A Respectable Trade

All Episodes 1998

  • Ended
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  • 1998-04-18T23:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 4h (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Nine Network Australia + 2 more, Irish Screen, BBC
  • Drama
A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

1998-04-18T23:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 1998-04-18T23:00:00Z1h

1788: governess Frances Scott marries the bumbling but ambitious ship owner Josiah Cole and faces a new life far from home.

1998-04-25T23:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 1998-04-25T23:00:00Z1h

As the African slaves' suffering continues, Frances finds herself attracted to the slave called Mehuru.

1998-05-02T23:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 1998-05-02T23:00:00Z1h

The plight of one of the African children draws Frances and Mehuru closer together. Sir Charles Fairley shows an interest when debt-ridden Josiah decides to auction the runaway slave, Matthew.

1998-05-09T23:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 1998-05-09T23:00:00Z1h

Frances prays that her child was fathered by her husband, and urges Mehuru to flee Bristol.

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