Season 1

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  8.3/1081 votes

  A Present Sovereign

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1976

  A feisty, determined, kind hearted young woman embarks on her career 'to be the best cook in England,' when she's employed in the London home of a well connected aristocrat.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/1063 votes

  Honour and Obey

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/1976

  Hardly flattered and severely compromised, Louisa has caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and is pressed into marrying Augustus Trotter.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.3/1061 votes

  A Nice Class of Premises

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1976

  All bets are off when HRH becomes His Majesty, King Edward VII and Louisa and Augustus must plan what lies ahead for them.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.3/1056 votes

  The Bargain

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1976

  Heavily in debt, Louisa is on a juggernaut that lands in her in the hospital, after she collapses from exhaustion. But, that handsome devil and consoling angel, Charlie Tyrrell, devises a plan to save her hotel.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.2/1055 votes

  A Bed of Roses

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1976

  With Charlie Tyrell now in residence as the first guest, the hotel is now officially open to the public. Louisa has set a high standard for herself and is relying on word of mouth among the right kind of people to bring in the clientèle. Charlie invites an attractive, but married, woman for dinner in his rooms only to have her leave when she realizes she is the only guest. He invites Louisa to join him and unexpectedly, they soon are lovers. When Charlie must leave for America, Louisa is heartbroken but she also is pregnant. At the appropriate time, she leaves the hotel with Mary in charge to go and give birth. Soon Charlie is back and completely unaware of what has been going on, tracks her down. He also has a proposition on how to care for their child

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/1058 votes

  For Love or Money

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1976

  A con artist, posing as a Baron, dupes a greedy American guest and seduces a lonely young bride, as a vigilant and intrigued Louisa monitors his every move.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1047 votes

  A Lady of Virtue

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1976

  A Liberal politician convinces a colleague that he can seduce a married lady of impeccable virtue.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/1043 votes

  Trouble and Strife

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/1976

  A woman from Starr's past, down on her luck, begs him to use his influence to obtain a job for her at the Bentinck.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.2/1051 votes

  The Outsiders

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1976

  When a kindly, but modest man asks for a room at the Bentinck Hotel, he is given the short shrift. However when Louisa and Charlie find out the reason for his visit, he is treated like a visiting dignitary.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1046 votes

  Lottie's Boy

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/1976

  A handsome young guest creates a rift between Mary and Louisa and persuades the Major to invest the remainder of his inheritance in a very risky venture.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/1046 votes

  No Letters, No Lawyers

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/1976

  A wily journalist poses as a temporary porter and gathers information on Louisa that could destroy her personal and professional life.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.1/1039 votes

  A Matter of Honour

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1976

  Charlie is shocked to learn that one of his closest friends, Lord Elleston, arranged for his horse to lose at Ascot.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.8/1037 votes

  One Night's Grace

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1976

  All are intrigued when an attractive young lady asks to see Lord Haslemere -- who is she, what does she want, and more to the point, what is she after?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1042 votes

  Plain Sailing

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/4/1976

  Louisa turns the air blue, but hardly a sedate navy, when she buys a summer resort adjacent to a posh private club at Cowes.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.6/1041 votes

  A Test of Love

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/1976

  With the death of His Majesty, King Edward VII, an era ends for Britain and for Louisa Trotter. Pressing forward, however, Charlie Tyrell (Lord Haslemere) has proposed to lovely Margaret Rosslyn and the newlyweds leave the Bentinck to live in a suitable house and start a family.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown