Season 1
London 1763, the capital of the world, the most cosmopolitan place on Earth. One in five women in London is making her living selling sex.In some areas brothels run by indomitable Madams are to be found on almost every street. Margaret Wells' brothel is in a down-trodden area of the capital but she's making her move upwards, aiming to move her family and her girls and take a new house in the vibrant new area of Soho.Margaret is determined to take her piece of the wealth of this great city. She is hungry for success--even when her ambition begins to threaten everything she cares for.