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5 unusual facts about The Duchess of Duke Street


Duke Street, Marylebone

It is best known as the setting for the TV series The Duchess of Duke Street and as (from September 1880) the headquarters of the Artists' Rifles.

The Duchess of Duke Street

Eventually, Louisa secretly gives birth to their illegitimate daughter Lottie (Lalla Ward).

Rounding out the principal cast is Major Toby Smith-Barton (Richard Vernon), an upper-class, retired Army officer.

From their former employer, Louisa takes along her loyal Welsh assistant and friend Mary (Victoria Plucknett).

There's a Girl in My Soup

The movie introduced Christopher Cazenove, who later co-starred on Dynasty and the British TV series The Duchess of Duke Street, and Nicola Pagett, who played Elizabeth Bellamy on Upstairs, Downstairs.


Joan Benham

Other television programmes she appeared in include, Doctor in the House, Doctor in Charge, Father Brown, The Duchess of Duke Street, Doctor on the Go, Just William and Take My Wife.


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