Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
At last, the long-awaited prequel to the cult sketch Dinner for One. England, early 20th century - a country estate near Eastbourne. Faced with financial hardship, young Miss Sophie decides to get married and invites marriage candidates to her castle. Before she can make her choice, one of the gentlemen is murdered. Miss Sophie challenges the bachelors to witty competitions for her heart and tries to secretly find the murderer. Always at her side is her butler James - and a tender but seemingly impossible romance develops ...
Cast: Alicia von Rittberg, Kostja Ullmann, Moritz Bleibtreu
Season 1
6 episodes
- 1. Happy New Year, Miss Sophie!Miss Sophie is in financial distress. Her solution: She has five men compete for her heart: Mr. Pommeroy, Sir Toby, Mr. Winterbottom, Admiral von Schneider and Count Szabos. The already tricky plan gets completely out of control when Miss Sophie's childhood sweetheart, the butler's son James, appears.NC16CC37minDec 22, 2025
- 2. Game OnJames, the Butler's son skips a duel to the death to support Miss Sophie in her "Bachelorette" campaign. When the five marriage candidates arrive, each shows his very special temperament. Tension mounts amid etiquette, vanity, and petty taunts. Miss Sophie and James grow closer again, but Sophie's plan remains on track.NC16CC45minDec 22, 2025
- 3. All InMiss Sophie invites the gentlemen on a dream date to Ascot: horse races, strawberry punch, high stakes. At Ascot, Miss Sophie experiences another financial setback. James gets on the trail of a rotten game and ends up exposing one of the marriage candidates as a cheater.NC16CC41minDec 22, 2025
- 4. Cheers, Admiral!Admiral von Schneider organizes a one-on-one date for Miss Sophie, which is anything but conventional. Between questionable "medicine" and disarming confessions, the gentlemen show their true colors. In the end, one of the marriage candidates draws conclusions and throws in the towel.NC16CC43minDec 22, 2025
- 5. The Village of TruthThen there were only two! For his dream date, one bachelor takes the group to France, to the “Village of Truth.” The village lives up to its promise—Miss Sophie and James confront their feelings, and one marriage candidate makes a surprising confession.NC16CC50minDec 22, 2025
- 6. Same Procedure Every YearAfter the trip to France, the way seems clear for the remaining bachelor. But he also has a lot of skeletons in his closet, and in the end, it's not just about the beginning of a great love, but also about life and death.NC16CC40minDec 22, 2025
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Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
At last, the long-awaited prequel to the cult sketch Dinner for One. England, early 20th century - a country estate near Eastbourne. Faced with financial hardship, young Miss Sophie decides to get married and invites marriage candidates to her castle. Before she can make her choice, one of the gentlemen is murdered. Miss Sophie challenges the bachelors to witty competitions for her heart and tries to secretly find the murderer. Always at her side is her butler James - and a tender but seemingly impossible romance develops ...
Creators and cast
- Cast
- Alicia von Rittberg, Kostja Ullmann, Moritz Bleibtreu, Frederick Lau, Jacob Matschenz, Christoph Schechinger
- Studio
- UFA Fiction
