ENTERTAINMENT by ALEX PHILLIPS
SPEAKER SARAH DAVISON
Left: the Bridgertons (from left): Hyacinth (Florence Hunt), Colin (Luke Newton), Lady Violet (Ruth Gemmell), Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), Eloise (Claudia Jessie), Benedict (Luke Thompson), Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Gregory (Will Tilston).
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to thrill: entusiasmar tales: relatos lust: lujuria betrayal: traición wealthy: adineradas acquaintances: conocidos flamboyant: extravagantes to struggle: tener dificultades, lidiar late: difunto to reach: alcanzar eligible: apto bachelors: solteros suitor: pretendiente averse: contrario dashing: galante fed up: harto to urge: apremiar deal: acuerdo novel: novedosa
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GLAMOUR AND DIVERSITY
Bridgerton Intrigas, glamour y sexo en la alta sociedad de un fastuoso Londres de principios del siglo XIX (aunque con unas cuantas licencias históricas) son los ingredientes de la serie del momento.
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ridgerton is the hit Netflix series that thrilled1 global viewers with its tales2 of love, lust 3 , scandal and betrayal 4 in high-society Regency London. Created by Chris Van Dusen and Shonda Rhimes, the American producer behind How to Get Away with Murder and Grey’s Anatomy, Bridgerton is set in the early 19th century but celebrates 21st-century diversity and attitudes.
HIGH SOCIETY The series is based on the historical romance novels by the best-selling author Julia Quinn, and centres on the activities
and intrigues of the wealthy5 Bridgerton family and their acquaintances6, the flamboyant7 Featheringtons. While Anthony, the oldest Bridgerton child, struggles 8 with the responsibilities of his late9 father, his sister Daphne has reached10 the age when she must marry. As a debutante, she sets out at the start of the social season to meet eligible11 bachelors12; however, finding a desirable suitor13 is not as easy as it seems, particularly when her brother seems averse14 to everyone. Enter the dashing15 Duke of Hastings, Simon Basset, a man fed up16 of being urged17 to marry. He makes a deal 18 with Daphne
