For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by Joe ClayHarlotsBBC Two, 9pm/9.50pmThe first series of the bawdy, madams-at-war romp from the playwright Moira Buffini and the actress Alison Newman was shown on the short-lived channel ITV Encore in 2017, with series two and three on Starzplay (available to Amazon and Virgin subscribers for a fee). It was buried away, so was little talked about except among its small army of fervent fans. But now the BBC has acquired all three series, showing in double bills, starting tonight with the opening salvo from the first eight-part run. Set in 1763, the action centres on two rival brothel owners plying their trade in Georgian London. Samantha Morton is Margaret Wells,

Source: The Times August 04, 2020 23:01 UTC