Brothel owner Margaret Wells struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
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Series Cast Summary
| Lesley Manville | ... |
Lydia Quigley
(24 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Kate Fleetwood | ... |
Nancy Birch
(24 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Holli Dempsey | ... |
Emily Lacey
(24 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Eloise Smyth | ... |
Lucy Wells
(24 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Bronwyn James | ... |
Fanny Lambert
(24 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Pippa Bennett-Warner | ... |
Harriet Lennox
(23 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Danny Sapani | ... |
William North
(22 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Ellie Heydon | ... |
Anne Pettifer
(21 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Samantha Morton | ... |
Margaret Wells
(20 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Jessica Brown Findlay | ... |
Charlotte Wells
(21 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Jordan A. Nash | ... |
Jacob Wells North
(20 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Douggie McMeekin | ... |
Charles Quigley
(17 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Dorothy Atkinson | ... |
Florence Scanwell
(16 episodes, 2017-2018)
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| Liv Tyler | ... |
Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam
(16 episodes, 2018-2019)
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| Jordon Stevens | ... |
Amelia Scanwell
(16 episodes, 2017-2018)
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| Rosalind Eleazar | ... |
Violet Cross
(16 episodes, 2017-2018)
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| Francesca Mills | ... |
Cherry Dorrington
(15 episodes, 2018-2019)
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| Julian Rhind-Tutt | ... |
Marquess of Blayne
(14 episodes, 2018-2019)
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| Ben Lambert | ... |
Lord Fallon
(14 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Josef Altin | ... |
Prince Rasselas
(11 episodes, 2017-2018)
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| Lottie Tolhurst | ... |
Kitty Carter
(10 episodes, 2017-2018)
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| Gerard Monaco | ... |
Constable Armitage
(10 episodes, 2017-2019)
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| Steven Robertson | ... |
Robert Oswald
(10 episodes, 2017-2018)
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| Rory Fleck Byrne | ... |
Daniel Marney
(8 episodes, 2017)
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| Edward Hogg | ... |
Thomas Haxby
(8 episodes, 2017)
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| Angela Griffin | ... |
Elizabeth Harvey
(8 episodes, 2019)
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| Daisy Head | ... |
Kate Quigley
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(8 episodes, 2019)
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| Richard McCabe | ... |
Justice Cunliffe
(8 episodes, 2017)
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| Sebastian Armesto | ... |
Justice Hunt
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(8 episodes, 2018)
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| Hugh Skinner | ... |
Sir George Howard
(8 episodes, 2017-2018)
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| Ash Hunter | ... |
Hal Pincher
(8 episodes, 2019)
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| Poppy Corby-Tuech | ... |
Marie-Louise D'Aubigne
(8 episodes, 2017)
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| Aidan Cheng | ... |
Fredo Harvey
(8 episodes, 2019)
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| Alexa Davies | ... |
Betsey Fletcher
(8 episodes, 2017)
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| Briony Scarlett | ... |
Rani Balakrishnan
(8 episodes, 2019)
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| Sheila Atim | ... |
Limehouse Nell
(8 episodes, 2018)
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| Nicholas Burns | ... |
Lord Leadsom
(8 episodes, 2019)
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| Nicola Coughlan | ... |
Hannah Dalton
(7 episodes, 2018)
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| Eric Kofi Abrefa | ... |
Noah Webster
(7 episodes, 2018)
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| Lex Shrapnel | ... |
Lord James Croft
(7 episodes, 2019)
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Luke Hornsby | ... |
Ned Lovell
(7 episodes, 2019)
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| Jack Staddon | ... |
Lord Lidington
(7 episodes, 2018)
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| Alex Sawyer | ... |
Jack Lively
(7 episodes, 2019)
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Emily Forbes | ... |
Sukey Atkinson
(6 episodes, 2018)
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Shelby-Lynn Harrington | ... |
Baby Kitty
(6 episodes, 2019)
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| Timothy Innes | ... |
Benjamin Lennox
(6 episodes, 2017)
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| Alfie Allen | ... |
Isaac Pincher
(5 episodes, 2019)
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| Jack Greenlees | ... |
Justice Stuart Knox
(5 episodes, 2019)
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| Anna Calder-Marshall | ... |
Mrs. May
(5 episodes, 2018-2019)
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| Kirsty J. Curtis | ... |
Rosamund Sugarcunt
(5 episodes, 2019)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- BBC Two (2020) (United Kingdom) (tv) (repeat)
- Epic Drama (Turkey) (tv) (?)
- Fox Premium Series (Argentina) (tv)
- Hulu (2017) (United States) (tv)
- ITV Encore (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- ITV Studios Global Entertainment (2017) (Non-US)
- ITV Studios Home Entertainment (2019) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Kanal 2 (2020) (Estonia) (tv)
- Koba Films (2019) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Polyband (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Super Channel (2017) (Canada) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2021) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Double Negative (DNEG) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- HireWorks (post-production facilities)
- Mediacom 24-7 (Accommodation agent)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- Momoco (main titles)
- Procam Take 2 (camera equipment provided by)
- Representation Upson Edwards (production services)
- Sands Films (costumes)
- Setkeeper (pre-production software)
- The Movie Lot (location security)
- The Movie Lot (traffic management)
- Universal Extras (extras casting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Margaret Wells struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to her daughters. When her business comes under attack from a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret must fight back even if it means losing her family and possibly her life. |
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| Taglines | Pleasure has a price (Season 1) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Harris's List is the name of the booklet the girls were reading from in the opening scene. It actually existed. It catalogued the talents & attributes of London's prostitutes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Female Lead TV Shows You Should Be Watching in 2017 (2017). See more » |