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Mapp & Lucia is a British drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One from 29 to 31 December 2014. The three-part series, adapted by Steve Pemberton and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, is based on E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia collection of novels.[1][2] The series features an ensemble cast, with Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor playing the eponymous characters Elizabeth Mapp and Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas. It is set in the Sussex coastal town of Tilling, based very closely on Rye, East Sussex, where it was filmed and where Benson lived. Although attracting modest viewing figures, the series received positive reviews from critics.
| Mapp & Lucia | |
|---|---|
 Part one titlecard | |
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Based on | Mapp and Lucia by E. F. Benson |
| Written by | Steve Pemberton |
| Directed by | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| Composer | Kevin Sargent |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lisa Osborne |
| Producer | Susie Liggat |
| Production locations | Tilling, Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Cinematography | Dirk Nel |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Drama Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 29 December – 31 December 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate | UK viewers (in millions)[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Diarmuid Lawrence | Steve Pemberton | 29 December 2014 | 4.87 | |
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It is 1930 and in the quaint Queen Anne village of Tilling and Miss Elizabeth Mapp reigns supreme over them all. Until, that is, the arrival of Mrs Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas. With her passion for music, art and high culture of all kinds, Lucia is quite an addition to Tilling's social scene. It's not long before Mapp is indulging attempts to undermine her accomplished tenant. | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Diarmuid Lawrence | Steve Pemberton | 30 December 2014 | 2.92 (overnight) | |
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The Tilling Summer Exhibition provides Lucia with a new battlefield to conquer. She and Georgie prepare to amaze their new friends with their artistic ability, whatever lengths they have to go to for success. Their triumphs leave Mapp in a fury until an exotic visitor passing through Tilling provides her with an opportunity to start a new trend. | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Diarmuid Lawrence | Steve Pemberton | 31 December 2014 | 2.24 (overnight) | |
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While most of Tilling thrills to Lucia's artistic accomplishments, Mapp is convinced that her summer visitor is a fraud. Suspecting that her tenant's grasp of Italian is limited to the few phrases she may have picked up from occasional trips to the opera, Mapp thrills to the news that Tilling is to be visited by a genuine Italian contessa. This surely will call Lucia's bluff. And when Lucia goes down with a bout of influenza on the very day of the contessa's arrival, all of Mapp's suspicions seem justified. | ||||||
Mapp and Lucia was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Ben Stephenson for BBC One.[5] Filming took place in and around Rye during the summer of 2014 [6] as well as Kent and East Sussex Railway Station in Tenterden.[7]
The "guru" storyline in episode 2 is taken from E.F. Benson's first Lucia novel, Queen Lucia (1920), with Daisy Quantock being the guru's original sponsor. Transported to Tilling in this series, Diva Plaistow plays the Daisy role in the storyline.
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