Tom is broken out of jail by his gang, who mame several prison guards along the way.

Tom Jones is broken out of jail by his Irish gang, who mame several prison guards along the way. This high-profile jailbreak questions the authority of the Bow Street Runners and risks making Lord Newcastle look very foolish.

City of Vice

The incredible story of how London’s first police force came about

The incredible story of Britain's first police force. On the mean streets of 18th century London, Henry Fielding set up a special force to tackle London’s soaring crime epidemic.

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Henry Fielding wants to set up a police force to tackle London’s soaring crime epidemic.

Novelist Henry Fielding and his blind half-brother John want to set up a police force to tackle London’s soaring crime epidemic. They find a potential patron in Lord Newcastle, the Prime Minister’s brother, but he is unsure of such a force’s merits.

The brothers are dining at a tavern when a messenger announces that a body has been found.

The Fielding brothers are dining at Jack Harris’ tavern when a messenger announces that a woman’s body has been found at a nearby bagnio. Despite being raped and horrifically mutilated, the woman, Ann Bell, miraculously survives.

The Reverend Erasmus Cavendish is found murdered in his Soho church, St. Anne’s.

Reverend Erasmus Cavendish is found murdered in his Soho church, St. Anne’s. His embittered maid informs the Runners that the reverend was a homosexual, a crime still punishable by hanging.

A break-in at a sugar merchant’s home brings the Bow Street Runners into conflict.

A break-in at a sugar merchant’s Mayfair home brings the Bow Street Runners into conflict with their patron, Lord Newcastle. He reminds the Fieldings that their prime duty is to protect the property of the rich.

City of Vice

City of Vice

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