The Crimson Petal and the WhiteNormalGenre: TelevisionLabel: Old Gold MediaDescription: Based on the international best selling novel by Michel Faber this provocative and riveting four-part drama tells the story of Sugar (Romola Garai - Atonement Emma) an alluring intelligent young prostitute who yearns for a better life away from the brothel she is attached to run by the contemptible Mrs Castaway (Gillian Anderson - Bleak House The X Files). However things change for her when she meets wealthy businessman William Rackham (Chris O'Dowd - The IT Crowd). Sugar is a thrilling antidote to William who is saddled with a pious brother Henry (Mark Gatiss - Sherlock Doctor Who) and fragile wife Agnes (Amanda Hale - Any Human Heart Bright Star) who regularly endures visits from the invasive physician Doctor Curlew (Richard E Grant - Gosford Park Withnail & I). William ensconces Sugar as his mistress and she soon grows accustomed to her new life. Yet unbeknownst to William Sugar begins to hatch a plan which sets a series of events in motion that will change their lives forever...
