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A Respectable Trade: With Emma Fielding, Anna Massey, Warren Clarke, Ariyon Bakare. The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century Bristol are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of well-born Frances and her Yoruban slave, Mehuru.
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- 1998-10-25
- Drama
- Emma Fielding, Anna Massey, Warren Clarke
A Respectable Trade is a 1995 historical novel by Philippa Gregory set in the Bristol docks in 1787. Adaptation. Gregory adapted her work into a four-part TV serial which was broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and by the PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999.
Apr 18, 1998 · A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.
- April 19, 1998
The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century Bristol are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of well-born Frances and her Yoruban slave, Mehuru. Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses.
Apr 19, 1998 · 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. Expand.
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Apr 19, 1998 · A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.