Series synopsis
New Worlds is a British drama war & politics action & adventure television series that premiered on Channel 4 on April 1, 2014. It ended on April 22, 2014. It was created by Martine Brant, Peter Flannery. It stars Jamie Dornan, Freya Mavor, Joe Dempsie and Holli Dempsey.
New Worlds is a four-part 2014 British television drama serial created by Peter Flannery and Martine Brant, a follow-up to their 2008 series The Devil's Whore, produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4.
During the turbulent Restoration period of the 1600s, young, idealistic renegade Abe Goffe is determined to fight for England to become a true republic. A romantic at heart, he falls for privileged Beth—daughter of Countess of Abingdon Angelica Fanshawe—and brings her into his quest for a new f ...
Premise
New Worlds is a four-part 2014 British television drama serial created by Peter Flannery and Martine Brant, a follow-up to their 2008 series The Devil's Whore, produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4.
During the turbulent Restoration period of the 1600s, young, idealistic renegade Abe Goffe is determined to fight for England to become a true republic. A romantic at heart, he falls for privileged Beth—daughter of Countess of Abingdon Angelica Fanshawe—and brings her into his quest for a new future, transforming her from the innocent young woman she starts out as.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jamie Dornan as Abe Goffe
- Freya Mavor as Beth Fanshawe
- Joe Dempsie as Ned
- Holli Dempsey as Agnes
- Jeremy Northam as Charles II
- Alice Englert as Hope
- Michael Maloney as Hardwick
- Pip Carter as Judge Jeffreys
Supporting cast
- Phil Cheadle as Ralph
Guest cast
- Michael McElhatton as John Hawkins
- Amy Marston as Martha Hawkins
- Tom Payne as Monmouth
- Guy Henry as Randolph
- Malcolm Storry as Adam
- Elliot Reeve as Caleb Cresswell
- Patrick Malahide as John Francis
- Morfydd Clark as Amelia
- Ralph Ineson as Stackpole
- Billy Howle as Joseph
- James McArdle as Will Blood
- Andrew Woodall as Shaftesbury
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | April 1, 2014 | April 22, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Part One Angelica Fanshawe strives to protect her daughter and Catholic husband from chaos in England, while in New England the colonists struggle to throw off the control of the English Crown. |
April 1, 2014 |
| 2 |
Part Two In Massachusetts, Ned is dispatched to England by his father John Hawkins, and asks him to give Hope a letter in return. However, John destroys it and insists Hope marry recent widower Henry Cresswell. Back in Oxfordshire, Abe and Beth blow up the clay pits where landowner George Hardwick is forcing men, women and children to work in terrible conditions, and Abe later attempts to assassinate the king. Meanwhile, Judge Jeffreys puts pressure on Will Blood to produce evidence against Angelica and her husband John Francis. |
April 8, 2014 |
| 3 |
Part Three Beth's journey to begin a new life ends abruptly when her ship is wrecked on the shores of Massachusetts. Discovered by Masca, leader of the Native American Wawanaki tribe, she is taken in and slowly recovers. When Ned returns to Boston, he is dismayed to find Hope stuck in a loveless marriage to Henry Cresswell, who is on a ruthless mission to build a new settlement on the tribe's land. Back in England, Abe Goffe's fight for justice takes a new turn when he encounters maidservant Agnes, who provokes him to search out Colonel Algernon Sidney, one of his father's old republican comrades. With him he plots to assassinate the king, but will they succeed? |
April 15, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2014 |
| Last aired | April 22, 2014 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |