Summary In the lawless London of the 1750s, Henry Fielding, the humane novelist and magistrate, and his blind brother John, set up the Bow Street Runners, an embryonic police force with three other men who must be above corruption. They are bank-rolled by Lord Newcastle. Whilst dining at an inn run by pimp Jack Harris, word comes to the Fieldings that a prostitute called Ann Bell has been raped and half-killed at a nearby bath-house. It is vital that the criminal be found, not solely in the interests of justice but to prove that the Runners are worthwhile.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Ian McDiarmid Francis Magee Steve Speirs Alice O'Connell
Genres : Crime Drama History
Release date : Jan 13, 2008
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Channel 4
Language : English
Production companies : Hardy Pictures Touchpaper Television Hardy and Sons
Summary In the lawless London of the 1750s, Henry Fielding, the humane novelist and magistrate, and his blind brother John, set up the Bow Street Runners, an embryonic police force with three other men who must be above corruption. They are bank-rolled by Lord Newcastle. Whilst dining at an inn run by pimp Jack Harris, word comes to the Fieldings that a prostitute called Ann Bell has been raped and half-killed at a nearby bath-house. It is vital that the criminal be found, not solely in the interests of justice but to prove that the Runners are worthwhile.
Genres : Crime Drama History
Release date : Jan 13, 2008
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Channel 4
Language : English
Production companies : Hardy Pictures Touchpaper Television Hardy and Sons
