A Respectable Trade

A Respectable Trade

1998
★★★☆☆ 6.0/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 4 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.

Seasons

Season 1
1998 • 4 Episodes
1788: governess Frances Scott marries the bumbling but ambitious ship owner Josiah Cole and faces a new life far from home.

Cast

Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke
Josiah Cole
Emma Fielding
Emma Fielding
Frances Scott Cole
Ariyon Bakare
Ariyon Bakare
Mehuru
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
Sarah Cole
Richard Briers
Richard Briers
Sir Charles Fairley
Simon Williams
Simon Williams
Lord Scott

Crew

Director
Suri Krishnamma
Writer
Philippa Gregory

Network

BBC One

Production

Nine Network Australia, Irish Screen, BBC

Keywords

based on novel or bookslaveryminiseries18th centuryslave tradebristol