Lillie
The rise and fall of a professional beauty.
The affair that shook Victorian society to its core: he was the Prince of Wales, the future monarch; she was a professional beauty, who became a royal bedmate. Follow the fascinating life of the Dean of Jersey's daughter from her modest childhood to her emergence as one of the most celebrated beauties of her time. Lillie's liaison with the heir to the throne marked only the beginning of a remarkable, scandalous and daring series of adventures in open defiance of accepted morality imposed by Victorian and Edwardian society.
- Created by
- David Butler
- First aired
- Sep 24, 1978
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 13
- Country
- GB
Watch Lillie
S1 E1: Emelie
S1 E1 Emelie
Sep 24, 1978The fetching looks of beautiful tomboy Emilie Le Breton–preferably known as Lillie–attract the attention of many men on the British Island of Jersey–even those who arrive by accident. After a disastrous visit to London, Lillie falls for a local fisherman with whom she has a bit too much in common. Soon after the forbidden relationship, she accepts the marriage proposal of the wealthy Edward Langtry, a man who offers an escape from both her father and Jersey.
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