# The Duchess (TV series)

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.

## 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
### Season 1 (2020)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) |
| To celebrate her daughter Olive's birthday, Katherine visits a fertility clinic to discuss the odds of giving her a sibling with help from a sperm donor. |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) |
| Shep accepts Katherine's proposal — with oddly specific conditions. Jane and Katherine force the girls to hang out. Evan comes over to spend the night. |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) |
| Katherine meets Shep for a failed transaction, then meets Evan's "nice and normal" parents. Bev and Katherine speak at a feminist convention. |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) |
| After Katherine strikes out with an adoption agent, Olive and Millie get suspended. Shep shocks everyone with big news. Bev spies Evan at a pub. |||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) |
| Katherine renews her quest to get pregnant with help from a surprising source. Praise be! But is it too good to be true? Elsewhere, Olive's growing up. |||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) |
| Secrets swirl around Shep's big day ... and savvy Jane has it all figured out. With so much at stake, can Katherine control the chaos? |||||

## 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".