Fans of queer period dramas take note: Your new TV obsession has arrived. Its name is The Confessions Of Frannie Langton and it’s a steamy sapphic tale of forbidden love and... murder.
The Britbox Original Series is based on the award-winning novel of the same name, with show’s adaptation seeing the contributions of the author herself, Sara Collins.
The four-part mini-series is set during the decadent Georgian period in London and follows the adventures (or rather misadventures) of the titular Frannie from her beginning on a Jamaican plantation to the grand Mayfair mansion of celebrated scientist George Benham and his exquisitely beautiful (and much younger) wife: Madame Marguerite Benham.
The two share an instant, electric connection and strike up a passionate love affair. However, things take a dark and deadly turn, steering the plot’s direction away from the love story and towards a murder mystery.
Potential spoilers for episode one ahead.
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As the official synopsis lays out, “In a misguided and monstrous gesture, Frannie is gifted to Benham by the man who owns her, John Langton, and she is employed as a maid in the household, much to her chagrin. As the plot twists and turns, events take a fateful turn as the Benhams are found murdered in their beds, with Frannie lying next to Marguerite. Frannie is accused of murder but swears that she couldn’t possibly have killed her mistress because she was devoted to her. Dragged away to prison, Frannie attempts to piece together the events of that night. She is deep into a laudanum addiction and unclear about precisely what happened.”
The series stars Karla-Simone Spence (Blue Story, BBC’s Wannabe) as Frannie and Sophie Cookson (The Trial of Christine Keeler, Kingsman: The Secret Service) as her paramour, Marguerite.
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