Harlots

- Season 1

(2017)

Margaret Wells' brothel is in a down-trodden area of the capital, but she's making her move upwards, aiming to move her family and her girls and take a new house in the vibrant new area of Soho.

An old friend's return could be a godsend if Margaret can tempt him to invest in her brothel.

The brothel move is on, but when the Wells family is met by a baying mob outside their new home, Margaret fears she might be reaping the rewards of her public attack on Lydia Quigley.

Lucy has always imagined she'll follow in the footsteps of her thriving and successful older sister. But she is finding her new profession more of a struggle than she ever imagined.

Emily is desperate to escape Lydia's house, but when Lydia catches her, Emily is brutally punished. All her hopes rest with Charles, but should she risk his life in order to spare her own?

When Howard offers to be Lucy's keeper, Margaret is delighted. Charlotte and Howard's arrangement is over. But when Lucy discovers the deal has been done, her reaction will plunge all three Wells women into terrible danger.

Jacob and North have gone missing, and after the events of the previous night, Margaret is desperate to find them. But, when her friends discover her betrayal of Emily, Margaret will have to search alone.

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 cause another's death. She is faced with a terrible choice.