A poor and homely spinster, who feels she's been walked on all her life, teams up with a scheming courtesan to wreak elaborate revenge on her rich and handsome relatives.
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- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
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Series Cast
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Cousin Bette
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| Thorley Walters | ... |
Baron Hector Hulot
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| Helen Mirren | ... |
Valerie
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| Ursula Howells | ... |
Adeline
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John Bryans | ... |
Crevel
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Harriet Harper | ... |
Hortense
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| Colin Baker | ... |
Count Wenceslas Steinbock
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| Edward de Souza | ... |
Henri Montes
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| Davyd Harries | ... |
Victorin
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| Esmond Knight | ... |
General Hulot
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Oscar Quitak | ... |
Marneffe
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Robert Speaight | ... |
Johann Fischer
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Ericka Crowne | ... |
Celestine
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Sally James | ... |
Marie
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Margaret Boyd | ... |
Mariette
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Michael Mulcaster | ... |
Leon - Footman
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| Janet Key | ... |
Josepha
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| David Garth | ... |
Prince de Wissembourg
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| Godfrey James | ... |
Chardin
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Maurice Quick | ... |
Footman
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| Ellen Pollock | ... |
Madame Nourisson
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| Jerold Wells | ... |
Police Superintendent
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Belinda Low | ... |
Lulu
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Edmund Bailey | ... |
Beau Pied
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Raymond Witch | ... |
Judici
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Suzanne Togni | ... |
Atala Judici
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Leslie Nye | ... |
War Ministry official
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| Bella Emberg | ... |
Madame Judici
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Fiona Gaunt | ... |
Leonie
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John DeVaut | ... |
Major Domo
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Vanessa Riches | ... |
Jenny Cadine
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Penny Service | ... |
Seraphine
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| Susan Travers | ... |
Maxine Corbert
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| Mary Healey | ... |
Nursemaid
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Keith Campbell | ... |
Dr. Keller
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Graham Tonbridge | ... |
Leon
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1971) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Masterpiece Theatre (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Acorn Media Group (2007) (United States) (DVD)
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in BBC Television Centre (1971). See more » |