Rueben's Ramblings

The 90-minute British drama The Making of a Lady will debut on PBS on February 9 at 10 PM.

Based on the novel by celebrated writer Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Secret Garden, A Little Princess), the story is about educated but penniless Emily Fox Seaton (Lydia Wilson). During her duties as a lady’s companion for Lady Maria (Joanna Lumley), she meets her employer’s wealthy widower nephew, Lord James Walderhurst (Linus Roache).

Accepting his practical, if unromantic, marriage proposal, Emily finds solace in the company of Walderhurst’s nephew Alec Osborn (James D’Arcy) and his glamorous wife, Hester (Hasina Haque), after Lord James leaves to rejoin his regiment. But all is not what it seems as an increasingly contented Emily has no inkling her life is actually in danger. While Walderhurst risks his life overseas, Emily, alone with the Osborns, seems powerless to avoid the threat that begins to encircle her and begins to fear for her life.

Here is a trailer for The Making of a Lady.