Glamoroso!
(8) The High Society Of London
No wonder that all the expensive streets on the English Monopoly field are located in Mayfair, London‘s most exclusive address. This side of a Rolls Royce you can feel slightly under-equipped in this part of the city. Still with a stiff upper lip the British high society is swinging around town, although there is also Paul Smith, Englands best fashion designer, or Hanif Kureishi, London‘s best author.
In any case, the self irony of London‘s rich and famous is not equalled by no other rich society. Richard Branson of Virgin, ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, James-Bond-singer Shirley Bassey („Goldfinger“) or musical star Elaine Paige: They‘re all more fun than any other high society anywhere else.
Wyman‘s and Bassey‘s private birthday parties, Paul Smith and Hanif Kureishi making fun of Ascot and the House of Lords, Maggie Thatcher‘s speech writer Derek Laud and his good friend Christopher Lawrence-Price, who likes his afternoon tea at the Dorchester, both like a nice fox hunt in the country, on the weekend. Or meet with Jose Carreras at the Savoy. Meamwhile Ivor Spencer, the king of British butlers, is giving lessons to the next generation of butlers. And Lord Michael Onslow, member of the House Of Lords, is still happy to tell great jokes about Hitler, Goebbels and Nazi-Germany. Especially when Germans are in town.
*Original German title: Mondän!
In any case, the self irony of London‘s rich and famous is not equalled by no other rich society. Richard Branson of Virgin, ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, James-Bond-singer Shirley Bassey („Goldfinger“) or musical star Elaine Paige: They‘re all more fun than any other high society anywhere else.
Wyman‘s and Bassey‘s private birthday parties, Paul Smith and Hanif Kureishi making fun of Ascot and the House of Lords, Maggie Thatcher‘s speech writer Derek Laud and his good friend Christopher Lawrence-Price, who likes his afternoon tea at the Dorchester, both like a nice fox hunt in the country, on the weekend. Or meet with Jose Carreras at the Savoy. Meamwhile Ivor Spencer, the king of British butlers, is giving lessons to the next generation of butlers. And Lord Michael Onslow, member of the House Of Lords, is still happy to tell great jokes about Hitler, Goebbels and Nazi-Germany. Especially when Germans are in town.
*Original German title: Mondän!
Facts
The Mondän! (Glamoroso!) series was nominated for the national Adolf-Grimme-Prize in 2000
First aired 17th October 1999, 221.5 pm on ZDF
The Mondän! series had unbelievable 67 reruns between 1998 and 2011.
Credits
Written, directed and produced by
Petra Höfer & Freddie Röckenhaus
Crew:
Bill Wyman
Richard Branson
Lord Jeffrey Archer
Paul Smith
Hanif Kureishi
Lord Michael Onslow
Jose Carreras
Shirley Bassey
Christopher Lawrence-Price
Stephanie Powers
Derek Laud
Elaine Paige
Senior Producer:
Francesca D‘Amicis
Producers:
Ralf Hoppe
Ulrich Schilling-Strack
Nick Anning
Nick Valentine
David Swindells
DOP:
Thomas Schäfer
Editing:
Jörg Wegner
Editor at ZDF:
Peter Arens
A colourFIELD production, commissioned by ZDF
