A scene from Mapp And Lucia. This is pure snobbery, of course. But that's the point of Mapp and Lucia - to point fun at snobbery, or more accurately the affectations of a peculiar lot of English upper ...
In the 1920s and `30s, an author named E.F. Benson–who, it so happened, was not only the mayor of an English village called Rye but the son of the archbishop of Canterbury–turned out a half dozen ...
It is mid-summer in Tilling and Miss Elizabeth Mapp (Miranda Richardson), the town’s resident schemer and woman of great self-importance, is anticipating a special guest. As per accepted tradition in ...
Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The news that the League of Gentlemen's Steve Pemberton has written a new BBC adaptation of E F Benson's Mapp and Lucia novels snared ...
KEENE, N.H. -- British humor is something else again. You probably know the character of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced " Boo-kay" ) on " Keeping Up Appearances" and how funny-repulsive her self-centered ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The cast of Mapp And Lucia, Steve Pemberton’s adaptation of E.F. Benson’s novels about small-town social rivals Miss Elizabeth Mapp (played by Miranda Richardson) and Mrs Emmeline ‘Lucia’ Lucas (Anna ...
Christmas may be a time of peace on Earth and goodwill, but there’s precious little of it on show in this hilarious tale of small town one-upmanship. Adapted from the books by EF Benson, Mapp And ...
It is only fitting that actresses Anna Chancellor and Miranda Richardson are being kept apart by co-star Steve Pemberton. For the two actresses are playing waspish social rivals Mapp and Lucia in an ...
When I told a colleague that I was going to interview Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor together he laughed. “Aha, they are going to make mincemeat of you.” The thought had crossed my mind. I ...
A new BBC adaptation of E.F. Benson’s Mapp & Lucia novels. It is 1930 and in the extraordinarily quaint Queen Anne village of Tilling which is by, but not quite on, the sea, all seems as tranquil as a ...
A British miniseries based on a series of novels, originally broadcast in this country on Masterpiece Theatre about a decade ago, Mapp & Lucia depicts the ongoing struggles of two middle-aged women ...
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