The House of Eliott
In stylish 1920s London, two beautiful sisters struggle to the top of the fashion world. Seen on PBS, A&E, and BBC America, this BBC drama series from the creators of Upstairs Downstairs won top awards for costume design when it originally aired in the early 1990s.
In stylish 1920s London, two beautiful sisters struggle to the top of the fashion world. Louise Lombard (Hidalgo) and Stella Gonet (Nicholas Nickleby) are Evie and Beatrice Eliott—born into wealth and privilege, made penniless by their profligate father, left with nothing but a passion for fashion. Seen on PBS, A&E, and BBC America, this BBC drama series from the creators of Upstairs Downstairs won top awards for costume design when it originally aired in the early 1990s. The complete collection includes all 34 episodes; approx. 29½ hours on 12 DVDs.
Positively Addicting
"We loved The King’s Speech and The Social Network, but what I watched this year, which became an addiction, was an old BBC series called The House of Eliott. My staff had given it to me for my birthday, and when we had those long snow days, when I never got out, I watched all 34 episodes. It is about two sisters who are left by their father penniless, and they develop into fashion designers."
—Former First Lady Laura Bush, in a New York Times Magazine interview
Positively Addicting
"We loved The King’s Speech and The Social Network, but what I watched this year, which became an addiction, was an old BBC series called The House of Eliott. My staff had given it to me for my birthday, and when we had those long snow days, when I never got out, I watched all 34 episodes. It is about two sisters who are left by their father penniless, and they develop into fashion designers."
—Former First Lady Laura Bush, in a New York Times Magazine interview
"Not since Upstairs, Downstairs has television produced such a class act"—Daily Express (UK)
"This is one of the greatest BBC costume dramas of all time."—Baltimore Sun
"Pick of the week - it's an addictive TV series set in the era of flappers and suffragettes"—Tulsa World
"Highly Recommended - one big buffet for lovers of British TV"—DVD Talk
"This is one of the greatest BBC costume dramas of all time."—Baltimore Sun
"Pick of the week - it's an addictive TV series set in the era of flappers and suffragettes"—Tulsa World
"Highly Recommended - one big buffet for lovers of British TV"—DVD Talk
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Video Lighting (1993)
BAFTA TV Award Winner for Best Costume Design (1992)
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Video Lighting (1992)
Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series (1994)
Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special (1993)
Satellite Award Nomination for Best DVD Release of a TV Show (2007)
BAFTA TV Award Winner for Best Costume Design (1992)
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Video Lighting (1992)
Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series (1994)
Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special (1993)
Satellite Award Nomination for Best DVD Release of a TV Show (2007)
