The read
The series ran 1 season across 13 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
The affair that shook Victorian society to its core: he was the Prince of Wales, the future monarch; she was a professional beauty, who became a royal bedmate. Follow the fascinating life of the Dean of Jersey's daughter from her modest childhood to her emergence as one of the most celebrated beauties of her time. Lillie's liaison with the heir to the throne marked only the beginning of a remarkable, scandalous and daring series of adventures in open defiance of accepted morality imposed by Victorian and Edwardian society.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
10 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 13 ep1978 |
Key crew
- Joseph HorovitzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Francesca AnnisEmilie 'Lillie' Le Breton
Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookscandalminiseriesbased on memoir or autobiographyperiod dramaloveless marriagehistorical dramaglobetrottingcostume drama1920s19th century