The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a relatively young age to Sam Beeton, a publisher of books and magazines on a variety of subjects. Not someone to sit at home in the traditional role of a housewife, Mrs. Beeton started work in her husband's business, initially as an editor correcting English but then writing some of the columns herself. It as at this point that she developed an idea for a cookbook and Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management was born. Her life was not an easy one however. The publishing business went bankrupt, she lost two children at a young age and had several miscarriages. She died at the age of 28.

6.2

85 min

Cast

Anna Madeley

as Isabella Beeton

JJ Feild

as Sam Beeton

Jim Carter

as Henry Dorling

Anna Chancellor

as Elizabeth Doring

Siobhan Hayes

as Anne - the Maid

Joseph Mawle

as Fred Greenwood

Andrea Riseborough

as Myra

Director

Jon Jones