The Pursuit of Love: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Pursuit of Love follows the travails of the Radlett family, focusing on Linda, the most beautiful and wayward Radlett daughter, who falls first for a stuffy Tory politician, then an ardent Communist, and finally a French duke named Fabrice, and her cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, the two women are on the hunt for the ideal lover. Their friendship will be put to the test as Fanny settles for a steady life and Linda decides to follow her heart, to increasingly wild and outrageous places.

Series details

• Title: The Pursuit of Love
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2021-05-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 45383
• IMDb ID: tt10556338
• TVDB ID: 386020

Cast and credited roles

• Lily James — Linda Radlett
• Andrew Scott — Lord Merlin
• Dominic West — Uncle Matthew
• Emily Beecham — Fanny Logan
• Dolly Wells — Aunt Sadie
• John Heffernan — Captain David "Davey" Warbeck
• Shazad Latif — Alfred Wyncham
• Annabel Mullion — Aunt Emily
• Assaad Bouab — Fabrice de Sauveterre
• Freddie Fox — Tony Kroesig
• James Frecheville — Christian Talbot

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-05-09; final listed air date 2021-05-09; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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