Lord Archibald Featherington. He literally lies to his wife about their finances and drives away his daughters suitors because he gambled away the family money. Lady Portia Featherington's, centre, fortune is in doubt after her husband, left, ... events took a dark turn in the season finale when Lord Featherington was murdered for rigging a boxing match. Played by: Ben Miller. The Featheringtons, at first, regain their footing in society after Lord Featherington (Ben Miller) brings home a bunch of money following his betting win at Will's match. This does happen, but Featherington has angered the wrong people and he ends up dead. The Gambling Addict: Lord Featherington's gambling habit puts his family in dire financial straits. The aloof and disinterested patriarch of the Featheringtons. He's unusually unconcerned with his daughters' formal coming out into society. However, he's known to make a bet or two in gambling circles - this habit becomes important toward the later end of the first season. Credit: Netflix. On Netflix’s Bridgerton, the Featheringtons might come the closest to being the show’s villains, although the family isn’t entirely a bad lot. Lord Featherington — now in huge debt, which leads his daughters to lose their suitors because of a lack of dowry — manipulates Simon's friend, Will Mondrich (Martins Imhangbe) into losing the match, so he can be assured of winnings. The brigade of red-haired beauties aren't necessarily the most graceful, but they undeniably have a bold and brash presence wherever they go. Netflix's Bridgerton is now out and is surely set to become one of the most talked-about Netflix releases of 2020, even this close to the end, partly because of the revelations of its ending. God, Lord Featherington fucking sucks. Compared to his wife, Archibald Featherington (Ben Miller) mostly fades into the background, not having much of an opinion on anything. Bridgerton is an American streaming television period drama series created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes.It is based on Julia Quinn's novels set in the competitive world of Regency era London's ton during the season, when debutantes are presented at court.Bridgerton is Shonda Rhimes's first scripted Netflix series.. Bridgerton premiered on Netflix on December 25, 2020. After the death (murder) of reckless gambler Lord Featherington (Ben Miller), the fortunes of the Featheringtons have been thrown – yet again – into question. While on a technical level, he probably isn’t a fuckboy and is loyal to his wife, he’s still shit hence his fifth place position. Lord Featherington (Ben Miller): Despite being the head of the household, this patriarch gets little respect from his family or his friends. On Netflix's Bridgerton, the Featheringtons might come the closest to being the show's villains, although the family isn't entirely a bad lot. Lord Archibald Featherington.