City of Vice

Plot Summary

In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.

Top Cast

Iain Glen John Fielding

Ian McDiarmid Henry Fielding

Sam Spruell Lord Newcastle

Alice O'Connell Mary Fielding

Francis Magee Saunders Welch