by John Hawkesworth
Starring Gemma Jones as Louisa
with Donald Burton as Augustus Trotter, Christopher Cazenove as Charlie Tyrrell
A series of 15 programmes
At the turn of the century, Louisa Leyton applies for a post as a cook under Monsieur Alex, a leading chef, in a fashionable house. She proves an apt pupil and successfully deputises for him at a dinner at which an important personage is present. Her future seems to hold quiet promise.