Monsieur Beaucaire

About the show

In Bath, the disguised barber Monsieur Beaucaire is actually the Duc d’Orléans, heir to the French throne. He loves Lady Mary, who is courted by the Duke of Winterset. After Beaucaire exposes Winterset as a cheat, the rivals’ conflict escalates into a duel and a later attack that leaves Beaucaire wounded. He and Mary reconcile, and when the French Ambassador recognizes him as the king’s son, Beaucaire reveals his identity and names Mary his future Duchess.