Seasons & Episodes
A Present Sovereign
Wanting to become an excellent cook, outspoken and ambitious Louisa Leyton persuades Monsieur Alex, a French chef workin
Honour and Obey
Hardly flattered and severely compromised, Louisa has caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and is pressed into marrying
A Nice Class of Premises
All bets are off when HRH becomes His Majesty, King Edward VII and Louisa and Augustus must plan what lies ahead for the
The Bargain
Heavily in debt, Louisa is on a juggernaut that lands in her in the hospital, after she collapses from exhaustion. But,
A Bed of Roses
With Charlie Tyrell now in residence as the first guest, the hotel is now officially open to the public. Louisa has set
For Love or Money
A con artist, posing as a Baron, dupes a greedy American guest and seduces a lonely young bride, as a vigilant and intri
A Lady of Virtue
A Liberal politician convinces a colleague that he can seduce a married lady of impeccable virtue.
Trouble and Strife
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.
The Outsiders
When a kindly, but modest man asks for a room at the Bentinck Hotel, he is given the short shrift. However when Louisa a
Lottie's Boy
A handsome young guest creates a rift between Mary and Louisa and persuades the Major to invest the remainder of his inh
No Letters, No Lawyers
A wily journalist poses as a temporary porter and gathers information on Louisa that could destroy her personal and prof
A Matter of Honour
Charlie is shocked to learn that one of his closest friends, Lord Elleston, arranged for his horse to lose at Ascot.
One Night's Grace
All are intrigued when an attractive young lady asks to see Lord Haslemere -- who is she, what does she want, and more t
Plain Sailing
Louisa turns the air blue, but hardly a sedate navy, when she buys a summer resort adjacent to a posh private club at Co
A Test of Love
With the death of His Majesty, King Edward VII, an era ends for Britain and for Louisa Trotter. Pressing forward, howeve
Family Matters
Louisa's only brother, ne'er do well Arthur, returns to London after a decade. Her mother pressures Louisa into offering
Poor Catullus
When two high spirited Oxford students play a prank on Louisa, she goes along with the fun and finds a Professor of Clas
A Lesson in Manners
Louisa takes a callow chauffeur in tow and tries to turn him into a 'proper gentleman,' when his kind, elderly and wealt
Winter Lament
Louisa visits Lord and Lady Haslemere in Yorkshire and finds a bleak and desperately unhappy household.
The Passing Show
Louisa urges Charlie to get on with his life and a smooth and very suave actor beds Violet, who promptly gets the sack.
Your Country Needs You
With the outbreak of the Great War, the staff are galvanized to help in the effort and keep the hotel running as usual.
The Patriots
Louisa is concerned when a government official informs her that the Bentinck has become a spies nest and implicates a me
The Reluctant Warrior
When the hotel sustains damage after it's grazed by a bomb, Ethel takes a shine to a conscientious objector, assigned to
Tea and a Wad
Louisa brings a bit of England to France when the Major enlists her to fashion a tea and sandwich shop, military style a
Shadows
Charlie returns to London and the Bentinck when he's been wounded and puts on a cheerful and brave face, but his situati
Where There's a Will
With the war at an end, Louisa is at the precipice of an emotional collapse and financial ruin.
The Legion of the Living
Ghosts of Visits to Yorkshire Past interfere with key decisions Louisa must make in the present, chiefly, deciding what
Lottie
While a few of the staff know of Lottie's origins, others have set their tongues wagging about just why this young girls
Blossom Time
Lottie returns to the Bentinck from finishing school in Switzerland for a bit of a holiday and has her art teacher, Miss
Poor Little Rich Girl
Louisa and Lottie are at loggerheads -- Louisa wants her daughter to be a proper lady, as befits the daughter of a Visco
Ain't We Got Fun
Change is in the air at the hotel and in the lives of its many residents. An American writer, Sophie Applegate, would li
