Featuring an award-winning creative team and all-star cast, Harlots is a powerful drama set against the vibrant, cosmopolitan backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, offering a bold new take on the city's most valuable commercial activity sex. Inspired by the stories of real women, and the men who surround them, this provocative character-driven series centres on the formidable Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton) and her daughters (Jessica Brown Findlay and Eloise Smyth) as she struggles to reconcile the role of mother with brothel owner. When her business comes under... attack from Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville), a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret will fight back, even if it means putting her family at risk. Combining wit with high drama, this fast-paced tale of family, power and brutal economics shines a light on the extraordinary businesswomen who helped to build the London we know. [show more]
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All eight episodes of the ITV period drama starring Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville and Jessica Brown Findlay. Set in London in 1763, the show revolves around businesswoman Margaret Wells (Morton) who owns a brothel in the capital but hopes to make her fortune and move her business, and her daughters Charlotte (Brown Findlay) and Lucy (Eloise Smyth), to the more upmarket area of Greek Street in Soho. However, this brings her into conflict with her fellow brothel owner, and former boss, Lydia Quigley (Manville). When Quigley tries to ruin any hope of her ambitious plans, Margaret swears revenge on her former boss and finds a variety of ways to get it, whilst also tackling the growing religious backlash against her business.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Featuring an award-winning creative team and all-star cast, Harlots is a powerful drama set against the vibrant, cosmopolitan backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, offering a bold new take on the city’s most valuable commercial activity – sex. Inspired by the stories of real women, and the men who surround them, this provocative character-driven series centres on the formidable Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton) and her daughters (Jessica Brown Findlay and Eloise Smyth) as she struggles to reconcile the role of mother with brothel owner. When her business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville), a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret will fight back, even if it means putting her family at risk. Combining wit with high drama, this fast-paced tale of family, power and brutal economics shines a light on the extraordinary businesswomen who helped to build the London we know.
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