Mildred Pierce - Season 1 - Eps 2: Part 2
Mildred brings a sample of her pies into the diner and they're a big hit with the customers. Soon she gets an order for 35 pies a week and the orders start to pile up from other restaurants as well. Veda discovers her waitress uniforms and Mildred is forced to admit what she does for a living. The selfish Veda thinks it's all so degrading. Mildred tells her she plans on opening a restaurant of her own and eventually asks Wally to develop an estimate of what it would cost to set herself up, but he has another idea for her. With a divorce from husband Bert she's able to buy and convert a house into a restaurant. On her last day at the diner, she leaves early to spend time at the beach with one of the customers, Monty Beragon. She returns home the next day to learn that her youngest daughter is seriously ill in hospital.
About Mildred Pierce

Title: Mildred Pierce
First Air Date: 2011-03-27
Last Air Date: 2011-04-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 231 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 5
Network: HBO
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: John Wells Productions, HBO, Killer Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Synopsis
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.
Cast

Kate Winslet
Mildred Pierce

Guy Pearce
Monte Beragon

Evan Rachel Wood
Veda Pierce

Brían F. O'Byrne
Bert Pierce

Melissa Leo
Lucy Gessler

James Le Gros
Wally Burgan

Mare Winningham
Ida Corwin

Marin Ireland
Letty

Murphy Guyer
Mr. Pierce