Hotel Portofino
1920s, the Italian Riviera: British matriarch Bella Ainsworth runs a hotel for wealthy travellers while navigating personal challenges, family drama, and the rise of Fascism.
Cast
Natascha McElhone
Bella Ainsworth
Mark Umbers
Cecil Ainsworth
Oliver Dench
Lucian Ainsworth
Louisa Binder
Constance March
Pasquale Esposito
Vincenzo Danioni
Carolina Gonnelli
Paola
Louis Healy
Billy Scanlon
Daniele Pecci
Count Carlo Albani
Olivia Morris
Alice Mays-Smith
Elizabeth Carling
Betty Scanlon
Lily Frazer
Claudine Pascal
Claude Scott-Mitchell
Rose Drummond-Ward
Camilla Rutherford
Amelia Jackson
David Schofield
George Livesey
Giorgio Marchesi
Marco Bonacini
Seasons
E1First Impressions
Jan 27, 2022
Bella moves to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel in the town of Portofino.
E2Lessons
Jan 27, 2022
Danioni worms his way into the Ainsworth’s affairs.
E3Invitations
Jan 27, 2022
The younger inhabitants of the hotel find ways to let their hair down.
E4Uncoverings
Jan 27, 2022
Will Bella finally decide to stand up for herself?
E5Discoveries
Jan 27, 2022
Cecil finally confronts Bella over her compromising letter.
E6Denouements
Jan 27, 2022
How will it all work out for Bella and her family?
E1Returns
Nov 8, 2024
Bella’s plans to build a spa are running over budget and the Hotel is facing an anonymous inspection, while she deals with an unexpected return from someone closer to home.
E2Alliances
Nov 15, 2024
As Cecil tries to buy his way back into Bella’s affections, and Lucian and Constance acknowledge their mutual attraction, Nish aims to strike a blow against Mussolini’s Fascists.
E3Comings Together
Nov 22, 2024
Cecil becomes embroiled with gangsters who have taken over the local casino. With Nish on the run and now being hunted by Danioni, Bella and Lucian must help him avoid arrest.
E4Contortions
Nov 29, 2024
Rose and Alice spring surprises on their returns to Portofino, and Cecil schemes to take control of the Hotel, while Bella thinks she has discovered the inspector’s identity.
E5Subterfuges
Dec 6, 2024
Bella schemes to thwart Cecil’s plans to take control of the Hotel, to help get Nish safe and to save Lucian and Rose’s marriage, while arranging an assignation with an old flame.
E6Farewells
Dec 13, 2024
During the big casino night, as an act of masculine bravado threatens its future, Bella acts decisively to salvage her investment in the Hotel Portofino, but at what cost?
E1Entitled
Nov 9, 2025
Bella is taken aback when Cecil shows up and recommends a divorce; Alice meets Carlo, who has moved on to a new woman; Constance encounters a charming local.
E2Proposals
Nov 16, 2025
Bella announces the news of her divorce to her family when Marco proposes; Constance talks to Vito about Tommy; Alice is heartbroken at Carlo's rejection; Billy and Lucian make a return to Portofino.
E3Realisations
Nov 23, 2025
Lucian is cold with Constance; George threatens to withdraw money from the hotel, so Bella begins a new business; Cecil and Bella start to build bridges, but they get some shocking news.
E4Experiments
Nov 30, 2025
Bella attempts to get her new business off the ground; an old enemy visits Cecil; Alice gets over her fear of horses; Lucian tries to find Nish.
E5Revelations
Dec 7, 2025
Lucian pleads with Constance to run away with him after Nish is discovered dead; Alice figures out that Carlo has been manipulating her; Jack and Cecil agree to a dangerous plan.
E6Masquerades
Dec 14, 2025
At Claudine's perfume launch party, as Bella struggles to salvage her business, deadly schemes reach their climax.
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1920s, the Italian Riviera: British matriarch Bella Ainsworth runs a hotel for wealthy travellers while navigating personal challenges, family drama, and the rise of Fascism.
