Mr. Tucker, grocer			Bessie, Miss Hatherley’s  maid
William Pascoe, grocer’s assistant 		Policeman
Miss Hatherley, Mistress of Stokes Croft House, school for young ladies

Script

Credits

Episode 1 (Right click and save as to download or click play below).


This would have been Tucker's view from his shop door at No.88 across to the Swan at No.111. This image was taken about 1900 (electric trams powered by the overhead cables you can see in the picture first operated in 1895).
Move the cursor across the picture for the names of the buildings.

Click here to see a copy of the Times newspaper article from February 5th 1875 about the Prize Fight mentioned. You'll notice that Pascoe gets it wrong ("Bushby" was the judge hearing the court case not one of the prisoners).

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