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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One to revisit, March 8, 2000
Excellent chance to watch again a programme that truley shows the 2 tier system of victorian england.It is remarkable the indifference shown to those consisdered to be in the poorer classes and how they were manipluted,but with Louisa Trotter there was a difference,she plays the game to her on benefit,but never dening her past.Inter woven in these video's is a remarkable love story that if it were to happen to day,the ending would have been very different.Louisa Trotter is an example of what makes a hotel/cafe/restaurant a sucess,it is not just the product,but the charactor behind it that makes the difference. I have watched this several times and the attention to detail is excellent,even down to the cooking style that is true Victorian. Enjoy,perfect for a rainy afternoon.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the better series from Masterpiece Theater, October 18, 1999
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The Duchess of Duke Street is loosly based on a real character, a woman who started out as a basic scullery maid, the lowest position in "service", and worked her way up to being a celebrated cook.She eventually bought her own hotel in London which was famous for its food and naughty reputation.The acting is top rate and so are the stories. It is an excellent illustration of class and society in general into the 1930s. It is also a touching reminder of what a horrific war WWI was and how it literally changed British society on every level. Highly recommended for winter evenings and rainy afternoons with a brandy or a glass of Mrs. Trotter's favorite champagne.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magnificent..., April 24, 2003
This review is from: The Duchess of Duke Street, Vol. 2 (6 Tape Set) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
If anything, this second series is even better than the first. You have to own the whole series to get the full effect: each time I watch, I notice something different. Series II brings home the horrors of the World War and the often tragic, often humorous byproducts of the class system. While the lower classes were used and abused, the upper classes too faced restrictions... The closing scene is near-perfect... The only downside to the series is that it's unmatched. Upstairs Downstairs (at least the first season) doesn't move as quickly and the characters seem cardboard in comparison, at least to me. Only Brideshead Revisited comes close and that's a far gloomier story.
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