The Duchess
18th-century drama based on the tumultuous life of the duchess of Devonshire, a bright, popular aristocrat who is trapped in a failed marriage and has to face personal conflicts.
Period drama based on the tumultuous life of the 18th-century duchess of Devonshire, a bright, popular aristocrat who is trapped in a failed marriage and has to face personal conflicts - including living with her husband's mistress and falling passionately in love with a young politician.
Based on Amanda Foreman's best-selling novel Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
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The Duchess: Saul Dibb interview
Duration: 05:31
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Allemande from French Suite V in G Major
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Menuetto from String Quartet No. 12 in B Flat Major
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondeau - Allegro from String Quartet K80
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Gigue from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major
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George Frideric Handel
Country Dance from Water Music Suite in G Major
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Pietro Locatelli
Cantabile from Sonata Opus 8 No. 4 in C Major
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Ludwig van Beethoven
German Dance No. 10 in D Major from Twelve German Dances
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Un Moto Di Gioia
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Antonio Vivaldi
Largo from Concerto for Violin, Strings and Harpsichord in C
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Affettuoso from Trio Sonata in A Minor
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Joseph Haydn
Adagio from String Quartet Opus 1 No. 3 in D Major
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Georgiana Spencer | Keira Knightley |
| The Duke of Devonshire | Ralph Fiennes |
| Lady Spencer | Charlotte Rampling |
| Earl Grey | Dominic Cooper |
| Lady Bess Foster | Hayley Atwell |
| Charles Fox | Simon McBurney |
| Richard Sheridan | Aidan McArdle |
| General Grey | John Shrapnel |
| Heaton | Alistair Petrie |
| Dr Neville | Patrick Godfrey |
| Speechmaker | Michael Medwin |
| Macaroni | Justin Edwards |
| Sir James Hare | Richard McCabe |
| Lady Charlotte | Camilla Arfwedson |
| Director | Saul Dibb |
| Writer | Jeffrey Hatcher |
| Writer | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Writer | Saul Dibb |
| Author | Amanda Foreman |
| Producer | Michael Kuhn |
| Producer | Gabrielle Tana |
| Executive Producer | Carolyn Marks-Blackwood |
| Executive Producer | Amanda Foreman |
| Executive Producer | Francois Ivernel |
| Executive Producer | Christine Langan |
| Executive Producer | Cameron McCracken |
| Executive Producer | David M Thompson |
Broadcasts
Thu 25 Aug 2011 21:00主播大秀 Two & 主播大秀 HD- Sat 28 Jan 2012 20:30
- Sat 29 Dec 2012 21:15主播大秀 Two except Wales
- Sat 29 Dec 2012 22:00主播大秀 Two Wales
- Sun 15 Dec 2013 20:40主播大秀 Two except Scotland
- Sun 15 Dec 2013 22:50主播大秀 Two Scotland
- Sat 8 Aug 2015 21:10主播大秀 Two except Scotland
- Sat 8 Aug 2015 22:25主播大秀 Two Scotland
- Christmas Day 2018 22:15
Christmas Day 2019 22:10- Sat 18 Jul 2020 21:15主播大秀 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sat 18 Jul 2020 22:45主播大秀 Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Thu 17 Dec 2020 00:35主播大秀 Two except Scotland
- Sun 11 Jul 2021 21:00主播大秀 Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Wed 10 Aug 2022 22:40主播大秀 One except Wales
- Wed 10 Aug 2022 23:10主播大秀 One Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 14 Jan 2023 22:45主播大秀 Two except Scotland
- Sun 16 Jul 2023 22:30
- Sun 14 Apr 2024 23:35主播大秀 One except Scotland
- Mon 15 Apr 2024 00:05主播大秀 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
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