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Let Them Eat Cake. Image shows from L to R: Lisette (Dawn French), Colombine (Jennifer Saunders), Bouffant (Adrian Scarborough). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Let Them Eat Cake

Let Them Eat Cake

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1999
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Let Them Eat Cake, starring French & Saunders, is set mostly in and around the Palace of Versailles in the year 1782. Also features Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Scarborough, Alison Steadman, Lucy Punch and Elizabeth Berrington

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Key cast & crew credits

Cast
Dawn French Lisette
Jennifer Saunders Colombine
Adrian Scarborough Bouffant
Alison Steadman Madame de Plonge
Lucy Punch Eveline
Elizabeth Berrington Marie Antoinette
Writing team
Peter Learmouth Writer
Production team
Christine Gernon Director
Christopher Skala Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Peter Bennett-Jones Executive Producer
Peter Learmouth Associate Producer
Rachel Salter Line Producer
Mark Lawrence Editor
Dennis De Groot Production Designer
Debbie McWilliams Casting Director
Sarah Burns Costume Designer
Lynda Armstrong Make-up Designer
Chris Kempton Lighting Designer
Will Charles Lighting Designer
Nick Bicât Composer
Sally Cooper Production Manager
Peter Learmouth Creator

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