The Duchess of Duke Street

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The Duchess of Duke Street is a British period drama television series set in Edwardian London, loosely based on the life of hotelier Rosa Lewis and her rise from servant to renowned proprietor.

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instanceOf British television series
basedOn life of Rosa Lewis
broadcastFormat serial drama
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator John Hawkesworth
depicts British class system
Edwardian society
filmingLocation United Kingdom
firstAired 1976
firstAiredOnChannel BBC One
genre historical drama
period drama
hasAudience adult viewers
hasBroadcastDecade 1970s
hasBroadcastMedium television
hasCharacterType aristocratic guests
domestic servants
hasHistoricalBasis Edwardian London hotel trade
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD
hasMediaType television series
hasProductionType BBC drama
hasRuntimePerEpisodeApprox 50 minutes
hasTitleCharacter Louisa Trotter
isFictionalizationOf Rosa Lewis
language English
lastAired 1977
mainCharacter Louisa Trotter
numberOfEpisodes 31
numberOfSeasons 2
numberOfSeries 2
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastBy BBC
originalNetwork BBC One
originalRunEndYear 1977
originalRunStartYear 1976
portrays rise of a servant to hotel proprietor
productionCompany BBC
protagonistBasedOn Rosa Lewis
protagonistOccupation cook
hotelier
setInTime early 20th century
settingLocation London
linked to: London, England
settingPeriod Edwardian era
stars Christopher Cazenove
Gemma Jones
theme hospitality industry
social mobility
women in business

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