10.044 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestNancy must confront her Peter about their future together.
Based on the story of the Mitford sisters, six sisters who refused to play by the rules and whose often-scandalous lives made headlines around the world. Set in the 1930s, it is a tale of betrayal, scandal, heartache and even imprisonment.
Acting
Six distinct performances, zero weak links in this sister squad.
Costume
1930s fashion that screams wealth about to curdle.
Writing
Dialogue sharper than the family knives.
Creator
Sarah Williams
Bessie Carter
Nancy Mitford
Zoe Brough
Jessica Mitford
Orla Hill
Deborah Mitford
Isobel Jesper Jones
Pamela Mitford
Joanna Vanderham
Diana Mitford
James Purefoy
David Freeman-Mitford
Anna Chancellor
Sydney Bowles Mitford
Joshua Sasse
Oswald Mosley
Toby Regbo
Tom Mitford
Jamie Blackley
Peter Rodd
Calam Lynch
Bryan Guinness
Shannon Watson
Unity Mitford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Mitfords were so infamous that Evelyn Waugh and JFK both name-dropped them; Diana actually married Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, while Unity shot herself for Hitler.
Bessie Carter's casting carries meta-weight: her mother Imelda Staunton played a Mitford in a 1980s adaptation, making this generational scandal-obsession.
GB
