The Crimson Petal and the White - Season 1 - Episode 1
Based on the best-selling Victorian-set novel by Michel Faber. The first episode of this drama follows William Rackham, a man tormented by debt and an unstable wife, who finds solace when he seeks out renowned young prostitute, Sugar. As he falls under her spell, his life begins to be transformed - but will Sugar be able to withhold her secret desire for revenge on the men who have wronged her?
About The Crimson Petal and the White

Title: The Crimson Petal and the White
First Air Date: 2011-04-06
Last Air Date: 2011-04-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 42 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Origin Pictures, Cité-Amérique
Synopsis
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
Cast

Gillian Anderson
Mrs. Castaway

Romola Garai
Sugar

Shirley Henderson
Mrs Emmeline Fox

Katie Lyons
Clara

Elizabeth Berrington

Amanda Hale
Agnes Rackham

Mark Gatiss
Henry Rackham Junior

Richard E. Grant
Doctor Curlew

Chris O'Dowd
William Rackham

Liz White
Caroline