The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)

Name: The Duchess of Duke Street
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Gemma Jones

Drama

In Victorian London, Louisa Leyton works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St James's.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (1,728 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Hoopla
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Gemma Jones Louise Trotter

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

8.03 avg 15 episodes 8.3 → 8.6 53 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Present Sovereign	8.3	89
2	Honour and Obey	8.1	71
3	A Nice Class of Premises	8.3	66
4	The Bargain	8.3	62
5	A Bed of Roses	8.2	59
6	For Love or Money	7.6	66
7	A Lady of Virtue	7.7	54
8	Trouble and Strife	7.5	46
9	The Outsiders	8.2	53
10	Lottie's Boy	7.6	50
11	No Letters, No Lawyers	8.2	50
12	A Matter of Honour	8.2	44
13	One Night's Grace	7.8	42
14	Plain Sailing	7.8	48
15	A Test of Love	8.6	46

Season 2 (1977)

8.48 avg 16 episodes 7.5 → 9.4 52 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Family Matters	7.5	39
2	Poor Catullus	8.3	34
3	A Lesson in Manners	8.2	35
4	Winter Lament	8.1	41
5	The Passing Show	8.0	31
6	Your Country Needs You	8.5	29
7	The Patriots	8.7	27
8	The Reluctant Warrior	8.7	25
9	Tea and a Wad	8.6	29
10	Shadows	9.0	30
11	Where There's a Will	8.9	32
12	The Legion of the Living	8.9	25
13	Lottie	8.3	22
14	Blossom Time	8.1	22
15	Poor Little Rich Girl	8.5	23
16	Ain't We Got Fun	9.4	31

The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)

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