Berkeley Square 07 BBC 1998 

I agree.

They look like real human beings. If this had been an American show, every actor would look like a model.

May I ask your age

I find Mrs St John and her expressions irritating. She is not even attractive or charming in any way. I feel sorry for children of the aristocracy, there is not often deep affection for them or attention paid toward them and their behaviour is so confined. It is no wonder that they become cold, insipid and superficial as adults

Absolutely! I made a similar comment here on one of the B/S episodes that Connie is the "heart and soul" of the Matrons for the three prominent families in this series. She has her "act" TOGETHER, top to bottom!!! The other two matrons would be nothing w/out Connie - and even her WEAK husband relies heavily on her. Connie and Nanny Collins run the Lamson-Scribener household!!!

@@catholiccrusader5328 They still own a ton of the U.S.

The actress is Briony Glassco (Canadian).

Good reminder of the true ideal well-rounded, grounded, free-thinking American. Here's to healthy skepticism!

Liz in Wisconsin I’m in Wisconsin too and I thought the same thing today and saw your comment and laughed. Great minds.....

Can't say one really fully belonged...when one has their separate destiny. Away from one's beginnings.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A chip off the old block, his father is Jeremy Irons 🙂

have u watched Mr. Selfridge? really good

She won't come back since she caused baby Charlie to die by overdosing him with laudanum.....

It’s laughable Tom’s father said “I would not be made a fool of”, his wife is doing just that.

A horrid little turd Joffrey was!!! But his role was incredibly hard to act.

The baby's brother wanted her to do it. He just couldn't stand losing another baby.

I'm glad you brought that up. I often worry about children in shows or movies that have a lot of trauma. How does this affect them? What are they told in these scenes? Is it all explained in some way, or are they just told something like: "When he says this, you should look very sad" etc. In some cases I know they are older than they look, but I don't think that's the case here.

​​@@rounz1 I watched the making of a holocaust movie, and the way the director there explained to the child actors what they were supposed to do was very reassuring.

@@reasonablyserious Thank you. It's good to know that they take care with these scenes.

Yes - even if the director thoroughly explains the scenes to the children, it’s the babies you can’t explain to. It bothered me to hear the babies crying in scenes where people were mad at each other. They don’t know it’s pretend. (And the scene may have been done several times until the director was satisfied.) Or they cry when passed from one actor to another.

+Nikki Towers Thank you.

De época Yes, I see a lot wonderful people with warm hearts. our world still could be saved!

De época one question! Do you have english subtitle ? Because I donot understand everything. Thank you.

I don't have them. These were done just listening. Period drama series or movies' subtitles are very hard to get!

De época It is okay! Greeting from Germany!

Nanny Collins deserves the Golden Star Award for for giving that imbeciled opposing nanny the BIGGEST BITE for her money . 🌟

She’s selfish & stupidly besotted- BUT what a milksop of a husband who hasn’t a spine to stand up 🙄

True. She's such a fool. And she couldn't even muster any emotion for her husband when he was shot. She basically just stood there. And I love Fowler. There is a big difference in their ages, but I hope something works out between him and Lydia.

She's totally self-absorbed.

just remember that his father is one of the reasons Hugh is the way he is, and so is that old nanny.

And Fowler is a lovely man in every way!

@@TerryInUSA True. Although I've run across so many morally bankrupt types who don't know how to behave but they know how they want to be treated.

I absolutely loved 'The lost Prince' , well spotted on the actor Rollo Weeks.

Well that’s how they write his character. None of the male characters are well written. They’re either weak or vicious brutes.

No, it shows that Victorian women especially led lives of stifling confinement. (In earlier eras, having lovers was common and provided some diversion -- but not in the Victorian era.) We know that her husband was more or less chosen for her (because her mother's having run off meant that her father was overly concerned with making sure that his daughter didn't also disgrace him); that her husband was an insecure, dull, possessive man overly concerned with money and appearances; that she wanted more out of life than than being a mother and an ornament (who wouldn't?) -- that she longed for passion (who doesn't?). I feel for her.

she is vulgar...fine clothes does not a lady make

She has been seduced by a charlatan that speaks well

she is nothing but cheap tart, not decreet at all, and captain like her for few night until he had enough...that is what she deserves cheap tart!!@

@@francescarubera6176 I agree.

+Bill B :) Yes, it happens until you get to know them.

It took ,e a couple of viewings to get the names straight. BTW, too bad that the American Mother is so unattractive. Too LARGE, flat voice, lacks any grace or delicacy at all. Bad Casting! Seems a little "butch"!.

+Mary B. Goouch words came straight from a blood blue one, I must disagree with you

No offense Mary, but not only do you sound a bit prejudiced, you obviously have zero literary clue as to which characters are written in as the key players. The AMERICAN Mistress, Mrs. Constance Lamson-Scribener, is one of THE most important and liked in the series, bar none - and the show creator has HER as THE clear Leader/Strongest of the three Mistresses of each B/S house. Mrs. Hutchinson is out of the picture and has no interest in her children still at home; Mrs. St. John is a weak, self-centered adulteress with emotional issues. The AMERICAN Mistress is their leader - and doesn't take crap from condescending Nanny Collins, from Lord Hugh, the imbecile step-child who disrespects his step-mother & plots against Lydia for rejecting his advances - OR from her rather weak husband who would be NOTHING without her because again....he's pompous and weak. Constance is the undisputed backbone of the Lamson-Scribener household, who merely happens to be American...which arguably was written in for positive, broader audience appeal. Regardless, it WORKED for the masses obviously, so you're in the vast minority. Constance was voted a likeable character all around. Furthermore...unless you were watching this blindfolded: Lydia, Nanny Simmons, Nanny Collins, Fowler, Mrs. McClusky and her sister Cook are ALL Large and/or Larger than Mrs. Lamson-Scribener!!!

