Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(1998)

Cast

Warren Clarke as Josiah Cole
Warren Clarke

as Josiah Cole

Emma Fielding as Frances Scott Cole
Emma Fielding

as Frances Scott Cole

Ariyon Bakare as Mehuru
Ariyon Bakare

as Mehuru

Anna Massey as Sarah Cole
Anna Massey

as Sarah Cole

Richard Briers as Sir Charles Fairley
Richard Briers

as Sir Charles Fairley

Simon Williams as Lord Scott
Simon Williams

as Lord Scott

Jenny Agutter as Lady Scott
Jenny Agutter

as Lady Scott

Junior Laniyan as Matthew
Junior Laniyan

as Matthew

Anton Rice as Luke
Anton Rice

as Luke

Sainabou Manneh as Ruth
Tanya Moodie as Rachel
Tanya Moodie

as Rachel

Jenny Jules as Elizabeth
Jenny Jules

as Elizabeth

Matthew Marsh as Stephen Waring
Matthew Marsh

as Stephen Waring

Dinah Stabb as Mrs Waring
Dinah Stabb

as Mrs Waring

Ralph Brown as Dr. Hadley
Ralph Brown

as Dr. Hadley

Hugh Quarshie as Caesar Peters
Hugh Quarshie

as Caesar Peters

Grahame Fox as John Bates
Grahame Fox

as John Bates

Stephen Bent as Foreman
Stephen Bent

as Foreman

Jake Ritzema as Link Boy
Jake Ritzema

as Link Boy

Russell Mabey as Sailor
Russell Mabey

as Sailor

Episodes

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April 19, 1998

1788: governess Frances Scott marries the bumbling but ambitious ship owner Josiah Cole and faces a new life far from h…

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April 26, 1998

As the African slaves' suffering continues, Frances finds herself attracted to the slave called Mehuru.

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May 3, 1998

The plight of one of the African children draws Frances and Mehuru closer together. Sir Charles Fairley shows an intere…

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May 10, 1998

Frances prays that her child was fathered by her husband, and urges Mehuru to flee Bristol.