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The 1976-77 BBC television series, The Duchess of Duke Street, starring Gemma Jones, was loosely based on her life. It is said that some of the scenes in Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh, in which she appears as her fictional counterpart Lottie Crump, were also inspired by the Cavendish Hotel under Lewis' management. Plaque
This connection, and Rosa’s life, formed the outline of the popular 1970s BBC TV series ‘The Duchess of Duke Street’. Cavendish calling. After marrying butler Chiney Lewis in 1893, the couple moved to Eaton Terrace and, in 1902, purchased the already fashionable Cavendish hotel.
The story is loosely based on the real-life career of Rosa Lewis (née Ovenden), the "Duchess of Jermyn Street", who ran the Cavendish Hotel in London, at the corner of Duke St, St. James's. When the show first aired, there were many people who still remembered her, as she lived until 1952.
No. In SeriesNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By161"Family Matters"Bill Bain172"Poor Catullus"Cyril Coke183"A Lesson in Manners"Cyril Coke194"Winter Lament"Simon Langton- Drama
Rosa Lewis may not be a household name, but her life was commemorated in a 1970s BBC television series called The Duchess of Duke Street. A blue plaque next to the Jermyn Street entrance of the Cavendish honours the memory of this rags to riches heroine.
Feb 8, 2012 · The extraordinary life of Rosa Lewis was (thinly) fictionalized into a BBC series, The Duchess of Duke Street, which originally aired in Britain in 1976-77. Gemma Jones portrayed the eponymous "Duchess" and "Queen of Cooks," renamed Louisa Trotter in the show.
The Duchess of Duke Street ★★★ 1978. Cockney Rosa Lewis (Jones), a clockmaker's daughter born in 1869, goes into service with the ambition to become the best cook in London.
The 1970s BBC series The Duchess of Duke Street was a fictional adaptation with elements taken from the hotel, Rosa Lewis and her husband's story. See also.
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