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A Respectable Trade

S1 E1- Episode 1

6.0

1998

1 Seasons

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

Seasons

Season 14

Episodes

1. Episode 1

60m

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

2. Episode 2

60m

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

3. Episode 3

60m

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.

4. Episode 4

60m

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