Land of Hope and Gloria explained

Runtime:	30 mins.
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	6

Land of Hope and Gloria is a British sitcom starring Sheila Ferguson, which aired for six episodes on ITV in 1992.

Plot

Gloria Hepburn is a leisure manager from the United States who is appointed as the new business manager of Beaumont House, a stately home of Gerald Hope-Beaumont.

Gloria is brought to improve the finances of the business. She encounters a culture clash, particularly from Evelyn Spurling and Nancy Princeton who like to do things in an old fashioned British manner.

Cast

• Sheila Ferguson as Gloria Hepburn
• Joan Sanderson as Nancy Princeton
• Andrew Bicknell as Gerald Hope-Beaumont
• Daphne Oxenford as Evelyn Spurling
• Vivien Darke as Vanessa
• John Rapley as Crompton

Reception

The show was critically panned. It was considered one of the worst British sitcoms ever made.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Molly Sugden in space: the 10 worst British sitcoms ever made . The Telegraph . 2016-09-02 . 2020-07-07.
2. Web site: BBC - Comedy Guide - Land Of Hope And Gloria . bbc.co.uk . 2004-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041124090048/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/l/landofhopeandglo_1299001833.shtml . 2004-11-24 . dead . 2020-07-07.