Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20080324 | Colette's tale of a love affair between a courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before WWI.
1/5. After a six-year affair, Cheri announces to Lea he is about to enter into an arranged marriage.
Narrator ...... Lindsay Duncan
Directed by Pauline Harris.
After a six-year affair, Cheri announces he is about to enter into an arranged marriage. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 02 | 20080325 | Colette's tale of a love affair between a Parisian courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before WWI.
2/5. Lea has to face the harsh reality of her young lover Cheri's marriage to another woman.
Narrator ...... Lindsay Duncan
Directed by Pauline Harris.
Lea has to face the harsh reality of her young lover Cheri's marriage to another woman. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 03 | 20080326 | Colette's tale of a love affair between a Parisian courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before WWI.
3/5. Cheri returns from honeymoon dissatisfied, yearning to know where Lea has fled.
Narrator ...... Lindsay Duncan
Directed by Pauline Harris.
Cheri returns from honeymoon dissatisfied, yearning to know where Lea has fled. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 04 | 20080327 | Colette's tale of a love affair between a Parisian courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before WWI.
4/5. Lea has returned to Paris, lonely and yearning for her young lover Cheri. Mme Peloux, Cheri's mother, brings news of him.
Narrator ...... Lindsay Duncan
Directed by Pauline Harris.
Lea has returned to Paris, lonely and yearning for her young lover Cheri. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 05 | 20080328 | Cheri has returned to Lea, but can their love affair survive? Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |