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At a glance, THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON – adapted by Sara Collins from her novel – looks a lot like Bridgerton. It’s set in the early 19th century and features a cast of all hues, but that’s where the similarities end.
Described by the Guardian as “grinding [and] pitiless, you could call this the anti-Bridgerton. The opening two episodes deliver a rich brew of forbidden love, slavery, racism and sinister eugenics.”
The four-part drama tells the story of Frannie (KARLASIMONE SPENCE) a Jamaican maid and former slave who’s forced into servitude in England at the home of scientist George Benham (STEPHEN CAMP-BELL MOORE) and his wife, Marguerite (SOPHIE COOKSON).
Frannie has a secret love affair with Marguerite and when George and Marguerite are found dead,
