''The Duchess'' is a British

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television series created by and starring Katherine Ryan. It premiered on

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on 11 September 2020. On 29 April 2021, the series was cancelled after one season.

Cast and characters

Main

* Katherine Ryan as Katherine, a ceramics artist and Olive's mother * Rory Keenan as Shep, Katherine's ex-partner, Olive's father and a former boy band member * Katy Byrne as Olive, Katherine and Shep's nine-year-old daughter *

Steen Raskopoulos Steen Raskopoulos (born 3 July 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and improviser. He is best known for his live character solo sketch shows, playing Dr. Evan in '' The Duchess'' (Netflix), Pete Lewis in '' Feel Good'' (Netflix), John Mahogan ...

as Evan, Katherine's boyfriend and an orthodontist *

Michelle de Swarte Michelle de Swarte (born 1980) is an English actress, comedian, presenter, and former model. She starred in the Netflix series ''The Duchess (TV series), The Duchess''. Early life De Swarte was born in Lewisham, South London to a Jewish mother ...

as Bev, Katherine's best friend and business partner * Sophie Fletcher as Jane, Millie's mother *

Doon Mackichan Sarah Doon Mackichan (; born August 1962) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She co-created, wrote and performed in the double Emmy award winning ''Smack the Pony''. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, ha ...

as Cheryl, Shep's fiancée

Recurring

* Beau Gadsdon as Millie, Olive's friend *

Tony Jayawardena Anthony Surath Jayawardena is a British actor, known for his roles as Mr Bhamra in the West End musical '' Bend It Like Beckham the Musical'' and for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe and Royal National Theatre. I ...

as Mr. Michaels, Olive and Millie's headmaster * Anwar Lynch as Tom, Bev's husband and Shep's former Tru-Se bandmate * Ash Rizi as Gareth, Shep’s former Tru-Se bandmate * Ciaran Dowd as Dave, Shep’s former Tru-Se bandmate *

Geoff Norcott Geoffrey Frank Norcott (born 16 December 1976) is an English comedian, writer and political commentator. He first performed in 2001 and has appeared on ''Mock the Week'', '' Live at the Apollo'' and ''Question Time'', and written for ''The Dail ...

as Brian, Jane's husband *

Naz Osmanoglu Şehzade Nazım Ziyaeddin Nazım Osmanoğlu (born 24 September 1985), known professionally as Naz Osmanoglu, is an Anglo- Turkish comedian and member of the Imperial House of Osman, former ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire. Personal Osmanog ...

as Leo, a hygienist at Evan's practice *

Maya Jama Maya Indea Jama (, ; born 14 August 1994) is an English television, radio presenter, and DJ. She co-presented BBC One's '' Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer'' alongside Peter Crouch and Alex Horne and is presenter of the BBC Three competition '' Gl ...

as Sandra, a dental nurse at Evan's practice

Guest

Ajay Chhabra Ajay Chhabra (born 28 November 1970) is a British television and theatre actor, director, producer and comedian of Indo-Fijian heritage, who is best known for playing Anil in ''The Basil Brush Show'', The Vicar, Suresh Mattai in the BBC Radio s ...

as Dr. Frederik, Katherine's fertility doctor * Nathan Clarke as Jay * Jacqueline King as Evan's mother * Luis Soto as Evan's father *

Lorna Gayle Lorna Gayle is a British actress and singer, known for appearing in the films ''Run Fatboy Run'' (2007), ''The Dark Knight'' (2008) and '' One Day'' (2011). In 2015, she played Shontal in the BBC Three sitcom '' Fried''. As Lorna Gee, she won a ...

as Seleena, from the adoption agency *

Natasha Radski Natasha Radski is a British actress. Career Radski has played lead roles in theatre productions including Antigone in the tragedy ''Antigone'' by Jean Anouilh, Yvonne in ''My Wife's Dead Mother'' by Georges Feydeau, Lucile in ''Love and the Pia ...

as midwife *

Thanyia Moore Thanyia Moore (born 20 December 1982) is an English stand-up comedian and actress. Early life Moore grew up in South London to Jamaican parents. Career Moore began performing comedy in 2012. In 2013 she was named Best Female Newcomer at the (U ...

as an officiant

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Reception

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, the series holds an approval rating of 63% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On

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, the series has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchess (Tv Series), The 2020 British television series debuts 2020 British television series endings 2020s British comedy-drama television series English-language Netflix original programming Television series by 3 Arts Entertainment Television series by Clerkenwell Films Television shows set in London