The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton (2006)

ALL 10/16/2006 (en) Drama, History 85 Min
  • Release
    10/16/2006
  • Production
    BBC, PBS
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a relatively young age to Sam Beeton, a publisher of books and magazines on a variety of subjects. Not someone to sit at home in the traditional role of a housewife, Mrs. Beeton started work in her husband's business, initially as an editor correcting English but then writing some of the columns herself. It as at this point that she developed an idea for a cookbook and Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management was born. Her life was not an easy one however. The publishing business went bankrupt, she lost two children at a young age and had several miscarriages. She died at the age of 28.

  1. Jon Jones

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Anna Madeley

    Isabella Beeton

  2. JJ Feild

    Sam Beeton

  3. Jim Carter

    Henry Dorling

  4. Anna Chancellor

    Elizabeth Doring

  5. Siobhan Hayes

    Anne - the Maid

  6. Joseph Mawle

    Fred Greenwood

  7. Andrea Riseborough

    Myra

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 3

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The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton (2006) 85 Min

ALL 10/16/2006 (en)
Drama, History
  • Release 10/16/2006
  • Production
    BBC, PBS
  • Original title The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a relatively young age to Sam Beeton, a publisher of books and magazines on a variety of subjects. Not someone to sit at home in the traditional role of a housewife, Mrs. Beeton started work in her husband's business, initially as an editor correcting English but then writing some of the columns herself. It as at this point that she developed an idea for a cookbook and Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management was born. Her life was not an easy one however. The publishing business went bankrupt, she lost two children at a young age and had several miscarriages. She died at the age of 28.

  1. Jon Jones

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer