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03/10/2009

BBC One - The Duchess

The tumultuous life story of the 18th-century duchess of Devonshire (Keira Knightley).

18th-century drama based on the tumultuous life of the duchess of Devonshire, a bright, popular aristocrat who is trapped in a failed marriage and has to face personal conflicts.

Period drama based on the tumultuous life of the 18th-century duchess of Devonshire, a bright, popular aristocrat who is trapped in a failed marriage and has to face personal conflicts - including living with her husband's mistress and falling passionately in love with a young politician. 

Based on Amanda Foreman's best-selling novel Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

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