Let Them Eat Cake (TV series)

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Let Them Eat Cake
Genre	Sitcom
Creator(s)	Peter Learmouth
Starring	Dawn French Jennifer Saunders Adrian Scarborough Alison Steadman Lucy Punch
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original run	9 September 1999 – 14 October 1999
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Let Them Eat Cake was a short-lived British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders that lasted for only one series in 1999. It was written and created by Peter Learmouth, and one of the only shows that French and Saunders have appeared in that they didn't create themselves.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Episodes
4 DVD releases
5 References
6 External link

[edit] Plot

It is 1782, seven years before the French Revolution, and the immoral Colombine, Comtesse de Vache lives at the Palace of Versailles in the Court of Louis XVI. Her loyal maid is Lisette and her acid-tonged manservant is Bouffant. Colombine's constant rival is Madame de Plonge, along with her innocent and sharp-witted daughter, Eveline.

[edit] Cast

Jennifer Saunders - Colombine, Comtesse de Vache
Dawn French - Lisette
Adrian Scarborough - Bouffant
Alison Steadman - Madame de Plonge
Lucy Punch - Eveline
Elizabeth Berrington - Marie Antoinette
Julian Rhind-Tutt - Marie Antoinette's Adviser

[edit] Episodes

Title	Airdate	Overview
The Pox	9 September 1999	Madame de Plonge tries to humiliate the Comtesse de Vache by convincing her to try and seduce one of her lovers. Meanwhile, the Comte de Vache has contracted the pox and wishes to end his life pressed against Colombine's bosom.
Murder	16 September 1999	When Colombine loses a bet against the Marquis de Fufu, she is arrested immediately after the Marquis is found brutully murdered in her apartment.
The Portrait	23 September 1999	The Marquis de Sade has escaped from the Bastille and it seems that Colombine has become a favoured victim of his depravities. Meanwhile, a famous artist wants to paint Colombine. Guest starring Richard E. Grant and Maggie Steed.
Making Voopee	30 September 1999	Colombine believes herself to be pregnant and thinks the King to be the father. She then conspires to do away with the King's legitimate son so that her own will become heir to the throne of France.
A Marriage of Convenience	7 October 1999	A Duke is offering a vast sum to anyone who can provide him with a "show wife," which he needs to appear to be one of the lads. Colombine tries to enlist her estranged sister, Cecille (played by Kathy Burke), for the job.
The Royal Command Performance	14 October 1999	The King and Queen have decided to hold a Royal Command Performance, consisting basically of them copulating, and Colombine does her best to outshine her nemesis, Madame de Plonge.