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Let Them Eat Cake·BBC One

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1 season · 6 eps

Season 1

S1 · E1 30 min

The Pox Episode 1

Wubly rating 8.1 · You

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.

S1 · E2 30 min

Murder Episode 2

Wubly rating 7.9 · You

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.

S1 · E3 30 min

The Portrait Episode 3

Wubly rating 8.1 · You

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.

S1 · E4 30 min

Making Voopee Episode 4

Wubly rating 8.0 · You

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?

S1 · E5 30 min

A Marriage of Convenience Episode 5

Wubly rating 7.9 · You

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.

S1 · E6 30 min

The Royal Command Performance Episode 6

Wubly rating 7.9 · You

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.

6 episodes in Season 1

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