Summary
An intimate portrait of 18th century upper-class life in England and Ireland through the eyes of four beautiful, high-born sisters. They are well educated and take charge of their own lives with scandals and odd ideas about love, marriage, and fidelity.
Four bewitching sisters - great-granddaughters of King Charles II and his French mistress - tempt scandal with their unconventional ideas and daring affairs. Set in 18thcentury England and Ireland, this riveting true story is based on the book by Stella Tilly.
Contents
Volume 1, parts 1 & 2 (98 min.)Volume 2, parts 3 & 4 (97 min.)
Volume 3, parts 5 & 6 (98 min.).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Holland, Georgiana Caroline Fox,
-- Baroness,
-- -1774
-- Family
-- Drama.
Lennox, Sarah, -- Lady, -- 1745-1826 -- Family -- Drama. Lennox family -- Drama. Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Drama. Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Drama. Sisters -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama. Women -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama. Women -- Great Britain -- Drama. Television mini-series. Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama. Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Silver Springs, MD :Acorn Media,2006 |
| Edition | U.K. broadcast ed., widescreen version. |
| Other Titles | Making of Aristocrats. Aristocrats. |
| Contributors |
Gordon, Serena.
Somerville, Geraldine. Duff, Anne-Marie. May, Jodhi, 1975- Daniels, Ben, 1964- Phillips, Siân, 1933- Armstrong, Alun. Fellowes, Julian. Caffrey, David. O'Carroll, Harriet. Tillyard, S. K. Aristocrats. Acorn Media (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Serena Gordon, Geraldine Somerville, Anne-Marie Duff, Jodhi May, Ben Daniels, Sian Phillips, Alun Armstrong, and Julian Fellowes. |
| Other Contributors |
Written by Harriet O'Carroll from the biography by Stella Tillyard. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. "As seen on Masterpiece Theatre" -- Container. Special features: 30 minute featurette "The making of Aristocrats"; Stella Tillyard bio; cast filmographies. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (293 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1569388431 9781569388433 |
| Other | Classic View |