The Best Episodes of Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette’s affair with Fersen reignites--could it be part of a carefully orchestrated plot?

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Marie Antoinette and Louis embrace modern rule, but enemies lurk everywhere, even in Versailles.

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When Louis refuses to share his bed with her, Marie Antoinette realizes that producing an heir will not be straightforward. She turns to Madame du Barry for help but a rivalry begins to form between the Favorite and the Dauphine.

Director: Pete Travis

Writer: Louise Ironside

Marie Antoinette and Louis are about to make their first official visit to Paris. But when the King becomes seriously ill, the succession suddenly becomes a reality.

Director: Pete Travis

Writer: Chloe Moss

The royal family spends some holidays in Fontainebleau. Marie-Antoinette learns about du Barry's plan, who looks for a fiancée for Provence. Will the second pretender to the throne of France be able to birth the Bourbon heir before Louis and Marie-Antoinette perform their duty?

Director: Pete Travis

Writer: Deborah Davis, Avril E. Russell

Antoinette's brother Joseph comes to Versailles to save the marriage, but realizes he will have his work cut out in uniting this estranged couple, still childless after seven years. Time is running out to save the Franco-Austrian alliance.

Director: Geoffrey Enthoven

Writer: Louise Ironside

Marie Antoinette is pregnant at last, but her reputation is attacked when pornographic pamphlets challenging the legitimacy of her unborn child appear at Versailles. The castle is locked down and an investigation takes place in order to uncover the traitor.

Director: Geoffrey Enthoven

Writer: Chloe Moss

Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she is forced to leave Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. She must deliver an heir in order to secure an alliance between the two nations, but she is unprepared for the royal family that awaits her.

Director: Pete Travis

Writer: Deborah Davis

Louis may now be King, but Marie Antoinette is determined to launch her reign as the Queen of France. However, as her political advice is ignored and Provence and Joséphine threaten to deliver an heir, a chill sets in the royals' marriage.

Director: Geoffrey Enthoven

Writer: Deborah Davis

Louis becomes increasingly confident in his position as King as he throws himself into supporting the American War of Independence. Marie Antoinette spends her time at the Petit Trianon where she begins to fall for a familiar face.

Director: Geoffrey Enthoven

Writer: Deborah Davis