Mapp & Lucia (1985)
"Deliciously mannered satire"
Overview
Mapp & Lucia is a British television comedy, based on E. F. Benson's novels, beginning with the eponymous 1931 entry for series 1, with Lucia's Progress and Trouble for Lucia for series 2. Mrs Emmeline Lucas (nicknamed Lucia) has just moved to the small English town of Tilling where she comes into conflict with the social ambitions of Miss Elizabeth Mapp. Until now, Miss Mapp has led (and controlled) the social life of Tilling, but that was before they met Lucia.
Top Cast
Geraldine McEwan
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas
Prunella Scales
Miss Elizabeth Mapp
Nigel Hawthorne
Georgie Pillson
Denis Lill
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint
M
Mary MacLeod
Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow
James Greene
Reverend Kenneth Bartlett
C
Cecily Hobbs
'Quaint' Irene Coles
Geoffrey Chater
Mr Algernon Wyse
Marion Mathie
Mrs Susan Wyse MBE
G
Geraldine Newman
Grosvenor
Ken Kitson
Cadman
L
Lucinda Gane
Foljambe
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