Review of REGENCY HOUSE PARTY
The San Francisco Chronicle has a review of the series REGENCY HOUSE PARTY, which will be broadcast by PBS in November (check your local listings).
They act as characters of the time, some in roles closer to their real lives than others: A dot-com entrepreneur becomes a naval captain, a hairdresser plays an army officer, a countess is a countess. The houseguests are to seek the best match possible — which is to say the most financially and socially advantageous one.
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The role-playing, though unscripted, tends to take the emotional starch out of the “Regency House Party.” Given that “The Bachelor” pairings usually disintegrate, however, it’s worth noting that a “Regency House” couple remained an item as airtime neared.
Did someone say “Naval Captain?”
*reaches for vinaigrette once more*
ETA: Pretty much the same review at MSNBC (it’s an AP wire item) but this one has a pic of the cast.
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