- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Alison Graham
That naughty Mr Selfridge (Jeremy Piven) strips off his shirt – who knew a department store magnate could be so buff? – as he continues to toy with tiresome cocaine-snorting coquette Ellen Love.
Worse, he makes endless visits to the music hall to hear her singing those terrible, faintly mucky, coy songs about teddy bears in her cloying baby-voice as poor Mrs Selfridge is left at home, dabbing dispiritedly at her face with a powder puff. Still, there is serious work to be done back at the shop, where the staid staff are scandalised by Mr Selfridge’s suggestion that beauty products should be put on display. There is much hand-wringing, too, at the idea that perfumes should be moved away from the pharmacy.
About this programme
3/10. Harry comes up with another new project to give the store a boost - he wants to set up a beauty counter near the front entrance to sell perfume and make-up - but some of the staff are not convinced this is such a good idea. Meanwhile, Victor is still trying to woo Agnes, but she appears to be more interested in Henri, and Lady Mae tells Rose the truth about Mr Selfridge's partnership with Ellen, which spurs Rose to do something for herself.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Harry Selfridge
- Jeremy Piven
- Rose Selfridge
- Frances O'Connor
- Lady Mae
- Katherine Kelly
- Ellen Love
- Zoe Tapper
- Frank Edwards
- Samuel West
- Henri Leclair
- Gregory Fitoussi
- Roddy
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen
- Agnes
- Aisling Loftus
- Reg Towler
- Nick Moran
- George Towler
- Calum Callaghan
- Valerie Maurel
- Josephine de la Baume
- Mr Grove
- Tom Goodman-Hill
- Miss Mardle
- Amanda Abbington
- Mr Crabb
- Ron Cook
- Lois Selfridge
- Kika Markham
- Victor
- Trystan Gravelle
- Kitty
- Amy Beth Hayes
- Doris
- Lauren Crace
- Alf
- Christian Patterson
- Sam
- Alexander Cobb
- Miss Bunting
- Pippa Haywood
- Tony Travers
- Will Payne
- Fraser
- Malcolm Rennie
- Rosalie Selfridge
- Poppy Lee Friar
- Violette Selfridge
- Freya Wilson
- Gordon Selfridge
- Adam Wilson
- Beatrice Selfridge
- Raffey Cassidy
- Reporter
- Tim Lewis
- Sales assistant
- Kate Batter
Crew
- Director
- John Strickland
- Executive Producer
- Kate Lewis
- Executive Producer
- Andrew Davies
- Executive Producer
- Rebecca Eaton
- Producer
- Chrissy Skinns
- Producer
- Jeremy Piven
- Producer
- Carmel Maloney
- Writer
- Kate Brooke
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