A Very British Hotel at Christmas

Dec 18, 2024

0h 46m

★ 8.0

Luxury knows no limits.

Overview

Cameras go behind the scenes at Brown's, London's oldest luxury hotel, during the Christmas season, as staff face the expectations of delivering a luxury festive stay for guests booking rooms that start at £750 a night. The hotel's elite team hosts a vibrant charity Christmas fayre, creates imaginative festive pastries, and concocts a signature holiday cocktail, all aimed at delivering the Christmas feast of a lifetime.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television

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Cast

Narrator

James Fleet

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