City of Vice (2008)
In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Episode 12008-01-14 · 50mThe Fielding brothers are dining at a tavern run by Jack Harris, an infamous pimp, when a messenger announces that a woman's body has been found at a nearby bagnio. Despite being r
- 2 2. Episode 22008-01-21 · 50mWhen the Reverend Erasmus Cavendish is found murdered in his Soho church, his maid informs the Runners that the reverend was a homosexual (a crime punishable by hanging) and points
- 3 3. Episode 32008-01-28 · 50mA break-in at a sugar merchant's Mayfair home brings the Bow Street Runners into conflict with their patron, Lord Newcastle. He reminds the Fielding brothers that their prime duty
- 4 4. Episode 42008-02-04 · 50mTom Jones, an infamous gang leader, is broken out of jail by his Irish gang, who maim several prison guards along the way. This high-profile jailbreak questions the authority of th
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5. Episode 52008-02-11 · 50mHenry looks back on the struggle to fund the Bow Street Runners in the first place, and reflects on how close London came to not having a police force at all…
As the new magistrat
Cast
Iain GlenJohn Fielding
Ian McDiarmidHenry FieldingAlice O'ConnellMary Fielding
Francis MageeSaunders Welch
Sean FrancisDaniel Carne
Ian PeckTom TalbotJ.D. KelleherTom Quin
Peter McDonaldTom JonesImages
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