Hotel Portofino

A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the `Roaring 20s`. Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And she`s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolini`s Italy. To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War. All eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian, but events don`t go to plan, which will have far reaching consequences for the whole family. Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian Riviera, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italy`s enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on British `innocents abroad`, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown.