6.743 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestAs the police close in John Marlott needs to rescue Esther from Hervey and Dipple, and resurrect both his own and her fortunes in an epic season finale.
Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.
Acting
Sean Bean's haunted, consumptive intensity—dude looks like he smells of laudanum.
Production
Filthy authentic London—mud, fog, and surgical theaters that reek through the screen.
Writing
Woven into real history: Peel, Shelley, and the Anatomy Act.
Creator
Benjamin Ross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series weaves in the real 1832 Anatomy Act, which allowed unclaimed bodies to be dissected—creating a literal market for murder.
Mary Shelley appears as a character in Season 1, and the show implies her novel was based on actual experiments she witnessed.
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