Episode #1.1 (14 Jan. 2008)

In the lawless London of the 1750s, Henry Fielding, the humane novelist and magistrate, and his blind brother John, set up the Bow Street Runners, an embryonic police force with three other... See full summary »

Director:

Justin Hardy

Writer:

Peter Harness

Stars:

Ian McDiarmid, Iain Glen, Jonathan Moore

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ian McDiarmid	...	Henry Fielding
Iain Glen	...	John Fielding
Jonathan Moore	...	Jack Harris
Sarah Smart	...	Nancy French
Francis Magee	...	Saunders Welch
Steve Speirs	...	William Pentlow
Sean Francis	...	Daniel Carne
Alice O'Connell	...	Mary Fielding
Sam Spruell	...	Lord Newcastle
Tim Plester	...	Alexander Sexton
Kate Ambler	...	Ann Bell
Roger Hammond	...	Surgeon
Rachael Chisholm	...	Chairwhore
Christopher Sloman	...	Luckless (as Chris Sloman)
Vern Griffiths	...	Dog Catcher

Storyline

In the lawless London of the 1750s, Henry Fielding, the humane novelist and magistrate, and his blind brother John, set up the Bow Street Runners, an embryonic police force with three other men who must be above corruption. They are bank-rolled by Lord Newcastle. Whilst dining at an inn run by pimp Jack Harris, word comes to the Fieldings that a prostitute called Ann Bell has been raped and half-killed at a nearby bath-house. It is vital that the criminal be found, not solely in the interests of justice but to prove that the Runners are worthwhile.

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Plot Keywords:

pimp | map | black book | bathhouse | gallows | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | History

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Details

Release Date:

14 January 2008 (UK)

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Soundtracks

"The Black Nag"
(uncredited)
Traditional

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