The Royal Command Performance: Marie Antoinette intends to prove her love for her husband by having sex with him in public – twice. Columbine intends to use the event as the venue for a final showdown with Madame de Plonge, but she has been invited to the matinee session.
Regular Cast: Dawn French (Lisette), Jennifer Saunders (Colombine), Adrian Scarborough (Bouffant), Alison Steadman (Madame De Plonge)
Guest Cast: Elizabeth Berrington (Marie Antoinette), Lucy Punch (Eveline), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Advisor), Maggie Whiting, Crispin Belfrage, Linda Spurrier
Writer: Peter Learmouth / Director: Christine Gernon
Airdate: 14 Oct 1999 on BBC1
Series: Let Them Eat Cake Season 1 Episode 6
Show Info: Period sitcom. Episodes from the court of Louis XVI in 1792 where the Comtesse de Vache rules the roost.