Mapp and Lucia (2014)
- Directed by
- Diarmuid Lawrence
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 3 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two social climbing women in a 1920s English seaside town compete for status and control of local society. Each tries to outdo the other with grand gestures and clever schemes.
wittyarchslow-burncomedy of mannersbitingdrollvisually charmingpetty
What happens
Mapp & Lucia is a British drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One from 29 to 31 December 2014. The three-part series, adapted by Steve Pemberton and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, is based on E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia series of novels. The series features an ensemble cast, with Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor playing the eponymous characters Elizabeth Mapp and Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas. It is set in the Sussex coastal town of Tilling, based very closely on Rye, East Sussex, where it was filmed and where Benson lived. Although attracting modest viewing figures, the series received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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