Victorian Scandals  - TV series (1976)

1. The Frontiers of Science

Mark as watched

03/09/1976

A group of con artists posing as spiritualists go head to head with a real one.

A group of con artists posing as spiritualists go head to head with a real one.

2. Skittles

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10/09/1976

The story of Catherine 'Skittles' Walters, a notorious Victorian courtesan.

The story of Catherine 'Skittles' Walters, a notorious Victorian courtesan.

3. The Portland Millions

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17/09/1976

Annie Druce claims she is the heir to the Duke of Portland.

Annie Druce claims she is the heir to the Duke of Portland.

4. A Pitcher of Snakes

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24/09/1976

Authors Charlotte Brontë and William Makepeace Thackeray attend the same dinner party when the hostess's husband suddenly arrives and wants his wife to come back to him.

Authors Charlotte Brontë and William Makepeace Thackeray attend the same dinner party when the hostess's husband suddenly arrives and wants his wife to come back to him.

5. Hannah

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01/10/1976

Scholar and photographer Arthur Munby orchestrates a study of working-class women, and secretly marries Hannah Cullwick, who continues to pose as his servant.

Scholar and photographer Arthur Munby orchestrates a study of working-class women, and secretly marries Hannah Cullwick, who continues to pose as his servant.

6. The Fruits of Philosophy

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08/10/1976

An attempt to publish a pamphlet advocating birth control results in a notorious prosecution for obscenity.

An attempt to publish a pamphlet advocating birth control results in a notorious prosecution for obscenity.

7. Beloved

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10/10/1976

When Henry James Prince is dismissed from his post as a curate, he decides to found his own religion called the Abode of Love.

When Henry James Prince is dismissed from his post as a curate, he decides to found his own religion called the Abode of Love.