Sean Bean (Time) stars in this Victorian crime thriller. Set in 19th century London, Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes potentially committed by a scientist seeking to re-animate the dead.

David Jason stars as Diamond Geezer Des, a long-serving prison inmate who uses his cheeky charm to carry out grand thefts under a number of different guises.

Following a disastrous prison riot, the highly publicized appointment of Helen Hewitt (Janet McTeer), the youngest woman to be in charge of an all-male prison, only increases the unrest in the already volatile situation.