Eugénie Pierre

Eugenie is Anne Lister’s new French lady’s-maid, freshly arrived from Dieppe.

She speaks almost no English, and, despite the air of glamour awarded by her sophisticated nationality, quickly finds herself falling short of her mistress’s exacting standards.

Eugenie, who is by turns flirtatious and bad-tempered, garners a mixed reaction from Shibden’s established domestic staff, finding herself more popular with the men than the women among them.