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Ralph Brown | ... |
Dr. Hadley
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Richard Briers | ... |
Sir Charles Fairley
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Grahame Fox | ... |
John Bates
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Jenny Agutter | ... |
Lady Scott
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Simon Williams | ... |
Lord Scott
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Ariyon Bakare | ... |
Mehuru
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(2 episodes, 1998)
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Emma Fielding | ... |
Frances Scott Cole
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Anna Massey | ... |
Sarah Cole
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Warren Clarke | ... |
Josiah Cole
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Paul McNeilly | ... |
Captain Smedley
(2 episodes, 1998)
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David Foxxe | ... |
Mr. Woolwick
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Clinton Blake | ... |
Mark
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Stephen Bent | ... |
Foreman
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Geoffrey Greenhill | ... |
Mr. Shore
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Cait Davis | ... |
Brown
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Doreen Andrew | ... |
Cook
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Kaddy Faal | ... |
Mary
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Francis Crampsie | ... |
Bates' Man
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Makaela Alexander | ... |
Naomi
(2 episodes, 1998)
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Hugh Quarshie | ... |
Caesar Peters
(1 episode, 1998)
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Matthew Marsh | ... |
Stephen Waring
(1 episode, 1998)
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Tanya Moodie | ... |
Rachel
(1 episode, 1998)
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Dinah Stabb | ... |
Mrs. Waring
(1 episode, 1998)
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Jenny Jules | ... |
Elizabeth
(1 episode, 1998)
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Abigail McKern | ... |
Mrs. Shore
(1 episode, 1998)
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Campbell Morrison | ... |
Jack Kedge
(1 episode, 1998)
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Russell Mabey | ... |
Sailor
(1 episode, 1998)
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Richardson Morgan | ... |
Sam Fielding
(1 episode, 1998)
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Junior Laniyan | ... |
Matthew
(1 episode, 1998)
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Anton Rice | ... |
Luke
(1 episode, 1998)
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Claire Huckle | ... |
Sophia Snelling
(1 episode, 1998)
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Lloyd Notice | ... |
Samuel
(1 episode, 1998)
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Charlotte Robson | ... |
Wet Nurse
(1 episode, 1998)
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Jake Ritzema | ... |
Link Boy
(1 episode, 1998)
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Sainabou Manneh | ... |
Ruth
(1 episode, 1998)
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Rachel Bisdee | ... |
Flower Seller
(1 episode, 1998)
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Richard Dixon | ... |
M.C
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Julian Gough | ... |
Workman
(uncredited)
(1 episode, 1998)
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Production Companies
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Nine Network Australia
Distributors
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Masterpiece Theatre (1998) (United States) (tv) (as Mobil Masterpiece Theatre)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1998) (United States) (tv)
- WGBH Boston Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting equipment)
- Square Sail Ventures Ltd. (ship supplier)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century Bristol are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of well-born Frances and her Yoruban slave, Mehuru. Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses. Josiah Cole (Warren Clarke), a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. But he needs ready cash and a well-connected wife. An arranged marriage to Frances Scott (Emma Fielding) is a mutually convenient solution. Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances enters the world of the Bristol merchants and finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum and slaves. Among the slaves is the educated and charismatic Mehuru (Ariyon Bakare). Lonely in her new life married to a boorish and uneducated husband with whom she has little in common, Frances finds herself increasingly drawn to Mehuru and he to her. But tensions are mounting and Mehuru and the other slaves are prepared to risk everything for their freedom. |
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