First broadcast 2nd October 1976.
With Charlie Tyrell now in residence as the first guest, the hotel is now officially open to the public. Louisa has set a high standard for herself and is relying on word of mouth among the right kind of people to bring in the clientèle.
Gemma Jones ... Louisa Trotter
Christopher Cazenove ... Charlie Tyrrell
John Cater ... Starr
Richard Vernon ... Major Toby Smith-Barton
John Welsh ... Merriman
Belinda Carroll ... Mrs. Belinda Travers
Victoria Plucknett ... Mary
Kate Lansbury ... Mrs. Wellkin
Alan Clements ... Cabby
Richard Longman ... A Lord
Geoffrey Staines ... A Country Peer
Mary Healey ... Mrs. Cochrane
