Ladette to Lady
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | Eggleston Hall teachers and ladettes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 27 (as of end of series five) |
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| Producer(s) | RDF Media |
| Location(s) |
Eggleston Hall (series 1 to 4) Hereford Hall (series 5) |
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| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Original release | 2 June 2005 – 6 August 2010 |
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| Related shows | Aussie Ladette to Lady |
Ladette to Lady was a reality-based series that first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV in June 2005. The series was produced by RDF Media.
The second series of Ladette to Lady was aired in the United Kingdom in October 2006 on ITV. The show had viewing figures of 4.45 million to 5.41 million, winning its timeslot each week. A third series followed in 2008, although it was originally planned to air in 2007.
Ladette to Lady was cancelled by ITV on 11 April 2008, but returned in June 2009, featuring Australian, rather than British, ladettes. The series featured the original staff and school.
Ladette to Lady returned on ITV for Series 5 on 20 July 2010. The series saw the return of the familiar staff. However, instead of Eggleston Hall, where all the other series have been featured, this series is based in Hereford Hall.
The series has been parodied on The Charlotte Church Show as Lady to Ladette, in which, conversely, prim and proper girls are taught by Church and some of her raucous friends to behave in a more ladette-like manner.
The series follows a group of ladettes, who are given an old-fashioned five-week course in learning how to behave like a traditional "lady". They are sent to Eggleston Hall, a finishing school for women in Teesdale, which was specially re-opened for the show. In the first series, there were ten ladettes, while the second series featured eight ladettes.
Whilst on the premises they are required to wear the school's uniform: a turquoise tweed suit, a white blouse, court shoes, and a pearl necklace. This uniform has varied. They are taught under the supervision and guidance of five instructors and are given various tasks in deportment, elocution, flower arranging, etiquette and cookery. Other skills include needlework, ballroom dancing, riding side-saddle, drawing, and so on. However, if they can't live up to the standards of ladylike behaviour, they will be expelled. One participant is expelled at the end of each episode, so by the end of the programme there will only be three left. Then the teachers must decide upon one winner, depending on who they think has improved the most and how they performed in the final challenge. However, all three finalists receive an Eggleston Hall diploma.
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