A Respectable Trade - Season 1

A Respectable Trade

Season 1

1998 • 4 Episodes

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Respectable Trade

1. Episode 1

April 19, 1998

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

Episode 2 - A Respectable Trade

2. Episode 2

April 26, 1998

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

Episode 3 - A Respectable Trade

3. Episode 3

May 3, 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.

Episode 4 - A Respectable Trade

4. Episode 4

May 10, 1998

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