# Belgravia: The Next Chapter

Belgravia: The Next Chapter is a British historical drama television series created by Helen Edmundson. Developed by Carnival Films for MGM+, the series serves as a sequel to Julian Fellowes' limited series Belgravia (2020), set three decades later in 1871. The series premiered on 14 January 2024.

## Cast

The Trenchard and Dunn families
* Harriet Slater as Clara Dunn / Clara Trenchard, daughter of deceased Hampshire patriarch Mr. Algernon Dunn
* Ben Wainwright as Lord Frederick Trenchard, raised as the son of Oliver and Susan Trenchard, but in fact the son of Susan Trenchard and John Bellasis (and thereby, grandnephew of Peregrine Bellasis, Earl of Brockenhurst, one of the richest and most prominent families in England)
* Toby Regbo as the Rev. James Trenchard, Frederick's younger and estranged brother
* Hannah Onslow as Emily Dunn, Clara's older sister
* Sophie Thompson as Mrs. Dunn, Clara and Emily's widowed mother
* Richard Goulding as Oliver Trenchard, son of James Trenchard, father of Rev. James Trenchard and parent of Frederick Trenchard
* Alice Eve as Susan Trenchard, wife of Oliver Trenchard and mother of Rev. James Trenchard and Frederick Trenchard
The Trenchard and Dunn servants
* Gerard Horan as Mr. Josiah Enright, the Trenchard butler
* Ellie Piercy as Mrs. Madeleine Enright, Trenchard household cook and wife of Mr. Enright
* Liam Garrigan as Fletcher, later revealed to be Lucian Wood, Frederick's valet
* Elaine Cassidy as Davison, Clara's maid
* Lauren McQueen as Nell
Miscellaneous
* Edward Bluemel as Dr. Stephen Ellerby
* Claude Perron as the Marquise D'Étagnac
* Sophie Winkleman as the Duchess of Rochester
* Miles Jupp as the Duke of Rochester
* Julie Barclay as Mrs. Warren

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Episode 1" | John Alexander & Paul Wilmshurst | Helen Edmundson | 14 January 2024 (2024-1-14) |
| Frederick Trenchard, whose putative father was granted a peerage of a yet undisclosed rank, has been raised as the grandson and heir of a British tradesman, James Trenchard. Frederick is unaware he is the illegitimate son born from a disastrous affair between Oliver Trenchard's wife Susan and John Bellasis, the nephew of Peregrine Bellasis, Earl of Brockenhurst, a secret known only to Oliver and Susan and the reason behind Oliver's resentment towards Frederick. In Victorian 1871, at the affluent district of London known as Belgravia, a lavish home party allows wealthy Frederick to meet impoverished Clara Dunn, whom he courts and marries. Frederick remembers his ill-treated parenting by resentful Oliver Trenchard. After a honeymoon, the newlyweds return home to the Trenchard home in Eaton Square and Frederick hires Miss Davison as Clara's personal maid. Clara learns of the other Trenchard family estate of Glanville. Clara witnesses a small boy being run out of and returned to the home of the Duchess of Rochester; the boy is the Duke's heir and leads a sheltered life while being treated by Dr. Stephen Ellerby for epilepsy. At his business, Frederick sets up a stipend for the Dunn household. Clara's sister Emily attends her new church, unaware the vicar, Rev. James Trenchard, is the brother of her sister's new husband, until the two are brought together while aiding a distraught woman who unsuccessfully tries to commit suicide outside Rev. Trenchard's church. At a party, Frederick discusses business opportunities with the Trenchards' new neighbour, wealthy businesswoman and widow Marquise D'Étagnac, a refugee from a new revolutionary France. In a solitary moment, Miss Davison encounters Mr. Fletcher, with whom she shares a history, and informs him that she will not reveal his original name or past. Frederick worries after the party that the other aristocrats continue to see him as a tradesman and not one of their own class. An argument about trust upsets and disillusions Clara, who flees but winds up unconscious when she falls down the stairs. At the request of Frederick to the Duchess of Rochester, Dr. Ellerby attends to the convalescent Clara. |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | John Alexander & Paul Wilmshurst | Helen Edmundson | 21 January 2024 (2024-1-21) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | John Alexander & Paul Wilmshurst | Helen Edmundson | 28 January 2024 (2024-1-28) |
| Elsewhere, in July 1871, a crowd breaks down the fences erected by Earl Cowley in the riot of Wanstead Flats, London, and, upon returning home, Dr. Ellerby and Annie relate to Richard their assistance with the wounded. |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | John Alexander & Paul Wilmshurst | Helen Edmundson & Sasha Hails | 4 February 2024 (2024-2-4) |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Marisol Adler | Helen Edmundson | 18 February 2024 (2024-2-18) |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Marisol Adler | Helen Edmundson | 25 February 2024 (2024-2-25) |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Roger Goldby | Helen Edmundson | 3 March 2024 (2024-3-3) |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Roger Goldby | Helen Edmundson | 10 March 2024 (2024-3-10) |

## Production

An original spin-off of Julian Fellowes' 2020 limited series Belgravia was announced in September 2022. The eight-part series was developed and written by Helen Edmundson, with Carnival Films producing. Edmundson and Fellowes served as executive producers alongside Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant and Joanna Strevens. Directors included John Alexander, Paul Wilmshurst, and Marisol Adler.
In March 2023, it was announced Harriet Slater would lead the series alongside Ben Wainwright and Edward Bluemel. Also joining the cast were Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, Claude Perron, Sophie Winkleman, and Elaine Cassidy.
Principal photography began in February 2023. Filming locations included London, the Home Counties, and Edinburgh.