In Victorian England, housewives came to rely on Mrs. Isabella Beeton's (Maureen Bennett) books and columns about domestic management and cookbooks. The irony was that Mrs. Beeton wasn't able to manage her own household and couldn't cook.
But an early marriage to book and magazine publisher Sam Beeton (JJ Feild) meant she went to work in his publishing house, first as an editor and then as a writer.
This made-for-tv movie takes a lighthearted approach to Mrs. Beeton's career but also tells the tragedy of the publishing company's bankruptcy, Mrs. Beeton's several miscarriages, and finally her death from puerperal fever before she was 30.
Directed for BBC by Jon Jones.
Run Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
My personal rating: C+
But an early marriage to book and magazine publisher Sam Beeton (JJ Feild) meant she went to work in his publishing house, first as an editor and then as a writer.
This made-for-tv movie takes a lighthearted approach to Mrs. Beeton's career but also tells the tragedy of the publishing company's bankruptcy, Mrs. Beeton's several miscarriages, and finally her death from puerperal fever before she was 30.
Directed for BBC by Jon Jones.
Run Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
My personal rating: C+
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