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Season 1

8 episodes · 27th March 2017

Set in 18th-century London, the series follows rival brothel owners navigating power, survival, and social hypocrisy in a city where sex is commerce and women fight for control in a male-dominated world.

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Episodes

01 Episode 1 still Episode 1 Episode 127th March 2017 Margaret Wells’s business comes under attack from a rival madam. As they risk losing everything, how much will Margaret and her daughters have to sacrifice to keep the brothel, and the Wells family afloat? 02 Episode 2 still Episode 2 Episode 23rd April 2017 An old friend’s return could be a godsend if Margaret can tempt him to invest in her brothel. But when an opportunity arises which could damage Lydia’s reputation, Margaret’s thirst for revenge puts all her plans at risk. 03 Episode 3 still Episode 3 Episode 310th April 2017 Lucy is promised to Lord Repton, but is she prepared for the experience that awaits her? Lydia’s retaliation against Margaret might prevent her move to Soho, when the Wells are met with a baying mob outside their new home. 04 Episode 4 still Episode 4 Episode 417th April 2017 Margaret's debts mount in the face of Lydia's campaigns against her and Florence's religious tirades, while Charlotte helps to introduce Lucy to the highest echelons of society. 05 Episode 5 still Episode 5 Episode 524th April 2017 Lord Fallon shows interest in Lucy - can she finally snare herself a keeper? Charlotte’s decision to leave Howard puts her in danger. To escape Lydia, Emily has to risk more than one life - will she take that chance? 06 Episode 6 still Episode 6 Episode 61st May 2017 When Howard offers to be Lucy’s keeper, Margaret is delighted, but Lucy’s reaction will bring all three Wells women into terrible danger. Lydia is out for revenge, but will she track Emily Lacey down? 07 Episode 7 still Episode 7 Episode 78th May 2017 The Wells are reeling after Howard’s death, and someone is sure to hang for his murder. Can Margaret keep all her girls safe? Emily is trapped by Lydia and fears for her life - will anyone find her before it’s too late? 08 Episode 8 still Episode 8 Episode 815th May 2017 Emily’s escape pits Lydia and Cunliffe against one another - which of them can earn the Spartans’ trust? Margaret is in trouble, but to preserve her own life might cost another’s death. She’s faced with a terrible choice.
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01 Alfie Allen profile Alfie Allenas Isaac Pincher 02 Danny Sapani profile Danny Sapanias William North 03 Bronwyn James profile Bronwyn Jamesas Fanny Lambert 04 Ben Lambert profile Ben Lambertas Lord Fallon 05 Rosalind Eleazar profile Rosalind Eleazaras Violet Cross 06 Holli Dempsey profile Holli Dempseyas Emily Lacey 07 Ash Hunter profile Ash Hunteras Hal Pincher 08 Pippa Bennett-Warner profile Pippa Bennett-Warneras Harriet Lennox 09 Angela Griffin profile Angela Griffinas Elizabeth Harvey 10 Moira Buffini profile Moira BuffiniCreator
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