The House of Eliott: Series 3

As the Roaring Twenties come to an end, so does this Emmy? Award-winning series created by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins (Upstairs, Downstairs). The classic costume drama seen on A&E, PBS and BBC America goes out on top as Bea (Stella Gonet, Nicholas Nickleby) and Evie (Louise Lombard, CSI) come to grips with changing times, cutthroat competition and?hopefully?true romance. Return to a time of haute couture and heady social swirl to see if these pioneering female executives can be as successful in love as they are in business.

Shocked to discover that their late and supposedly respectable father has left huge gambling debts and a mistress, Beatrice and Evangeline Eliott's genteel
life falls apart at the seams.  Forced by poverty to look for work, 30-year-old Beatrice finds a position with society photographer Jack Maddox (Aden Gillett).    Cousin Arthur (Peter Birch) is now 18-year old Evangeline's legal guardian, and he and his mother Lady Lydia (Barbara Jefford) decide she should do a little sewing until she is married off.

At a society party, Beatrice and Evie's outfits gain many admiring glances.  When they reveal that they made them themselves, they receive a few private commissions.  Working in a variety of fashion establishments, their flair wins them recognition and orders from wealthy and influential customers.They decide to go it alone.

Their first collection is a triumph.  With Beatrice's shrewd business sense, Evangeline's innovative ideas and a loyal staff of seamstresses in the basement, The House of Eliott becomes established as a leading fashion house. But competition is fierce and customers fickle; Beatrice and Evie cannot afford to make
mistakes.