City of Vice (2008)

3.5 | Jan 14, 2008 (GB) | Drama, Crime

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/C/city-of-vice/index.html

london, england police blind prostitution period drama historical georgian british history 18th century historical drama 1750s legal

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.

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