I like the casting - she is the perfect counterpoint to the insufferable Victoria St.John, who is all "delicacy", but with zero integrity or strength of character.

And here in the UK Pringle is Scottish knitwear company 😂

She was hoping that Ned would 'pop a Pringle', coz once you pop, you can't stop, but Ned would rather get his hands on Mattie's Wotsits.

yes, Hugh is such a jerk -spoiled brat.

Persiansweetcat1 I like Constance, too. She is my favourite character, I think. Besides Ned...lol

Kids go hunting all the time.

Old Earl is hung like a horse.

Shooting in front of boys was perfectly acceptable at that time. See little Louis can shoot, and the count was astonished to learn that St John's boy who is 8 has never shot before. As for Mattie, she's wonderful: she has strong morals, but she also has a heart, that's why she keeps her friendship with Hannah even if what she did goes against her principles

It was common back then, the aristocracy needed new money and the various American women had it, and they got a title upon marriage

Every other British costume drama would be... Have you read any of Julian Fellowes' books ? They're brilliant ! Enlightening every nook and cranny of the British class system curse...

svntrs, you should have written the script! Or maybe you should rewrite it?

lol just watch (read) on....

The other grandmother has to interfere again surely. Loving the series.

The "new" Charlie will now be brought up with the finest education and money. It's only sad for the baby if Nanny Hannah tells him that she's his REAL Mother.

svntrs No need to overthink this one. Just enjoy it.

well not exactly, but just as much trouble caused....

oh no quite the opposite, unfortunately.

What makes it even more offensive is that he seems to be so submissive with his wife but he bullies his poor little son.

He was trying to impress his friends whose son the same as his own was apparently good at shooting which in itself was a foolish consideration but you know how men's ego are.

Also they say with human nature that when someone is being walked all over by someone who they care about, so they do not make much of a stand. Then unleash controlling bullying behaviour on someone they feel is below them as a means of passing on their passive aggressive anger over being bullied and hurt themselves. Thus the trait passing on through the generations.

@@shibotu That is called transference.

He’s an ass. Everything he says about or to the kid is creepy.

You got Victoria right,

It’s also insulting to the men, who are all a pathetic lot, either weak or selfish and brutal.

St. John, as a surname is generally pronounced as it reads, Saint John. If it is a person's given name it is generally pronounced Sin-jin. While the reason for this is murky, it's thought that Sin-jin is a phonetic representation of its French/Norman orgin - St. Jean, which when pronounced in French sounds like Sin-jin.

Kristina Castanon probably because she wants to be the center of attention with all the men, and she thought Hannah was upstaging her.

Isabel is a self absorbed nilly willy. (Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier....)😘

Even though she asked, begged her to come she only thought of what she needed, remembering Hannah was only a servant. Hannah took the attention away from the man Isabel was after, that would anger most any woman.

Agreed. It was really silly, unbelievable and badly written, as well as badly acted ('Hannah' was simply awful with her feigned facial expressions of shock and laughter and puppy-dog eyes.... I think the actress is really vain and wanted to stay cute in every shot. She overthought what is being perceived rather than just acting the part. Vanity.)

Son los correctos. Intentá de nuevo.

nope

ChubbyCheeksRocks What she did is extremely wrong....The parents of the baby Charlie should have been informed, come high and come low, no matter what. Hannah, acted in fear of losing her job, and acted in maternal love to be able to support herself and her baby. It's called survival, especially back in those days. Still she was very selfish and not take into consideration the parents of poor little Charlie. What Hannah failed to realise with truth I believe her outcome would have been a much better situation.......Then there is also the fact where Hannah failed to think about, what if she gets dismissed from her position??? Is she going to steal her own baby???

Marie Strazzeri She had no fear of losing her job; her job was secured. Don't know why she did not want the Russian woman to be her son's long-term caretaker. I think the woman did what she did out of great ambition and greed ... survival is too noble and kind of word to use to characterize her motivation. Swapping out a dead baby for her own? Come on.

ChubbyCheeksRocks True in what you say.......The real problem is yet to come and the truth will surface. (It has to). For when these two boys grow up especially because her baby is not entitled to any inheritence, and if not sooner, that is when the real son will speak up. So she will be caught regardless with her web of deciet and lies....

Marie Strazzeri One of the boy is alive; the other is dead and had started to decompose by the time the maid concocted her grand plan. Her son does have titles if she wants to reconcile her relationship with the grieve-stricken biological mother-in-law. If her son grows up like a regular man, he would have to work like a regular man; but the maid mother want MORE for her son. Again, ambition and greed. Rigor mortis ... and the maid drags a dead body to the train ... to make the swap ... because she wants grander things for her kid and not a regular, common life.

ChubbyCheeksRocks It was the grief stricken biological mother-in-law that ruined and robbed Hannah and her child of a future with the child's biological son to start with. As far as the mother-in-law goes....I agree with Hannah. Whilst the child's father was alive the mother-in-law wanted nothing to do with the grandchild, now that the father is dead she wants all claims....sorry it doesnt work like that.

Lydia??? you're confusing characters.

Too bad he didn’t die. Mom could go after Mason

@Saturnfiverocket I think you meant USA*