Let Them Eat Cake (1999–1999)

TV ShowEndedBBC OneComedy1 season, 6 episodes
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Plot

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.

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  1. 01Let Them Eat Cake S01E01The PoxS01E01 · 8.0In 1792 at the Palace of Versailles, Madame de Plonge bets Colombine that she can't seduce the young, handsome Marquis de Bonvie. Lisette suspects that it's all part of a ""setup"" to ruin her mistress and offers to take her place. Columbine learns that her elderly husband, Honore, has caught the pox, and turns it around to her advantage.
  2. 02Let Them Eat Cake S01E02MurderS01E02 · 8.0Columbine loses her fortune in a wager with the Marquise de Foufou. When the Marquise de Foufou is brutally murdered, Columbine is the prime suspect. But was it murder, or suicide? Justice will prevail, but not until Columbine has her day in court.
  3. 03Let Them Eat Cake S01E03The PortraitS01E03 · 8.0The finest portrait painter in France, Madame Vigee-Lebrun, agrees to paint Columbine's portrait, but the wig must go. Columbine becomes a victim of the Marquis de Sade. Lisette returns to the streets and Bouffant is seduced.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1999Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Let Them Eat Cake S01E01Season's bestThe PoxSeptember 9, 1999 8.0In 1792 at the Palace of Versailles, Madame de Plonge bets Colombine that she can't seduce the young, handsome Marquis de Bonvie. Lisette su
  2. S01E02Let Them Eat Cake S01E02MurderSeptember 16, 1999 8.0Columbine loses her fortune in a wager with the Marquise de Foufou. When the Marquise de Foufou is brutally murdered, Columbine is the prime
  3. S01E03Let Them Eat Cake S01E03The PortraitSeptember 23, 1999 8.0The finest portrait painter in France, Madame Vigee-Lebrun, agrees to paint Columbine's portrait, but the wig must go. Columbine becomes a v
  4. S01E04Let Them Eat Cake S01E04Making VoopeeSeptember 30, 1999 8.0Columbine swears that she has been celibate for eight years. How, then, has she managed to get pregnant? Is King Louis XVI the father? What
  5. S01E05Let Them Eat Cake S01E05A Marriage of ConvenienceOctober 7, 1999 8.0Columbine's sister, Cecilie, is destitute and needs help from Columbine. The only help she gets is a suggestion that she should marry the Du
  6. S01E06Let Them Eat Cake S01E06The Royal Command PerformanceOctober 14, 1999 8.0Marie Antoinette intends to prove her love for her husband by having sex with him in public - twice. Columbine intends to use the event as t

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Cast

Elizabeth BerringtonElizabeth BerringtonDawn FrenchDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersJennifer SaundersLucy PunchLucy PunchEvelineAlison SteadmanAlison SteadmanAdrian ScarboroughAdrian Scarborough

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