The Crimson Petal and the White

The Crimson Petal and the White

Ended First aired 06/Apr/2011 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
Drama
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
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Season 1 · Season 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Apr/2011
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S1E4
Episode 4
Air date: 27/Apr/2011 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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.

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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.

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Episode 3
Air date: 20/Apr/2011 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Episode 2
Air date: 13/Apr/2011 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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?

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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?

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Episode 1
Air date: 06/Apr/2011 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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?

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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?

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Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson
Mrs. Castaway
Romola Garai
Romola Garai
Sugar
Shirley Henderson
Shirley Henderson
Mrs Emmeline Fox
Katie Lyons
Katie Lyons
Clara
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington
Amanda Hale
Amanda Hale
Agnes Rackham
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss
Henry Rackham Junior
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant
Doctor Curlew
Chris O'Dowd
Chris O'Dowd
William Rackham
Liz White
Liz White
Caroline
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Eleanor Yates
Letty
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Isla Watt
Sophie Rackham
Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson
Henry Rackham Snr
Blake Ritson
Blake Ritson
Alan Williams
Alan Williams
Moya Brady
Moya Brady
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
Rosie Cavaliero
Rosie Cavaliero

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Nicole Northridge
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Grant Montgomery
Grant Montgomery
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Ussal Kalyoncu Smithers
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Lol Crawley
Lol Crawley
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Annie Symons
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Fiona Matthews
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Christophe Giraud
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Diana Estrada Hudson
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Laura Bernice Watson
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Jacqueline Fowler
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Helen Speyer
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Chris Lyons
Special Effects Makeup Artist

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