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Synopsis:
Peter Ackroyd explores the city's frequently destructive relationship with its population, and investigates how London's search for power and profit resulted in the Georgian sex trade. He also examines the authorities' attempts to control public gatherings, from Dickens's accounts of life in the notorious Newgate Gaol to the more recent poll tax and May Day riots
Cast:
Kirsty Besterman as Susan Burney, Tyler Butterworth as Merry Andrew, Jack Shepherd as Thomas De Quincey, Jim Carter as Henry Fielding, Toby Stephens as Casanova, Don Warrington as Ignatius Snacho, Joe McFadden as James Boswell, Chris Langham as Ned Ward, Jerome Pradon as Frenchman, Wolf Kahler as German, Michael Poole as Russian
Credits:
Peter Ackroyd - Scriptwriter, Roger Parsons - Scriptwriter, Director, Producer
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