Season 2 • Episode 5
LatestLucia and Georgie travel to London and they meet Poppy who is interested in Georgie. Quaint Irene's portrait of Lucia as mayor is rejected while Irene's painting of Mapp has been declared the picture of the year. Lucia plots to regain her superiority as the social queen of Tilling.
Mapp & Lucia is a British television comedy, based on E. F. Benson's novels, beginning with the eponymous 1931 entry for series 1, with Lucia's Progress and Trouble for Lucia for series 2. Mrs Emmeline Lucas (nicknamed Lucia) has just moved to the small English town of Tilling where she comes into conflict with the social ambitions of Miss Elizabeth Mapp. Until now, Miss Mapp has led (and controlled) the social life of Tilling, but that was before they met Lucia.
Acting
McEwan and Scales: masters of the micro-expression
Production
Tilling is a character—every parasol perfection
Writing
Benson's dialogue, weaponized
Creator
Gerald Savory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Benson's Tilling novels satirized real Sussex society; Rye, where he lived, became the template for this vicious paradise.
McEwan and Scales had previously played sisters in Lillie; their chemistry was already weapon-grade.
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