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The Buccaneers
Because of their "new money" background, four American girls have difficulty breaking into the upper-crust society of New York. Laura Testvalley, the governess of one of the girls, suggests a London season and thus the young women set sail for England and the unsuspecting English aristocracy. In England, all the girls soon find eligible husbands and the youngest girl, Nan, seems to land the best husband of them all: the handsome and very wealthy Julius, Duke of Trevennick. Nan and Julius meet for the first time in a ruin, which is an indication of where their marriage is soon heading. After the nuptials, Julius seems more interested in clocks and stable boys than Nan's happiness, and all the girls soon discover that English upper-class men are not at all what they expected and hoped for.
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Episode 1
Invasion
54 mins
In the late 19th century, several nouveau riche families find they are having difficulty breaking into the upper crust of New York's social set. All are concerned that their daughters have the correct social standing. The Clossons arrange for their daughter Conchita to marry an Englishman, Lord Richard Marabel. The St.Georges hire and English governess, Laura Testvalley, for their youngest daughter Nan who is upset her older sister Virginia has more freedom than she. It's Miss Testvalley who suggests that the girls go to London for the season after which they should have little trouble being accepted in the New York society. Once in England, Miss Testvalley and her friend plot the girls social life. Together with Conchita and a fourth girl, Lizzy Elmsworth, the four go off to conquer London society.
Awards
- 1996 - Artios Award - Best Casting for TV Miniseries - nominated
