A Respectable Trade

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Season 1 · 4 episodesA Respectable Trade
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Episode 1E1 · 60 min

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

Episode 2E2 · 60 min

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

Episode 3E3 · 60 min

The plight of one of the African children draws Frances and Mehuru closer together. Sir Charles Fairley shows an interest when debt-ridden Josiah decides to auction the runaway slave, Matthew.

Episode 4E4 · 60 min

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

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

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Episode 1E1 · 60 min

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

Episode 2E2 · 60 min

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

Episode 3E3 · 60 min

The plight of one of the African children draws Frances and Mehuru closer together. Sir Charles Fairley shows an interest when debt-ridden Josiah decides to auction the runaway slave, Matthew.

Episode 4E4 · 60 min

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