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Mapp & Lucia (1985 TV series)

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With the apparent drowning of Mapp and Lucia, both Georgie and Major Flint find themselves about to receive sizable inheritances. Georgie, on his part, has been shopping for a memorial. Mapp and Lucia surprisingly return and find the Major has jumped the gun in claiming his good fortune early. After
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Lucia decides to stay in Tilling and sells her house in Riseholme, much to Georgie's consternation. Mapp is suitably horrified, but soon is pleased that Tilling society now looks to her. Georgie decides to also stay. When Mapp tries to wheedle out the recipe for "Lobster á la Riseholme" from Lucia,
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Georgie has shingles so Lucia lets him stay at Grebe. After dabbling in the stock market Lucia's shares in the South African gold mine Siriami pay dividends and other Tilling residents join in. Everybody profits except Mapp and Major Benjy. Mapp and Lucia stand against each other for seats on the
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Lucia's tableaux to raise funds for the local hospital is a success and she takes the opportunity to seek revenge on Mapp for preventing the showing of hers and Georgie's art submissions at the local art exhibition. Lucia's success however is overshadowed by her subsequent home piano recitals that
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Lucia and Georgie travel to London and they meet Poppy who is interested in Georgie. Quaint Irene's portrait of Lucia as mayor is rejected while Irene's painting of Mapp has been declared the picture of the year. Lucia plots to regain her superiority as the social queen of
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Lucia donates money to restore the Tilling church organ and to several local charities. She is also offered a seat on the town council. Mapp and Benjy, still living at Grebe, are flooded out and are forced to move in with Lucia. Lucia has stunning
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bore the attendees. The Contessa Faraglione visits and Lucia avoids Mapp's plans to expose Lucia's lack of Italian, a fluency she has feigned as she actually knows only a few scattered phrases. Georgie provides the perfect ruse.
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Neither Mapp nor Lucia win a seat at the local election. Mapp and Major Benjy are strapped for cash. Lucia proposes that they swap houses and is excited when she believes that she has discovered ancient artifacts buried at
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Mapp accepts Lucia as her new summer tenant and Georgie, encouraged by Lucia, finds his own lodgings in Tilling. After the successful fete in Riseholme, rescued from disaster by Lucia, they move into their new
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Mapp finds herself losing her position as the queen bee of Tilling society after Lucia's successful entertainments—none of which include Mapp. It appears open war is on the horizon between the two socialites.
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in 1985 and 1986. The opening title painting was painted by the artist Reg Cartwright. These have been repeated over the years, and a new BBC adaptation,
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is a British television series, set in the fictional Sussex coastal town of Tilling and based on
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Lucia marries Georgie and is made the mayor of Tilling. She selects Mapp as Lady Mayoress.
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features in episodes 1, 2 and 10, doubling as Risholme and
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features as the residence of Poppy, Duchess of Sheffield.
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Season two adapts both the fifth book ( 8: 1232:1980s British comedy-drama television series 1177:Tilling on TV - website about the LWT series 308:Series one is a five-episode adaptation of 658: 467: 31: 20: 1217:British English-language television shows 1091:"Mapp and Lucia: The Complete Collection" 952:"Kent Film Office Mapp and Lucia Article" 1197:Television shows based on British novels 845: 942: 830: 806: 799: 775: 767: 743: 735: 711: 703: 679: 643: 619: 611: 587: 579: 555: 548: 524: 516: 488: 1227:1986 British television series endings 1041:"MAPP & LUCIA, SERIES TWO DVD SET" 966:"MAPP & LUCIA, SERIES ONE DVD SET" 1222:1985 British television series debuts 1212:British comedy-drama television shows 925: 902: 807: 776: 744: 712: 680: 647:reflection, Mapp sees an opportunity. 620: 588: 556: 525: 489: 7: 1207:Television shows set in East Sussex 324:, 1939) in the final two episodes. 1202:Television series set in the 1930s 291:as Major Benjy. 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It was produced by 1161:British Comedy Guide 693:3 May 1986 601:5 May 1985 354:as Major Benjy Flint 950:Kent Film Office. 684:"Winner Takes All" 493:"The Village Fete" 348:as Georgie Pillson 255:three 1930s novels 197:Production company 173:Executive producer 934: 933: 928: 915:Series 1 & 2 905: 882:12 November 2002 839: 838: 676:Original air date 652: 651: 529:"Battle Stations" 485:Original air date 420:as Daisy Quantock 375:as Susan Wyse MBE 336:as Elizabeth Mapp 321:Trouble for Lucia 305:, aired in 2014. 261:, beginning with 246: 245: 131:Original language 123:Country of origin 1249: 1167:Mapp & Lucia 1156:Mapp & Lucia 1145:Mapp & Lucia 1131: 1130: 1128: 1126: 1112: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1101: 1087: 1081: 1080: 1078: 1076: 1070:booktopia.com.au 1062: 1056: 1055: 1053: 1051: 1037: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1020:booktopia.com.au 1012: 1006: 1005: 1003: 1001: 987: 981: 980: 978: 976: 962: 956: 955: 947: 927: 924: 921:13 October 2003 904: 901: 857: 846: 827: 825: 814:Donald McWhinnie 796: 794: 783:Donald McWhinnie 764: 762: 751:Donald McWhinnie 748:"Lady Bountiful" 732: 730: 719:Donald McWhinnie 700: 698: 687:Donald McWhinnie 664: 659: 640: 638: 627:Donald McWhinnie 608: 606: 595:Donald McWhinnie 576: 574: 563:Donald McWhinnie 545: 543: 532:Donald McWhinnie 513: 511: 497:Donald McWhinnie 473: 468: 397:Geraldine Newman 381:as Rev. 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Index


Mapp and Lucia
E.F. Benson
Gerald Savory
Donald McWhinnie
Geraldine McEwan
Prunella Scales
Nigel Hawthorne
Denis Lill
Irene Handl
Jim Parker
list of episodes
London Weekend Television
Channel 4
three 1930s novels
E. F. Benson
Mapp and Lucia
London Weekend Television
Winchelsea
Prunella Scales
Geraldine McEwan
Nigel Hawthorne
Denis Lill
Gerald Savory
Channel 4
Mapp & Lucia
Lucia's Progress
Trouble for Lucia
Prunella Scales
Geraldine McEwan

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