The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)

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Country: UK, USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1979-12-16
Director: N/A
Writers: John Hawkesworth
Language: English
Stars: Gemma Jones , Victoria Plucknett , John Welsh , John Cater , Richard Vernon (II) (1925–1997) , Richard Vernon (II) (1925–1997) , Mary Healey , Christopher Cazenove , Christopher Cazenove , Christopher Cazenove , Sammie Winmill , Holly De Jong , June Brown , June Brown
Runtime: 1 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 6 nominations total
AKA: The Duchess of Duke Street (United Kingdom) , De dame van Duke Street (Netherlands the) , La Duquessa de Duke Street (Spain) , The Duchess of Duke Street (United States of America) , The Duchess of Duke Street , The Duchess of Duke Street (South Africa) , The Duchess of Duke Street (Canada) , A Duquesa de Duke Street (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Duchess of Duke Street (Canada) , La duquesa de Duke Street (Spain) , Das Hotel in der Duke Street (Germany) , Das Hotel in der Duke Street , Герцогиня из Дьюк Стрит
Plot: Louisa is an ordinary girl living in Victorian London. She is looking for a job and ends up talking her way into the kitchen of a Lords townhouse. The Lord has a rather snooty French chef, Louisa quickly develops a strong desire to become a top cook, women back then couldn't be chefs. Through hard work and sheer determination she wins over the chef and he begins to teach her his art. She quickly proves that she has a huge talent in the art of cooking. This brings her to the attention of three very different men, all of which will play huge but very different roles in her future. Partly because of who she knows, but mostly by her own extremely strong will and work ethic she goes on to be very successful, in a time when independent women were something of an oddity.
IMDB:tt0077004