- Created By
- First Aired on
Feb 10, 1982
- Popularity: 4.6326
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Apr 07, 1982
Last episode: The Last of the Southern Belles
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 9 episodes
Miniseries
Aired
Episode 1The Longhornes of Virginia60 min
The story of Nancy Astor who was the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. Born in Virginia into a large family she is sent for grooming at a NY academy.
Episode 2The Gentleman from Boston60 min
Nancy meets and falls in love with Robert Gould Shaw, the debonair son of a Boston millionaire. They enjoy a whirlwind courtship in New York, but Nancy`s immaturity causes an unexpected problem.
Episode 3Mr and Mrs Shaw60 min
Nancy and Robert Shaw now live on a large estate near Boston leading a grand social life, which Nancy finds increasingly shallow. With marital happiness eluding her, Nancy adopts a desperate course of action.
Episode 4The Passenger on the Ocean Liner60 min
After their mother's death, Nancy and her sister are sent to Europe to socialise with the English high society. Here she attracts a bevy of suitors including Lord Revelstoke and Waldorf Astor, shy heir to a great fortune.
Episode 5A House in Buckinghamshire60 min
Nancy and Waldorf marry, move into their new home and after a year have their first child. Nancy encourages Waldorf to become a politician. Discontented with her own life, she discovers a kindred spirit in Philip Kerr.
