

The Featherings take in a distant cousin for the season, Marina Thompson (Ruby Barker), who turns out to be a graceful beauty rather than a country bumpkin. The Bridgertons’ neighbors are the Featheringtons, led by Lord Archibald (Ben Miller) and Lady Portia Featherington (Polly Walker), with daughters Prudence (Bessie Carter), Philipa (Harriet Cains) and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), Eloise’s best friend and close Bridgerton family confidante who’s crushing on Colin. The de facto social leader is Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh), a fearsome woman with connections throughout the ton.

They’re all subjects of Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) and George III (James Fleet), the real-life royals of Great Britain and Ireland at the time. The posh crowd known as the ton spend their days socializing with the most elite members of their community. The siblings, named in alphabetical order, include Anthony, artist Benedict (Luke Thompson), rogue Colin (Luke Newton), Daphne, troublemaker Eloise (Claudia Jessie), and youngest siblings Francesca (Ruby Stokes), Gregory (Will Tilston) and Hyacinth (Florence Hunt), who will feature more prominently in later seasons as they grow up. The Bridgerton family is headed by Dowager Viscountess Violet (Ruth Gemmell), mother of the eight siblings who lost their father when the youngest wasn’t yet born. Although Simon’s friend and Daphne’s meddling eldest brother, Anthony) - the rakish subject of Season 2 who’s terrified of love himself - isn’t sure of their relationship, at first, he relents when he realizes that they’ll have to marry to avoid scandal - and further softens once he realizes Daphne and Simon are actually in love. They were both being pestered by unsuitable would-be paramours, so why not pretend to court and get the wannabes off their backs? Eventually, after being caught in a compromising situation - kissing alone in a romantic garden? The scandal! - their relationship turns very real and the couple marry. Season 1 followed eldest daughter (and fourth-oldest child overall) Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) as she faux-courted the most eligible bachelor of the season, the Duke of Hastings, aka Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page). James’s Palace, and several key scenes take place in parks and at the modiste’s shop - the local dressmaker. The royal residences include Buckingham Palace (called “Buckingham House” at the time) and St. The key locations of the show’s first season include the family home in Grosvenor Square - where their neighbors, the Featheringtons, live across the street - and the Duke and Duchess of Hastings’ two estates, the stately London Hastings House and grand country estate Clyvedon Castle. In this Regency-era romance series, the eight close-knit Bridgerton siblings attempt to find true love. The Bridgerton story begins in 1813 London, where the high society ton have begun another season of the marriage market - the circuit of social events where eligible (read: rich) young men and women try to find a spouse. In anticipation of the March 25 return, we’ve created this handy guide of everything you need to remember before watching Season 2. Season 2 will follow Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) as he embarks on a quest to find a wife and, in the process, meets the stunning Sharma sisters, Kate (Simone Ashley) and Edwina (Charithra Chandran). Attention, fair readers, the season is upon us once again - Bridgerton is returning to chronicle the tale of a new Bridgerton sibling’s journey on the marriage mart in Regency-era London.
