Name: Lillie
Released: 1978-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Peggy Ann Wood

Lillie

TV Show · Drama · History

Seen on Masterpiece Theatre, starring Francesca Annis in an award-winning performance, Lillie vividly captures the complex woman who became one of the most notorious and respected figures of the Victorian era.

1978 · 51m

Starring Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Peggy Ann Wood

EPISODE 1

Emilie

Beautiful young Lillie becomes restless in the countryside and yearns to see London, but her romantic vision of city life falls apart when her first visit reveals the harsh truth of society's prejudice.

51m
EPISODE 2

Mrs. Langtry

After a failed romance with a poor fisherman, Lillie determines to marry a wealthy suitor and sets her eye on Edward Langtry, who eagerly courts her and brings her to his imposing home in Southampton.

52m
EPISODE 3

The Jersey Lily

Lillie persuades her husband Edward to bring her back to London, where she becomes a sensational success at the first social gathering she attends.

50m
EPISODE 4

The New Helen

As Lillie's marriage fades, her stardom brightens. Soon she is favored in high society by a King, a Prince and the famous author Oscar Wilde.

50m
EPISODE 5

Bertie

The Marlborough House set successfully maneuvers a meeting between Lillie and the Prince of Wales, prompting scandalous rumors about both of them.

51m
EPISODE 6

Let Them Say

A new suitor - the Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria - takes too much interest in Lillie for Prince Bertie's liking.

51m

Francesca Annis

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Catherine Feller

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Peggy Ann Wood

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