8.6/1040 votes#1 - The Pox
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1999
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: N/A
8.1/1033 votes#2 - Murder
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1999
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: N/A
8.4/1036 votes#3 - The Portrait
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1999
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: N/A
8.4/1033 votes#4 - Making Voopee
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1999
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: N/A
8.1/1033 votes#5 - A Marriage of Convenience
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1999
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: N/A
8.0/1028 votes#6 - The Royal Command Performance
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1999
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: N/A
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Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Episodes
6
Avg. Rating
8.3
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8.6
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Pox" is the best rated episode of "Let Them Eat Cake" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Christine Gernon and written by N/A, it aired on 9/9/1999. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Murder".
