The Duchess is a British comedy-drama television series created by and starring Katherine Ryan. It premiered on Netflix on 11 September 2020. On 29 April 2021, the series was cancelled after one series.
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Cast and characters
Main
Katherine Ryan as Katherine, a ceramics artist and Olive's mother
Rory Keenan as Shep, Katherine's ex-partner, Olive's father and a former boy band member
Katy Byrne as Olive, Katherine and Shep's nine-year-old daughter
Steen Raskopoulos as Evan, Katherine's boyfriend and an orthodontist
Michelle de Swarte as Bev, Katherine's best friend and business partner
Sophie Fletcher as Jane, Millie's mother
Doon Mackichan as Cheryl, Shep's fiancée
Recurring
Beau Gadsdon as Millie, Olive's friend
Tony Jayawardena as Mr. Michaels, Olive and Millie's headmaster
Anwar Lynch as Tom, Bev's husband and Shep's former Tru-Se bandmate
Ash Rizi as Gareth, Shep’s former Tru-Se bandmate
Ciaran Dowd as Dave, Shep’s former Tru-Se bandmate
Geoff Norcott as Brian, Jane's husband
Naz Osmanoglu as Leo, a hygienist at Evan's practice
Maya Jama as Sandra, a dental nurse at Evan's practice
Guest
Ajay Chhabra as Dr. Frederik, Katherine's fertility doctor
Nathan Clarke as Jay
Jacqueline King as Evan's mother
Luis Soto as Evan's father
Lorna Gayle as Seleena, from the adoption agency
Natasha Radski as midwife
Thanyia Moore as an officiant
Episodes
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 63% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".