Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestSarah Thompson, an American visiting England, meets and marries William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield. They settle in a chateau in France and begin a family. World War II interrupts their happiness and alters their future. After the war, the family helps war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually opens a jewelry store, which rapidly becomes a success. But conflicts abound as new generations arise and forces from both outside and within threaten the store and the family.
Costume
Period pieces that scream old money and wartime resilience.
Acting
Annette O'Toole ages decades with heartbreaking grace.
Creator
Danielle Steel
Annette O'Toole
Sarah Thompson Whitfield
Anthony Andrews
William Whitfield
Jürgen Prochnow
Joachim von Mannheim
Corinne Touzet
Emanuelle
Sheila Gish
Victoria Thompson
Simon Oates
Edward Thompson
Robert Wagner
Charles Davenport
Bradley Cole
Freddie Van Deering
Ursula Howells
The Duchess
Geoffrey Whitehead
King George
Arthur Cox
Sir Harcourt Griffiths
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Danielle Steel adapted her own 1992 novel, one of her rare direct TV adaptations.
The miniseries arrived at peak '90s Danielle Steel saturation, when her name guaranteed 20 million viewers.
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