Let Them Eat Cake (1999)

Comedy · History

Let Them Eat Cake is a British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders set in France, 1782, just seven years before the French Revolution. It is one of the few programmes in which French and Saunders have appeared which they did not create themselves.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (844 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

Rating trend: this show's seasons do not settle into one shape. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well.

Browse shows by rating shape → Open in Rising Shows app → View on IMDb

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

8.35 avg 6 episodes 8.6 → 8.1

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Pox	8.6	47
2	Murder	8.2	39
3	The Portrait	8.5	41
4	Making Voopee	8.5	38
5	A Marriage of Convenience	8.2	38
6	The Royal Command Performance	8.1	34