The Duchess - November 2008

The scandalous rise and fall of the Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire. Like Princess Diana, her direct descendent, she was beautiful, glamorous and adored by the public.

Directed by Saul Dibb
Produced by Gabrielle Tana, Carolyn Marks Blackwood and Michael Kuhn
Written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Amanda Foreman
Genre: Drama / History
Release date: November 19 2008

Cast

• Keira Knightley as Georgiana
• Hayley Atwell as Bess Foster
• Dominic Cooper as Grey
• Ralph Fiennes as William Cavendish
• Aidan McArdle as Richard Brinsley Sheridan
• Emily Jewell as Nanny
• Charlotte Rampling as Lady Spencer
• Calvin Dean as Devonshire House Servant
• Simon McBurney as Fox
• Hannah Stokely as Maid
• Richard Syms as Dr Neville
• Richard McCabe as Sir James Hare
• Andy Armour as Burleigh the Butler
• Emily Cohen as Harryo
• Poppy Wigglesworth as Charlotte (aged 10)
• Mercy Fiennes Tiffin as Little G
• Sebastian Applewhite as Augustus
• Eva Hrela as Charlotte (aged 3)
• Bruce Mackinnon as Sir Peter Teazle actor
• Georgia King as Lady Teazle actress

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives.