''Aristocrats'' is a 1999 television series based on the biography by

Stella Tillyard Stella Tillyard FRSL (born 1957) is an English author and historian, educated at Oxford and Harvard Universities and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1999 her bestselling book ''Aristocrats'' was made into a six-part series for ...

of the four aristocratic

Lennox sisters The Lennox sisters were four eighteenth-century British aristocrats, the daughters of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1701–1750) by his wife Lady Sarah Cadogan (1705–1751). The four sisters were: *Caroline Fox, 1st Baroness Holland (172 ...

in 18th century England. The series consists of six episodes of 50 minutes each and was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC, starting on 20 June 1999. It was a co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ireland.

Episodes

*Episode 1 - broadcast 20 June 1999 *Episode 2 - broadcast 27 June 1999 *Episode 3 - broadcast 4 July 1999 *Episode 4 - broadcast 11 July 1999 *Episode 5 - broadcast 18 July 1999 *Episode 6 - broadcast 25 July 1999

Cast

Awards

The series was nominated in 1999 for two Awards by the

Irish Film and Television Awards Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

for "Best Craft Contribution," and "Best Television Drama." It also was nominated for two awards by the Royal Television Society, including " Best Costume Design," and "Best Make Up."

DVD release

All six parts of the miniseries were released in a DVD boxset on 8 August 2006. The set includes three discs containing all the episodes.">"Aristocrats" (1999) (mini) - DVD details for
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References

*DVD-featurettes on "Aristocrats"-DVD

External links

* * BBC television dramas Television series set in the 18th century 1990s British drama television series 1999 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings English-language television shows 1990s British television miniseries Television shows set in the Republic of Ireland {{BBC-tv-prog-stub