Surprisingly, it is Charlotte who manages to secure the funds for Lydia’s release. You see, there’s a new justice in town named Josiah Hunt, and he’s nothing like his predecessor. He issues a warrant for Lydia Quigley’s arrest, throwing her into jail for running a brothel and setting her fine at a massive 500 pounds-an amount that surely would have been hard to pull together even before Emily Lacey started milking her for money. It’s understandably hard for Margaret to let go of her feud-or his quest for justice-when Lydia Quigley’s downfall is so close at hand. You can see the potential for Margaret to make decisions that actually gets her what she wants rather than what she thinks she wants-she goes to make amends with both Will and Charlotte at different points in this premiere, but, upon seeing them in their contexts of their relationships with Harriet and Lydia Quigley, respectively, blows up and backs out on her presumed reconciliations. Margaret has always offered them security and even a home, but her actions have begun to contradict her words, the further she gets into this mess with Lydia Quigley. The way she turned Emily away when she needed help, Margaret’s estrangement with Charlotte, and her exile of Harriet weigh heavily on them. The girls are starting to doubt Margaret’s commitment to them. Things aren’t much better with Margaret’s relationships within the house. (This doesn’t sit well with any of Margaret’s children-Jacob, Lucy, or Charlotte-who all tend to take their Pa’s side.) When she throws Harriet out because she fears she has designs on Will, Will follows, unwilling to be part of a relationship in which his partner doesn’t trust him. Margaret hasn’t burned all of her bridges yet, but she does an impressive job of continuing to damage her relationships in this first hour. If there were a theme to Episode 1, it would be the potential inherent tragedy of Margaret Wells. Who cares if you see the narrative strings sometimes when you’re having so much fun watching these women plot, perform, pester, and-most importantly-get angry about the injustices of the world? Besides, the show more than makes up for it in the second episode. It’s a bit clunky, the strings showing a bit, but Harlots is nothing if not the queen of beautiful distraction. Much of this first hour back is moving the narrative pieces into place for a second season. Alexa Davies as Betsey Fletcher.When we last saw our favorite (and, in some cases, not-favorite) harlots, they were reeling from the consequences of George Howard’s death, Justice Cunliffe’s death (there is a lot of untimely death on this show), and Charlotte Wells’ decision to join forces with Lydia Quigley. Jessica Brown Findlay as Charlotte Wells. Jordan Stevens as Amelia Scanwell and Dorothy Atkinson as Florence Scanwell. Daniel Sapani as William North and Samantha Morton as Margaret Wells.
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Plus scroll down for more production photos: Samantha Morton as Margaret Wells and Lesley Manville as Lydia Quigley.
You can read my ITV interviews with Samantha Morton (Margaret Wells), Lesley Manville (Lydia Quigley), Jessica Brown Findlay (Charlotte Wells) and Eloise Smyth (Lucy Wells) at the link below: Including Tim McInnerny and Fenella Woolgar – Lord and Lady Repton – as you’ve never seen them before. Set among the brothels of Soho in the 18th century, this ITV / Hulu production begins in the UK on ITV Encore at 10pm on Monday (March 27).Īn ensemble cast of serious acting talent attracted by the intelligent, thought-provoking and witty scripts.
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Jessica Brown Findlay talking to me about new drama series Harlots. “One in five women in London were involved in the sex industry at this time.” “THERE was something shocking or surprising at every single turn.
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