Hotel Portofino
Hotel Portofino
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Premiered:
- Network: BritBox UK
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:
- Subject Matter: Period
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Plot Synopsis
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a drama series that tells the story of the Ainsworth family that has relocated from Britain to open an upscale hotel on the Italian coastline. Set in the breathtakingly beautiful resort town of Portofino, this new period drama is about personal awakening at a time of global upheaval in the traumatic aftermath of World War I and the liberating influence of Italy's enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on elite British travelers. As distinguished guests like the imperious Lady Latchmere check into the hotel, matriarch Bella Ainsworth tries to keep up with their constant demands. HOTEL PORTOFINO made its U.S. debut on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 8pm on PBS (check local listings).
The sophomore season of HOTEL PORTOFINO made its U.S. debut on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 8pm on PBS (check local listings). Season 2 begins in the summer of 1927 as Bella is still devoting her energy to Hotel Portofino. Aside from her hotel duties, Bella is concerned for her children -- Lucian, whose marriage to Rose might be facing trouble, and Alice, who needs a break from her hotel responsibilities. Bella's husband, Cecil, has not been seen since returning to England at the end of the previous summer. With Cecil's unannounced return to Portofino, the messy private lives of her children, and an imminent visit from a travel guide that could make or break the hotel's future, Bella has her work cut out to keep all the plates spinning.
Season 3 of HOTEL PORTOFINO made its U.S. debut on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 8pm on PBS (check local listings). Bella is preparing for her father and sister's arrival but is thrown when Cecil appears requesting divorce. Over the weeks, Bella must decide her future as well as avoid fascist leader Danioni. But with the Wall Street Crash, things get worse as Bella and Cecil lose everything. A shocked Alice bumps into Carlo, who is with another woman. Constance meets charming local Vito.
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On Sunday, September 1, 2024 at 8pm (check local listings), PBS aired the U.S. debut of "Masquerades," the Season 3 finale of HOTEL PORTOFINO. During Claudine's perfume launch, Bella fights to get the business grant she needs. As Lucian and Constance get ready to run away, Cecil's plan to kill Danioni fails, but a shocking move by Virat brings havoc.
Cast
- Natascha McElhone - Bella Ainsworth
- Mark Umbers - Cecil Ainsworth
- Pasquale Esposito - Vincenzo Danioni
- Oliver Dench - Lucian Ainsworth
- Elizabeth Carling - Betty Scanlon
- Olivia Morris - Alice Mays-Smith
- Lily Frazer - Claudine Pascal
- Assad Zaman - Anish Sengupta (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Anna Chancellor - Lady Latchmere (Season 1)
- Adam James - Jack Turner (Season 1)
- Imogen King - Melissa de Vere (Season 1)
- Louisa Binder - Constance March
- Louis Healy - Billy Scanlon
- Daniele Pecci - Carlo Albani
- Elizabeth Carling - Betty Scanlon
- Carolina Gonnelli - Paoloa
- Rocco Fasano - Gianluca Bruzzone (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Claude Scott-Mitchell - Rose Drummond-Ward (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Lucy Akhurst - Julia Drummond-Ward (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Petar Bencic - Francesco (Seasons 1 & 3)
- Lorenzo Richelmy - Roberto Albani (Season 1)
- Dominic Tighe - Pelham Wingfield (Season 1)
- Bethan Cullinane - Lizzie Wingfield (Season 1)
- Maya Ramadan - Lottie Mays-Smith (Season 1)
- Giorgio Marchesi - Marco Bonacini (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Bruno Nacinovich - Salvatore (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Marko Braic - Bruno (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Oscar Lloyd - Jonathan Bertram (Season 2)
- Joseph Balderrama - Luigi Farrino (Season 2)
- Melanie Gray - Jane Dodsworth (Season 2)
- Antonio Scarpa - Poretti (Season 2)
- Roby Schinasi - Victor Michel (Season 2)
- Michele Moran - Patricia Dodsworth (Season 2)
- Camilla Rutherford - Amelia Jackson (Season 3)
- David Schofield - George Livesey (Season 3)
- Leonardo Pazzagli - Vito (Season 3)
- Francesco Martino - Antonio (Season 3)
- Mirko Soldano - Pietro (Season 3)
- Shannon Tarbet - Nellie Gibson-White (Season 3)
- Emma Stansfield - Zelda (Season 3)
- Ludovic Hughes - Frank Carter (Season 3)
Settings
- - Portofino Italy