The Bretts

To manage his out-of-control bills and correspondence, Charles hires an attractive society lady as a secretary. Lydia accepts a role in the play that lacks a role for Charles. When...

Charles and Lydia purchase a motorcar. Thomas is thrilled when Jean likes his play, but Sutton thinks she doesn't know her place. Charles wants to purchase the Princess Theatre so...

Since Thomas' play has been a success, Brewster wants his next play to be produced in the Princess and Charles wants him to rewrite it with a suitable part for himself. Thomas face...

Charles' father (George) and mother come to stay after an illness. Thomas moves out of the house and into the theatre. New theatre manager Piers finds expensive work needs to be do...

Charles, Lydia, and Martha start work on a new play. Flora reveals to the family that she saw Edwin in a movie, which causes great consternation until Laszlo offers Charles a scree...

An American songwriter comes to visit. Charles is jealous of Gerard's attention to Lydia, but Martha is the one he pursues. Lydia has to ask Charles to help with her enormous tax b...

Offended by a particularly vicious review of their new play, Edwin pours a drink into the critic's lap at a gentleman's club. Lydia comes back from New York, but Charles is jealous...

Edwin is smitten by Martha's friend Diana. Sutton brings lady friend Polly home for tea but is disappointed his romance isn't progressing. Gerard wants Martha to come to America wi...

Martha's injury closes down "Scram!" A mysterious cleric writes a shocking play for Martha, but Charles and Lydia see a copy by mistake and steal it. Jean resigns unexpectedly. A B...

Focusing on the complicated romantic lives of the three young Brett siblings.

Martha, distraught over Gerard's death, turns to cocaine. Tatyana helps her forgive herself for old wounds. Edwin's love life gets him kicked off his picture.

The entire clan is busy rehearsing a charity event, and Charles hires a new secretary. The staff thinks Charles is cheating on Lydia and the family thinks Lydia is cheating on Char...

After fire damages the Princess Theatre, the Bretts plan a Christmas pantomime of "Cinderella" to stave off financial ruin.