About The Crimson Petal and the White
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
- First aired
- 06/Apr/2011
- Language
- English
- Schedule
- Wednesday · 21:00
Ended
First aired 06/Apr/2011
United Kingdom
English
1 season(s)
4 episode(s)
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
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Season 1 · Season 1
Season Overview
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S1E4
Episode 4
Summary
As Sugar's bond with Sophie grows stronger, her relationship with William becomes more troubled. When her stay in the Rackham house becomes a risk, Sugar is forced to make a life-changing decision for her and for Sophie, with major consequences for all involved.
S1E3
Episode 3
Summary
Sugar is thrilled at the prospect of moving in to William's house as governess to his neglected daughter Sophie. But she soon finds Agnes' condition to have deteriorated, worn down by the constant visits from Dr Curlew, and Sugar makes a promise to help her before it is too late.
S1E2
Episode 2
Summary
Seduced by her charms, William moves Sugar out of Mrs Castaway's brothel and into a flat of her own in Marylebone. Finally independent, Sugar becomes a fixture in William's life and secretly continues her role as guardian angel to his volatile wife Agnes. But as their relationship intensifies, will Sugar take things too far?
S1E1
Episode 1
Summary
Based on the best-selling Victorian-set novel by Michel Faber. The first episode of this drama follows William Rackham, a man tormented by debt and an unstable wife, who finds solace when he seeks out renowned young prostitute, Sugar. As he falls under her spell, his life begins to be transformed - but will Sugar be able to withhold her secret desire for revenge on the men who have wronged her?
Cast
Main cast members.
Gillian Anderson
Mrs. Castaway
Romola Garai
Sugar
Shirley Henderson
Mrs Emmeline Fox
Katie Lyons
Clara
Elizabeth Berrington
Amanda Hale
Agnes Rackham
Mark Gatiss
Henry Rackham Junior
Richard E. Grant
Doctor Curlew
Chris O'Dowd
William Rackham
Liz White
Caroline
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Eleanor Yates
Letty
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Isla Watt
Sophie Rackham
Tom Georgeson
Henry Rackham Snr
Blake Ritson
Alan Williams
Moya Brady
Peter Cellier
Rosie Cavaliero
Crew
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Nicole Northridge
Art Direction
Grant Montgomery
Production Design
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Ussal Kalyoncu Smithers
Set Decoration
Lol Crawley
Director of Photography
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Annie Symons
Costume Design
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Fiona Matthews
Makeup & Hair
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Christophe Giraud
Makeup Artist
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Diana Estrada Hudson
Makeup Artist
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Laura Bernice Watson
Makeup Artist
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Jacqueline Fowler
Makeup Designer
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Helen Speyer
Makeup Supervisor
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Chris Lyons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
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