Set at the turn of the century, “Another Period” follows the misadventures of the Bellacourts, Newport, RI’s first family, who have absolutely nothing to offer to the world, but who have so much money it doesn’t matter. The series focuses on sisters “Lillian” and “Beatrice”, who care only about how they look, what parties they attend and becoming famous, which is a lot harder in 1902.
3.4 / 5
Episode 1
A new servant arrives at Bellacourt Manor. The death of the Claudette sisters opens space in the Newport 400, and the Bellacourts get a visit from Helen Keller.
Episode 2
Lillian wants a divorce when she hears that they're all the rage. Frederick and Garfield are smitten with a charming visitor.
Episode 3
Lillian and Beatrice stage mock funerals for their husbands. Peepers learns of his father's death from his estranged family, forcing him confront his Native American roots.
Episode 4
Chair receives a lesson in the art of servitude from Peepers. Meanwhile, Lillian and Beatrice get ready for Newport's Most Beautiful Pageant, but Hortense sets out to sabotage the event.
Episode 5
The Commodore returns to Bellacourt Manor with a handsome chef in tow who catches Hortense's eye, and Frederick undergoes psychological evaluation to see if he's fit for a Senate seat. Down in the servant's quarters, Hamish finds a way to blackmail Chair.
Episode 6
A visit from Charles Ponzi brings an exciting business opportunity. Meanwhile, Bellacourt Manor battens down the hatches for Lillian's annual birthday meltdown; Hortense suspects she's expecting; and Peepers gets sick.
Episode 7
Lillian seeks fame as an abductee by staging her own kidnapping. Meanwhile, Dodo makes Peepers impersonate the Commodore to take her to a luncheon; and Beatrice mistakes Blanche for a fellow aristocrat.
Episode 8
Beatrice copes with Fredrick's engagement by reverting to babyhood; Lillian tries to impress his fiancee; Celery Savoy; Dodo struggles with morphine addiction; Chair manipulates Garfield into breaking the rules.
Episode 9
Lillian's new friends invite her to a beach party; Beatrice is brought to Thomas Edison for a forbidden experiment; Blanche receives a mysterious letter from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Garfield tries to keep the family from falling apart.
Episode 10
Lillian and Beatrice race across Newport to try and stop Fredrick's wedding; Peepers must save the Bellacourts from destruction after he realizes Chair's true intentions.
