Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Plate 1 - Moll Arrives In London | 20060206 | By Jonathan Myerson. Comedy bringing to life the stories revealed - and concealed - in William Hogarth's famous sequence of engravings. One day in 1732, an impoverished portraitist abandons his classical training and sets out to paint the wicked tale of a country girl's downfall on the streets of London. It's a story which will lead him and his imaginary heroine, Moll Hackabout, to very different ends.William Hogarth....Will Keen Jane Hogarth....Indira Varma Moll Hackabout....Liz White London Girl 1 /Susannah....Amelia Lowdell London Girl 2 /Floss....Annabel Scholey Mrs Needham....Rosemary Leech Charteris /Keeper....Crawford Logan Gourlay /Gonson....Gerard Mcdermott Wagondriver/ Curate/ Francis/ Card Sharp....Stephen Critchlow Giuseppe....Paul Reynolds Solomon Nunes/ Sir James....Nickolas Grace Bess....Amelda Brown James/ Dr Rock....Ben Crowe Client/ Joshua/ Dr Misaubin....Geoffrey Beevers Director Jonquil Panting |
| 02 | Plate 2 - Moll The Harlot | 20060207 | The innocent country girl is now a City trader's courtesan. William Hogarth....Will Keen Jane Hogarth....Indira Varma Moll Hackabout....Liz White London Girl 1/ Susannah....Amelia Lowdell London Girl 2/ Floss....Annabel Scholey Mrs Needham....Rosemary Leech Charteris/ Keeper....Crawford Logan Gourlay/ Gonson....Gerard Mcdermott Wagondriver/ Curate/ Francis/ Card Sharp....Stephen Critchlow Giuseppe....Paul Reynolds Solomon Nunes/ Sir James....Nickolas Grace Bess....Amelda Brown James/ Dr Rock....Ben Crowe Client/ Joshua/ Dr Misaubin....Geoffrey Beevers Director Jonquil Panting |
| 03 | The Harlot Apprehended | 20060208 | Now Moll's a prostitute, and her lover's a famous highwayman. But that's not why trouble knocks on her door. William Hogarth....Will Keen Jane Hogarth....Indira Varma Moll Hackabout....Liz White London Girl 1/ Susannah....Amelia Lowdell London Girl 2/ Floss....Annabel Scholey Mrs Needham....Rosemary Leech Charteris/ Keeper....Crawford Logan Gourlay/ Gonson....Gerard Mcdermott Wagondriver/ Curate/ Francis/ Card Sharp....Stephen Critchlow Giuseppe....Paul Reynolds Solomon Nunes/ Sir James....Nickolas Grace Bess....Amelda Brown James/ Dr Rock....Ben Crowe Client/ Joshua/ Dr Misaubin....Geoffrey Beevers Director Jonquil Panting |
| 04 | The Harlot Does Bird | 20060209 | But there's more than one way out of Bridewell prison. William Hogarth....Will Keen Jane Hogarth....Indira Varma Moll Hackabout....Liz White London Girl 1/ Susannah....Amelia Lowdell London Girl 2/ Floss....Annabel Scholey Mrs Needham....Rosemary Leech Charteris/ Keeper....Crawford Logan Gourlay/ Gonson....Gerard Mcdermott Wagondriver/ Curate/ Francis/ Card Sharp....Stephen Critchlow Giuseppe....Paul Reynolds Solomon Nunes/ Sir James....Nickolas Grace Bess....Amelda Brown James/ Dr Rock....Ben Crowe Client/ Joshua/ Dr Misaubin....Geoffrey Beevers Director Jonquil Panting |
| 05 LAST | The Harlot's End | 20060210 | Moll's great London adventure is finished. But William's is just beginning. William Hogarth....Will Keen Jane Hogarth....Indira Varma Moll Hackabout....Liz White London Girl 1/ Susannah....Amelia Lowdell London Girl 2/ Floss....Annabel Scholey Mrs Needham....Rosemary Leech Charteris/ Keeper....Crawford Logan Gourlay/ Gonson....Gerard Mcdermott Wagondriver/ Curate/ Francis/ Card Sharp....Stephen Critchlow Giuseppe....Paul Reynolds Solomon Nunes/ Sir James....Nickolas Grace Bess....Amelda Brown James/ Dr Rock....Ben Crowe Client/ Joshua/ Dr Misaubin....Geoffrey Beevers Director Jonquil Panting |