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Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 240 min.
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

Miniseries (April 19, 1998, midnight)

A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.

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April 19, 1998, midnight 0.0

S1E1 - Episode 1

1788: governess Frances Scott marries the bumbling but ambitious ship owner Josiah Cole and faces a new life far from home.
April 26, 1998, midnight 0.0

S1E2 - Episode 2

As the African slaves' suffering continues, Frances finds herself attracted to the slave called Mehuru.
May 3, 1998, midnight 0.0

S1E3 - Episode 3

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.
May 10, 1998, midnight 0.0

S1E4 - Episode 4

Frances prays that her child was fathered by her husband, and urges Mehuru to flee Bristol.
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 240 min.
Released: April 18, 1998
Last Air Date: May 10, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

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