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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - The Royal Command Performance
The Queen Consort, Marie Antoinette, has invited the court to witness the royal couple expressing their love physically: in a vain attempt to curb her overwhelming unpopularity in France. Meanwhile, Colombine's rivalry with Madame de Plonge reaches a climax.
Broadcast details
- Date
- 1999
- Channel
- BBC One
Cast & crew
| Dawn French | Lisette |
| Jennifer Saunders | Colombine |
| Adrian Scarborough | Bouffant |
| Alison Steadman | Madame de Plonge |
| Lucy Punch | Eveline |
| Elizabeth Berrington | Marie Antoinette |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | Advisor |
| Linda Spurrier | 1st Aristocratic Woman |
| Margaret Whiting (as Maggie Whiting) | 2nd Aristocratic Woman |
| Crispian Belfrage | Aristocrat |
| Peter Learmouth | Writer |
| 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 |