We are very much enjoying Duchess of Duke Street Series 1 -- it does not appear that Series 2 has been released in the U.S. -- it is two discs and 5 hours. Anybody know if it is coming out soon?
Sylvia
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I hope so! I just finished watching Disc 5 of Series 1 and want to see more of this wonderful TV show.
shareThere were two series; Series 1 had 5 episodes, and series 2 had 6. I'm not familar with the DVD. In the first series Louisa gets the hotel, and I believe it ends with Charlie going off to France. In the second series, Charlie dies from his battlefield injuries. Charlie's death is bittersweet because he and Louisa had agreed to marry "once the guns have stopped". Louisa then brings their daughter back to London. I often wonder why the writers let Charlie die - I think there could have been many script possibilities had Charlie and Louisa married.
shareThere were two series; Series 1 had 5 episodes, and series 2 had 6. I'm not familar with the DVD. In the first series Louisa gets the hotel, and I believe it ends with Charlie going off to France. In the second series, Charlie dies from his battlefield injuries. Charlie's death is bittersweet because he and Louisa had agreed to marry "once the guns have stopped". Louisa then brings their daughter back to London. I often wonder why the writers let Charlie die - I think there could have been many script possibilities had Charlie and Louisa married.
shareJust save your tapes. You never know what they may delete to fit on DVDs.
shareGuess what!!...the new series 2 is coming to acorn media for their summer catalog 2006. I think website is acornmedia.com. I am waiting for the second installment. I called acorn media and this what I was told...so it IS coming to the US....
Diana
I just checked www.acornmedia.com, and found that Series 2 is currently available on DVD, in the US, for $79.99. Fourteen hours on five DVDs.
shareYou can get both DVDs from DEEP DISCOUNT DVD for $52.00 each. Shipping is free, and there is NO tax. That's where I bought mine.
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/
Series 2 is now available to rent on Netflix.
shareI have both Series 1 and 2 on VHS purchased tapes. I just watched all 11 tapes and tho old, the quality looks brand new. Somehow, the BBC gets it right and makes tapes AND DVD's to last.
I won't buy the DVDs until the tapes give out.
Wonderful series; however, I wouldn't go so far as to say that "Upstairs, Downstairs" wasn't as good..it WAS, and then some. But "Duchess.." is based on a true story.."Upstairs.." is fiction. They were both wonderful, IMO..and I'd never tire of watching these stories.
Louise Trotter's real name was Rosa Lewis and she was renowned as the best cook in London..she did own the Cavendish Hotel on the corner of Jermyn Street and Duke Street.
Rosa Lewis was born in Leyton, Essex in 1867 and died in 1952 in her sleep at the age of 85...she was known as the Queen of Cooks. It is said that the King of England made it possible for her to buy the "Bentinck Hotel".
"If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything!"....
If you are interested in seeing this I have a secret group on Facebook where I make links available on many fine UK TV shows. To get in you must friend me on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/don.blackburn from there I will add you to the group.
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