Jeremy Clarkson

The Grand

At the end of World War I, the Bannerman family re-opens the Grand Hotel after a lengthy closure and a costly re-furbishing. The hotel has been in the family for a long time and John Bannerman and his wife Sarah desperately want to make a go of it. Their son Stephen has returned from the wars without any physical harm but still suffers from the mental anguish of seeing so many of his comrades-in-arms falling on the battlefield. When they learn that their accountant has squandered what little money they had left, they must turn to John's brother Marcus, a successful businessman who has eschewed any interest in the hotel over the years but now seems ready to plunge into the business with both feet. He also has an interest in Sarah. For the most part, the staff take pride in their work and are lead by the Hall Porter, Jacob Collins, who lost his son in the war and by Kate Morris one of the chamber maids who, by force of her own personality, is bound to make an impression on anyone who meets her. With the arrival of a permanent guest, Miss Esme Harkness, the cast is set for much drama as their lives, hopes and dream all become intertwined.

Cast

• Stephen Moyer
• Paul Warriner
• Amanda Mealing
• Rebecca Callard
• Tim Healy
• Susan Hampshire
• Michael Siberry
• Glen Mortimer
• Julia St. John
• Mark McGann
• Jane Danson
• Christine Mackie
• Camilla Power
• Maria Mescki
• Naomi Radcliffe
• Louie Ramsay
• Emily Hamilton
• Michael Begley
• Ifan Meredith

• Season 1
• Play in Full Screen Episode 1: (#1.1)
  In 1920, John Bannerman and his wife Sarah open the Grand, a lavish hotel in Manchester. However the...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 2: (#1.2)
  Whilst Sarah feels under-mined by Marcus's cocky attitude,she is aware that he is the Grand's best h...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 3: (#1.3)
  The Bannermans' young son Stephen, who fought in the Great War, becomes besotted with a girl called ...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 4: (#1.4)
  Esmee's continued patronage of Monica arouses the jealousy of other maids and tempers are frayed bec...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 5: (#1.5)
  As the Bannermans mark the anniversary of the premature death of their little girl Catherine, Maggie...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 6: (#1.6)
  John Bannerman is bitten by a stray dog and the doctor tells him he may have caught rabies. He is la...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 7: (#1.7)
  Ruth is annoyed that Marcus is organizing her life for her - moving her furniture into the Grand and...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 8: (#1.8)
  Monica is sentenced to hang and Kate accuses Esmee of being responsible for her fate. Esmee goes to ...
• Season 2
• Play in Full Screen Episode 1: (#2.1)
  Marcus opens his club, the Manhattan, managed by Stephen, who offers Clive permanent bar-work. Ruth ...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 2: (#2.2)
  On a staff outing to the music-hall, chambermaid Lynne impresses when she gets up on stage and the l...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 3: (#2.3)
  Kate hides her disappointment as Stephen introduces her to his fiancee, Christina Lloyd-Price, at a ...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 4: (#2.4)
  There is much turmoil at the Grand hotel. The staff are upset when they learn that David Jeffries, o...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 5: (#2.5)
  Now installed as the sole owner of the Grand, Marcus Bannerman decides staff cuts are required to re...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 6: (#2.6)
  Clive Evans visits his Dad and has some news to tell him. He's reluctant at first but slowly tells h...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 7: (#2.7)
  Edward Lawrence comes to the Grand to find Esmee. Forty years ago they were deeply in love but the c...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 8: (#2.8)
  Esmee interviews girls for the club. Many pay protection to Scott, a vicious pimp who, to put her of...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 9: (#2.9)
  Stephen continues to see Kate, causing some staff resentment, especially when Marcus makes her assis...
• Play in Full Screen Episode 10: (#2.10)
  Last show of the series....