The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott is a British television series produced by the BBC. Creators of the series his Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins. The music was composed by Jim Parker. The series covers three seasons (a total of 34 episodes) and was in Great Britain airs of 31 August 1991 to 6 March 1994 (the episodes have no separate title). The film stars Stella Gonet (as Beatrice Eliott) and Louise Lombard (as Evangeline Eliott).





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[hide] *1 Content  ==Content[ Edit] == The series is set in London, in the twenties of the twentieth century. The sisters Beatrice (30) and Evangeline Eliott (18), also called Bea and Evie, be pointed after the death of their tyrannical father, Henry Elliott. Their father leaves them penniless and without any education behind and they are forced to sell the House. They should be looking for work and despite their lack of training, Beatrice Gets a job as a Secretary at photographer Jack Maddox (played by Aden Gillett). She has this due to Penelope Maddox (Francesca Provide), a feminist who does charity work, with whom Evangeline friendship has closed. Get a job through the intermediary of an aunt Evangeline in the sewing room of a fashion house. Both sisters have a lot of talent for designing and making clothing. Sewing them in their spare time to earn money, with the help of Tilly Watkins (played by Cathy Murphy). Later they know with financial assistance of Jack Maddox to open its own fashion house : The House of Eliott.
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Major theme of the series are the various problems of women who want to stand on their own two feet in the 1920s and search for a meaningful life interpretation. This is particular in the person of their cousin Arthur (Evangeline's guardian), which counteracts the sisters constantly and they even "for their own good" a large part of the proceeds from the sale of the House remembers. If he later because of a scandal forced moves toBoston in America, they get the money it. Beatrice and Evangeline can now extend their enterprise. They take staff to bring a private collection, and make custom work for noble ladies. Evangeline is part-owner of the fashion house on her 21st birthday.

In the second season, Beatrice and Evangeline by fashion designer Gilles Caragnac invited to to come to Paris . He offers them a contract. Beatrice marries Jack Maddox and Evie remains only in Paris behind, where she works for Maison Gilles. A year later she returns, with much work and life experience, back to London. There she gets an affair with Sir Alexander Montford, Member of Parliament and married. The marriage of Beatrice and Jack, who meanwhile is slated to direct films, runs piece on problems around children and working pressure. After financial setbacks go Beatrice and Evangeline to America with their collection. Once back in London becomes Tilly Watkins head of their Studio.

In the third season Beatrice and Jack back together and get a daughter, Lucy. Jack eventually elected as member of Parliament is politically active and touches. The House of Eliott goes next to the expensive, custom-made haute couture clothes, ready-made designs also. This brings the necessary initial problems with it. A number of employees of the Studio is followed, such as Tilly (who gets a baby which, however, soon after, deceased), Madge (which gets a relationship with an employee of the Studio which, however, turns out to be married), Agnes (which pursues a singing career) and Betty (who has financial problems). Evangeline Gets a relationship with artist Daniel Page. They Later marry.

The creators of the series had more or less expected that the series would get a further follow-up. But the BBC decided at the end of season 3 to pull the plug on the series. That is why the last episode a more or less open ended. The House of Eliott is going to be a new future that a change of course of business demands, and possibly also a change in the relationship between Beatrice and Evangeline. ==Prices[ Edit] == The series won two big prizes. In 1993 a BAFTA Award (British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award) for Best Costume Design. In 1994 a Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series. ==The series in Netherlands<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The drama series The House of Eliott appeared for the first time in the early 1990s on Dutch television. The series was broadcast in the autumn of 1997 at the KRO. Both starting from July 2007 as from June 2009 repeated the KRO this series, with a daily broadcast.

<p lang="en" len="64" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2004 the series with Dutch subtitles on dvd.