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Let Them Eat Cake

Comedy · 1999

Last aired: S1 E6, The Royal Command Performance · 1999-10-14

Let Them Eat Cake is a BBC comedy set mostly in and around the Palace of Versailles in the year 1782. The series 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.

Cast

Jennifer Saunders Colombine

Dawn French Lisette

Adrian Scarborough Bouffant

Alison Steadman Madame de Plonge

Lucy Punch Eveline de Plonge

Elizabeth Berrington Marie Antoinette

Season 1

E1 The Pox 1999-09-09 · 30 min Colombine, Comtesse de Vache, has been challenged to seduce the delectable Marquis de Bonvie.

E2 Murder 1999-09-16 · 30 min Colombine is fighting for her life after being accused of the brutal dismemberment of her rival the Marquise de Foufou.

E3 The Portrait 1999-09-23 · 30 min The infamous Marquis de Sade has escaped once again from the Bastille and is having his wicked way with the women of Versailles.

E4 Making Voopee 1999-09-30 · 30 min Columbine thinks she's pregnant, but she can't remember the actual act of conception.

E5 A Marriage of Convenience 1999-10-07 · 30 min Colombine's impoverished younger sister Cecile arrives at court, hoping for a little charity, but the Comtesse has other plans for her.

E6 The Royal Command Performance 1999-10-14 · 30 min Colombine is invited to the social event of the season: a public demonstration of Marie Antoinette 's "affection" for the king.

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