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Let Them Eat Cake is a British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders set in France, 1782, just seven years before the French Revolution. It is one of the few programmes in which French

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    Let Them Eat Cake Season 1 Episode 1 - The Pox
    8.6/10(47 votes)

    #1 - The Pox

    S1:E1

    In 1792 at the Palace of Versailles, Madame de Plonge bets Colombine that she can't seduce the young, handsome Marquis de Bonvie. Lisette suspects that it's all part of a ""setup"" to ruin her mistress and offers to take her place. Columbine learns that her elderly husband, Honore, has caught the pox, and turns it around to her advantage.

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Let Them Eat Cake Season 1 Episode 3 - The Portrait
    8.5/10(41 votes)

    #2 - The Portrait

    S1:E3

    The finest portrait painter in France, Madame Vigee-Lebrun, agrees to paint Columbine's portrait, but the wig must go. Columbine becomes a victim of the Marquis de Sade. Lisette returns to the streets and Bouffant is seduced.

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Let Them Eat Cake Season 1 Episode 4 - Making Voopee
    8.5/10(38 votes)

    #3 - Making Voopee

    S1:E4

    Columbine swears that she has been celibate for eight years. How, then, has she managed to get pregnant? Is King Louis XVI the father? What will Marie Antionette think?

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Let Them Eat Cake Season 1 Episode 2 - Murder
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #4 - Murder

    S1:E2

    Columbine loses her fortune in a wager with the Marquise de Foufou. When the Marquise de Foufou is brutally murdered, Columbine is the prime suspect. But was it murder, or suicide? Justice will prevail, but not until Columbine has her day in court.

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Let Them Eat Cake Season 1 Episode 5 - A Marriage of Convenience
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #5 - A Marriage of Convenience

    S1:E5

    Columbine's sister, Cecilie, is destitute and needs help from Columbine. The only help she gets is a suggestion that she should marry the Duke D'Onan, a repulsive man who prefers men to women.

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Let Them Eat Cake Season 1 Episode 6 - The Royal Command Performance
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #6 - The Royal Command Performance

    S1:E6

    Marie Antoinette intends to prove her love for her husband by having sex with him in public - twice. Columbine intends to use the event as the venue for a final showdown with Madame de Plonge, but she has been invited to the matinee session.

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Pox" is the best rated episode of "Let Them Eat Cake". It scored 8.6/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by Christine Gernon and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/9/1999. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Portrait".