The Grand: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This ITV drama focuses on the Grand Hotel in Manchester post World War One. It examines the lives of the Bannisters as they struggle to restore the hotel to its former glory and the servants below stairs who struggle with their day to day lives in a class ridden, hypocritical society. Actress Julia St. John (The Brittas Empire) plays Sarah Bannerman, the angst ridden manageress, Tim Healy (Auf Wiedersehen,Pet) is Mr Collins, the diplomatic doorman and Mark McGann is the manipulative, amoral Marcus Bannerman. Veteran actress Susan Hampshire gives a superb performance as Esme Harkness, the ageing Madame, in this classic costume drama that aired for two series between 1997 and 1998.

Series details

• Title: The Grand
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1997-04-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-04-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9152
• TVDB ID: 74321

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Warriner — Clive Evans
• Rebecca Callard — Kate Morris
• Susan Hampshire — Esme Harkness
• Tim Healy — Jacob Collins
• Mark McGann — Marcus Bannerman
• Maria Mescki — Brenda Potter
• Naomi Radcliffe — Lynne Milligan
• Christine Mackie — Mrs. Harvey
• Michael Siberry — John Bannerman
• Julia St. John — Sarah Bannerman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-04-04; final listed air date 1997-05-23; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-01-30; final listed air date 1998-04-03; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Grand on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.