The Duchess (TV series)

The Duchess is a British comedy-drama television series created by and starring Katherine Ryan. It premiered on Netflix on 11 September 2020. On 29 April 2021, the series was cancelled after one series.

Main

 * Katherine Ryan as Katherine, a ceramics artist and Olive's mother
 * Rory Keenan as Shep, Katherine's ex-partner, Olive's father and a former boy band member
 * Katy Byrne as Olive, Katherine and Shep's nine-year-old daughter
 * Steen Raskopoulos as Evan, Katherine's boyfriend and an orthodontist
 * Michelle de Swarte as Bev, Katherine's best friend and business partner
 * Sophie Fletcher as Jane, Millie's mother
 * Doon Mackichan as Cheryl, Shep's fiancée

Recurring

 * Beau Gadsdon as Millie, Olive's friend
 * Tony Jayawardena as Mr. Michaels, Olive and Millie's headmaster
 * Anwar Lynch as Tom, Bev's husband and Shep's former Tru-Se bandmate
 * Ash Rizi as Gareth, Shep’s former Tru-Se bandmate
 * Ciaran Dowd as Dave, Shep’s former Tru-Se bandmate
 * Geoff Norcott as Brian, Jane's husband
 * Naz Osmanoglu as Leo, a hygienist at Evan's practice
 * Maya Jama as Sandra, a dental nurse at Evan's practice

Guest

 * Ajay Chhabra as Dr. Frederik, Katherine's fertility doctor
 * Nathan Clarke as Jay
 * Jacqueline King as Evan's mother
 * Luis Soto as Evan's father
 * Lorna Gayle as Seleena, from the adoption agency
 * Natasha Radski as midwife
 * Thanyia Moore as an officiant

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 63% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".