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

The Comtesse de Vache is set to seduce the Marquis de Bonvie and draw away his amorous attention from Madame de Plonge. Excited by the Marquis' reputation at being able to "deflower a cemetery with his smile", things are complicated when her husband, the Comte de Vache, turns up at Versailles with the pox.

Broadcast details

Date

1999

Channel

BBC One

Cast & crew

Cast

Dawn French Lisette
Jennifer Saunders Colombine
Adrian Scarborough Bouffant
Alison Steadman Madame de Plonge
Lucy Punch Eveline
Elizabeth Berrington Marie Antoinette

Guest cast

Julian Rhind-Tutt Advisor
James Greene Comte De Vache
Adam James Marquis De Bonvie
Nick Von Schlippe Grave Digger
Philip Voss Physician
Thomas Wheatley Priest

Writing team

Peter Learmouth Writer

Production team

Christine Gernon Director
Christopher Skala Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Peter Bennett-Jones Executive Producer
Peter Learmouth Associate Producer
Rachel Salter Line Producer
Mark Lawrence Editor
Dennis De Groot Production Designer
Debbie McWilliams Casting Director
Sarah Burns Costume Designer
Lynda Armstrong Make-up Designer
Chris Kempton Lighting Designer
Will Charles Lighting Designer
Nick Bicât Composer
Sally Cooper Production Manager
Peter Learmouth Creator