
Dawn French
Lisette


It's 1782 and welcome to the fabulous Palace of Versailles, France. Outside the gates, the peasants are on the verge of revolting (already well past vile), whilst inside lives one of the most hated, despised and loathed women in all of France - no, not Marie Antoinette - but Columbine, the Comtesse De Vache. Aided by her faithful maid Lisette, Columbine skulks around the palace uncovering the dark secrets of her fellow nobles, always leaving her well prepared to out-do jealous rival Madame De Plonge and her innocent yet sharp-witted daughter Eveline. Meanwhile, keeping her reputation as a classy lady is no easy chore. Whether it be a wig in the style of a 'glorious man of war, abreast in huge waves of hair' or a splendid dress to wear to a copulation, Columbine's acid-tongued courtier, Bouffant, strives the difficult task of keeping her at the forefront of French fashion.

Dawn French
Lisette

Jennifer Saunders
Colombine

Adrian Scarborough
Bouffant

Lucy Punch
Eveline

Alison Steadman
Madame de Plonge

Elizabeth Berrington
Marie Antoinette

Julian Rhind-Tutt
Advisor
Linda Spurrier
1st Aristocratic Woman
Margaret Whiting
2nd Aristocratic Woman

James Greene
Comte De Vache

James Greene
Comte de Vache
Jake Nightingale
Didier

Richard E. Grant
Monsieur Vigée-Lebrun

Louisa Lytton
Little Girl

Maggie Steed
Madame Vigée-Lebrun

Nicholas Rowe
Julian Desire
Simon Butteriss
Coco Lebiche
Stephen Giffin
Hunk
Louis Hammond
Jacques Montgolfier
Peter Learmouth
Writer