Mapp and Lucia (1986) S2, Ep 5 "Au Reservoir" 1930s Period TV Comedy Drama

Lucia accompanies Georgie to London to hear his friend, opera singer Olga Braceley, perform. At the opera house they meet Poppy, the Duchess of Sheffield, but she is more interested in Georgie - whom she believes to be the mayor of Tilling - than in his wife. Returning home, Lucia is angry that the council will not hang the portrait of her in her mayoral robes by Quaint Irene, whilst Irene's painting of Mapp has been declared the picture of the year and attracted press attention. In order to regain her superiority as the social queen of Tilling she has to impress upon her peers that she is a personal friend of Poppy, which of course she eventually does.
First broadcast 31st May 1986.
Main cast:
Geraldine McEwan - Emmaline "Lucia" Lucas
Prunella Scales - Miss Elizabeth Mapp
Nigel Hawthorne - Georgie Pillson
Denis Lill - Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint
Mary MacLeod - Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow
James Greene - Rev. Kenneth Bartlett
Cecily Hobbs - 'Quaint' Irene Coles
Geoffrey Chater - Mr. Algernon Wyse
Marion Mathie - Mrs. Susan Wyse MBE
Geraldine Newman - Grosvenor
Ken Kitson - Cadman
Lucinda Gane - Foljambe
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[@fionalouise6617]

Love this series, the costumes are beautiful too! Such a shame they didn't do a third series. Thank you for uploading them all!

[@altclut]

This was the finest episode and a great end to a magnificent series! ❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@altclut]

Irene handl is wonderful here! ❤

[@justininfrance]

Why introduce so many new characters, were they planning a third series? A poor final episode to a fine series.

[@altclut]

I disagree!❤

[@pmayer9376]

This is the point where E F Benson's novels end, although there are two officially sanctioned sequels by Tom Holt which are very good too. There are two other Lucia novels before she moved to Tilling which are not part of the TV series, Olga appears in them then.