introduces us to a divided London. On one side of Covent Garden, you have the Golden Square—the home of high-class bawdy houses run by the ruthless Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville). These establishments cater to aristocrats and judges, trading in elegance, silence, and the illusion of virtue.
: Owner of a brothel in a down-trodden area, she is determined to move her family and business to the more upscale Soho. Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville) Harlots - Season 1
In the crowded landscape of prestige television, period dramas often fall into two categories: the stately, corseted world of Downton Abbey or the brutal, muddy battlefields of Outlander . But in 2017, Hulu and ITV Encore released a show that smashed the genteel expectations of the genre. That show was . introduces us to a divided London