Spoiler warning: This article contains details of the fourth series of Bridgerton
One final tightening of the corset, a sharp intake of breath and we're good to go. Yes, another savage debutante season is upon us as matchmaking mayhem descends on Bridgerton once more.
While part of the Netflix Regency drama's undoubted appeal has always been its steamy sex scenes between members of "the ton" - or high society - series four addresses a taboo that may undermine those apparently sultry encounters.
During the Regency era, unmarried upper class women were kept in ignorance when it came to sex, while their male counterparts were given carte blanche to travel around Europe gaining sexual experience along the way.
And as newlyweds Francesca nee Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd) and John Stirling (Victor Alli) return to Mayfair from the Highlands, that knowledge gap is causing tension in the bedroom.
