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The Crimson Petal and the White

Romola Garai

Chris O'Dowd

Amanda Hale

Gillian Anderson

Shirley Henderson

Richard E Grant

James Willson

Alan Williams

Lydia Wilson

Eleanor Yates

Katie Lyons

Elizabeth Berrington

Clare Louise Connolly

Mark Gatiss

Tom Georgeson

Liz White

Patrick Brennan

Blake Ritson

Bertie Carvel

Maimie McCoy

Sarah Ridgeway

Izabella Urbanowicz

Jessica Pyatt

David M Thompson

Steve Lightfoot

Greg Dummett

Marc Munden

Lucinda Coxon

The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 1

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Drama: Thriller

Episode 1

BBC Two - The Crimson Petal and the White, Episode 1

William Rackham, tormented by debt and an unstable wife, finds solace in prostitute Sugar.

Drama based on the bestselling Victorian-set novel by Michel Faber. William Rackham, tormented by debt and an unstable wife, finds solace in young prostitute Sugar.

Based on the bestselling 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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Intimate psychological thriller lifting the lid on the darker side of Victorian London

Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion

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